HP 1000/2000 cache on ePay

It was written.... There's been at least one discussion of GoldSnipper here before. I think his prices are unrealistic. However, I am very glad to see him put stuff up for sale at least. Not often one sees an FPU available. This is a good thing I'd say. This does bring up a question I've been wondering as to the mindset of a scrapper/surplus dealer (in general, not a specific one), perhaps someone here can posit an explanation. I've seen a fair number of situations where a dealer/scrapper offers an item (not necessarily on ebay) for a price far above the going price. You offer them an amount above going prices, and far above scrap value... but even that is significantly less than their initial price. They refuse, and the item goes to the melting pot. I know for a fact that they are getting much less money in the melting pot than I was offering. I've seen this more than just once or twice. If I was in their position, I'd take double the melting pot money. I don't get it. I've mentioned this a time or two before on the list ;) cpu set includes DMA option, and the terminator board. No telling what firmware is installed. Full boat of memory (64k). Appears to be in overall very nice condition (GOD I love using that front panel). I'd be concerned about the backplane if it's missing the cover (can't tell if it's missing or just removed for the picture). Hope someone saves it, but even though it looks to be a really nice one, that's a pretty steep price. Jay West