Unfortunately there are some collectors who are also resellers so they
buy entire lots, keep what they want and sell the rest on eBay at high
prices.
On 9/23/2022 5:29 PM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
  On 9/23/22 17:26, Mike Loewen via cctalk wrote:
  On Fri, 23 Sep 2022, Chris Zach via cctalk wrote:
  Earlier this spring. I posted about it, and the
general opinion was
 that a HP1000 wasn't really worth anything so I just gave it to
 someone. 
     That's not the general consensus, at all. There are several HP
 mini fans on this list, and even more on HP-specific lists. If this
 was the Gerber-branded model, it wasn't in good shape and the power
 supply didn't work. I made a cash offer for it, and you wanted three
 times the amount. 
 That's how this hobby works.  Mr. A has WhizBang500.  It's old and a
 little dirty but it works.  He thinks it's worth $10,000.  Mr. B wants
 one.  But he only thinks it's worth $50.  Time passes and eventually
 Mr. B gets the WhizBan500.  He now thinks it's worth $10,000.  :-)
 The only thing worse are the resellers who will pay you $10 bucks for
 your whole collection and then sell each module for $2000. (yes, I
 know this from personal experience.  it's why I would throw all my
 stuff in a dumpster before letting a reseller have any of it!!)
 bill