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08-25-2014, 05:21 AM (This post was last modified: 08-25-2014 05:38 AM by Kevin Ouellet.)
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(08-21-2014 01:59 PM)Don Shepherd Wrote:  
(08-21-2014 01:04 PM)cutterjohn Wrote:  TI-83+/84+: HTF do they get away selling 1980s(have they changed the firmware on those much since then?) tech for more than I can order a 50g(c. $90 now online) or a Prime(c. $115 now)?

I've often wondered why that TI-84 is priced at $119 (or more!) at Office Depot instead of the $15 it ought to be. It probably has a lot to do with too many teachers "recommending" the TI-84 to their students, and TI supplying classroom calculators to schools at a whole lot less than $119 a pop. Parents don't want their kids to be left behind in math class, God knows it's tough enough as it is. Talk about a "cash cow." Eventually, smart phones will end the education calculator market permanently, so TI is cashing in while it can.


It has to do with offer and demand. Same reason why NBA Elite 11 for the Playstation 3 costs $800 on Ebay and why the NTSC version of FIFA 14 for the Playstation 2 will most likely do the same in a decade. That said, maybe offer and demand is what drives Canadian HP calc prices this high? Tongue (but again, by that logic, a TI link cable would cost over $70,000 in brick and mortar stores)

As for the $90 HP 50g price tag I saw it on Amazon last year, not in a brick and mortar store. Same for the $208 price tag in Canada (it was on Best Buy website). The American Best Buy site charged $137 for it back then.

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The actuel Prime future... - Marcel - 08-13-2014, 03:49 PM
RE: The actuel Prime future... - Marcel - 08-13-2014, 04:24 PM
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RE: The actuel Prime future... - Marcel - 08-14-2014, 12:30 PM
RE: The actuel Prime future... - jebem - 08-14-2014, 11:14 PM
RE: The actuel Prime future... - Marcel - 08-14-2014, 11:04 PM
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RE: The actuel Prime future... - akmon - 08-17-2014, 09:48 PM
RE: The actuel Prime future... - debrouxl - 08-18-2014, 05:58 AM
RE: The actuel Prime future... - Marcel - 08-18-2014, 11:00 PM
RE: The actuel Prime future... - walter b - 08-19-2014, 04:27 PM
RE: The actuel Prime future... - walter b - 08-20-2014, 08:58 PM
RE: The actuel Prime future... - eried - 08-20-2014, 10:17 PM
RE: The actuel Prime future... - Kevin Ouellet - 08-25-2014 05:21 AM
RE: The actuel Prime future... - walter b - 08-26-2014, 04:17 PM
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