NEW: HP 15C Collectors Edition

[jonmoore]

(05-12-2023 12:39 PM)rprosperi Wrote:  

(05-11-2023 03:23 PM)Hiwi Wrote:  I know this seller, he is a kind of moneymaker, buys whole collections from ebay.kleinanzeigen etc . and sells the parts with a 'small' price increase, haha on ebay. He sells hardware he could not deliver like the CL Update from monty. He then sends a mail that the item is currently not available. Regarding the 15C CE he states delivery will be in July. The price from 171 is not a real price snapper. He is in my opinion not very serious.
Ralf

If you are referring to TheCalculatorStore.com, I can't say what may or may no have happened to you, but I can say this is a legitimate and valuable supplier for the HP community. They sell many heretofore extremely difficult to find repair parts and even published a book on HP-41 repairs. As for pricing, the market decides if it is too high or not.

I have made multiple purchases from TCS and all have been reasonable and fair, for both machines and parts not available elsewhere. I can comfortably recommend TCS for MoHPC members, and expect this to continue into the future.

The timeframe (July) they report for availability of the 15c CE simply repeats comments made by Moravia, so it seems likely to be correct, and sharing photos and a video of an early production unit suggests cooperation with Moravia (who of course enjoys the additional promotion). I don't have one yet, do you?

I second your view that TheCalculatorStore is a jewel in the vintage HP ecoosystem crown. But @hiwi was referring to this seller: https://www.ebay.de/usr/gunterhartmann

He currently has a 15c CE listed for €171 - attempting to sucker sell to ebay buyers who are less informed than the average HP Forum member. And on this basis, I'd agree that it's a jerk move that sours Moravias efforts. He's basically applying ticket-tout tactics to the vintage calculator market. That's not good-old capitalist free market economics, it's a naked opportunist attempting to lure in suckers and he deserves to be called out.