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HP-01 "bargain"
Message #1 Posted by Joerg Woerner on 27 Nov 2011, 8:36 p.m.

And you thought a HP-01 is expensive?

Look here.

Oops...

Regards, Joerg

      
Re: HP-01 "bargain"
Message #2 Posted by db (martinez, ca.) on 27 Nov 2011, 11:28 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by Joerg Woerner

Joerg; point taken. but since it's not RPN i don't want an 01 either.

i think that if someone paid me 40,000 bones for an old watch; i'd throw in free shipping. hell. i might even go in halvsies on the insurance.

wait a minute. was that big number in lira?

            
Re: HP-01 "bargain"
Message #3 Posted by Marcus von Cube, Germany on 28 Nov 2011, 1:56 a.m.,
in response to message #2 by db (martinez, ca.)

Since it's now at $305 instead of $40K this was obviously some biding mistake (dropped decimal point) and has been retracted.

                  
Re: HP-01 "bargain"
Message #4 Posted by Paul Dale on 28 Nov 2011, 2:00 a.m.,
in response to message #3 by Marcus von Cube, Germany

There are a pile of cancelled bids tagged as "molesting the auction" or similar. Not just these insanely high ones either.

- Pauli

      
Re: HP-01 "bargain"
Message #5 Posted by Namir on 28 Nov 2011, 1:02 a.m.,
in response to message #1 by Joerg Woerner

Something is fishy. Either the top two bidders know each other (how can one outbid the other one going from $300 to $40k in one swoop?) or this is a way to pay the mafia.

            
Re: HP-01 "bargain"
Message #6 Posted by Massimo Gnerucci (Italy) on 28 Nov 2011, 12:55 p.m.,
in response to message #5 by Namir

db: no more Liras since 1/1/2002 But never say never: let's wait and see; a couple more downgrades from S&P e co. and we will be back there.

Quote:
or this is a way to pay the mafia

WOW Namir! Other words of wisdom? o.O

Massimo

Edited: 28 Nov 2011, 12:56 p.m.

                  
Re: HP-01 "bargain"
Message #7 Posted by db (martinez, ca.) on 28 Nov 2011, 8:44 p.m.,
in response to message #6 by Massimo Gnerucci (Italy)

Massimo; A couple more shenanigans from the financial sector and the owner class and we may all be there.

      
It's rare.
Message #8 Posted by Frank Boehm (Germany) on 28 Nov 2011, 7:51 a.m.,
in response to message #1 by Joerg Woerner

The last time I've seen one, it ended up with AFAIR 650 USD.

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