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HP-21 sells for nearly $400 on TOS! Message #1 Posted by Michael Meyer on 18 Sept 2010, 10:34 a.m. Now I regret cannibalizing so many cheap HP-21's in the past for working ACT chips!

Re: HP-21 sells for nearly $400 on TOS! Message #2 Posted by Michael de Estrada on 18 Sept 2010, 10:40 a.m., in response to message #1 by Michael Meyer I always thought the acronym was "TAS" for "The Auction Site." What is "TOS" ?

Re: HP-21 sells for nearly $400 on TOS! Message #3 Posted by Michael Meyer on 18 Sept 2010, 10:43 a.m., in response to message #2 by Michael de Estrada "That Other Site". Sort of like, "He who must not be named..." For those of us who are avoiding mentioning--- you know, THAT site. Maybe I've got it wrong and will still be struck down by lightning. Edited: 18 Sept 2010, 10:47 a.m.

Re: HP-21 sells for nearly $400 on TOS! Message #4 Posted by Namir on 18 Sept 2010, 11:16 a.m., in response to message #3 by Michael Meyer You meant TAS .... :-)

Re: HP-21 sells for nearly $400 on TOS! Message #5 Posted by Michael Meyer on 18 Sept 2010, 8:14 p.m., in response to message #4 by Namir I think you're right...

Re: HP-21 sells for nearly $400 on TOS! Message #6 Posted by Michael de Estrada on 18 Sept 2010, 11:58 a.m., in response to message #3 by Michael Meyer I always thought "That Other Site" was this TOS Edited: 18 Sept 2010, 12:00 p.m.

Re: HP-21 sells for nearly $400 on TOS! Message #7 Posted by Joerg Woerner on 18 Sept 2010, 1:14 p.m., in response to message #6 by Michael de Estrada Thanks - Joerg Greetings from The Dark Side of the Moon!

Re: HP-21 sells for nearly $400 on TOS! Message #8 Posted by Namir on 18 Sept 2010, 8:22 p.m., in response to message #6 by Michael de Estrada Nope! It's another site dedicated to the HP41C.

Re: HP-21 sells for nearly $400 on TOS! Message #9 Posted by Han on 18 Sept 2010, 11:35 a.m., in response to message #1 by Michael Meyer Looks like a bid war between two guys who felt they had to have a mint HP-21. If it were the case that 40 of those 60 bids were from unique buyers, then I would feel regretful about cannibalizing those HP-21 calculators. Just my 21 cents.

Re: HP-21 sells for nearly $400 on TOS! Message #10 Posted by Michael de Estrada on 18 Sept 2010, 11:52 a.m., in response to message #9 by Han I didn't see this particular auction, but in the past it seems that the HP 21 has been a pretty common Woodstock, and rarely if ever have I seen them sell for over $200. I have one that is pretty minty that cost me less than $100. Had this been an HP 27 or 29C or maybe even a 25C I could understand it if they sold for such an amount, but the HP 21 and 25 should not. As you said, it was just a bidding war between two big egos or perhaps a shill at work here?

Re: HP-21 sells for nearly $400 on TOS! Message #11 Posted by Juergen Keller on 18 Sept 2010, 12:52 p.m., in response to message #1 by Michael Meyer Well, there might be HP-21s that are quite rare and might be worth $400, like this one: Yokogawa HP-21

Re: HP-21 sells for nearly $400 on TOS! Message #12 Posted by Michael de Estrada on 18 Sept 2010, 12:58 p.m., in response to message #11 by Juergen Keller Not for me, but OTOH the HP-41CY Turbo, absolutely!

Re: HP-21 sells for nearly $400 on TOS! Message #13 Posted by Juergen Keller on 18 Sept 2010, 6:05 p.m., in response to message #12 by Michael de Estrada That's one of my Holy Grails, but that's another thread :-)

Re: HP-21 sells for nearly $400 on TOS! Message #14 Posted by Michael Meyer on 20 Sept 2010, 3:57 p.m., in response to message #11 by Juergen Keller Juergen: That IS very cool. Edited: 20 Sept 2010, 3:58 p.m.

Re: HP-21 sells for nearly $400 on TOS! Message #15 Posted by Peter Geiser on 18 Sept 2010, 4:56 p.m., in response to message #1 by Michael Meyer So I really should sell my Woodstocks... But for various reasons, I prefer not to sell on TAS. Regards Peter

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