3 Nov
2011
3 Nov
'11
8:04 p.m.
On 11/03/2011 10:45 PM, leaknoil wrote:
I understand this of course. However I would imagine if a beat up one
goes for $3,000 on ebay, from some random seller that couldn't take a
GSA order in a million years, then I would think HP could charge $20k
for them through official channels and get it. If its gone to a reseller
at $3k it going to be sold for many times that to the government.
There's something here that's important to not lose sight of: This is
not an isolated incident; resellers have been snapping these up left and
right for years.
Though they turn up much less frequently now than 2-3 years ago,
4000-96 machines still show up on eBay a few times per year. They
always go for at least $500-700 in any condition, and sometimes $1500 or
more. The price of the auction we're discussing is definitely an
outlier, but because it wasn't $700, not because it wasn't $20.
Hey, you're the one who asked for an explanation. ;)
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
New Kensington, PA
I would think they would would re-release them at that
price point. I
bet that box could be recreated today for very little. HP could use the
money.
On the face of it, but:
** They know they could only sell about 20, tops. **
The price is probably based on a similar calculation among buyers, of
the total working population that will reach ebay in a reasonable time
frame.