6 Jun
2015
6 Jun
'15
7:20 a.m.
I use to watch for these on ebay and it seems one would pop up every 12-16 months or so,
usually on the opposite side of the country, and sell for $500-$1000 depending on
condition. I recall when a certain 129 was up for bid back in 2005; info preserved by the
'IBM Collectibles' webpage. http://ibmcollectable.com/gallery/album71 Hard to
say what it might go for these days. -Cory
On Jun 6, 2015, at 1:39 AM, Brent Hilpert wrote:
On the one hand the 25K is ridiculously excessive; on
the other I'm surprised you were able to obtain one for so little, even in poor
condition, and there was so little bidding.
Replacing the missing keycaps may be difficult, but it otherwise looks quite
recoverable.
On 2015-Jun-05, at 6:21 PM, Connor Krukosky wrote:
> That has been posted up for a LONG time and will likely NEVER sell at that price or
at any offer since this guy seems to think its made of gold.
> It's less rare than an 029 seemingly anyway. The 026's seem to have had a lot
more of them run for a longer time, meaning more survived to see the light of day
again...
> Its in better condition than the one I got, but I got mine for only 9 dollars!!
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-26-Keypunch-Punch-Card-/141603779673
> It may be worth a couple of hundred to the right person, but I can't ever see
that thing selling anywhere close to that figure...
>
> -Connor K