13 Jan
2009
13 Jan
'09
9:19 p.m.
On Tue, 13 Jan 2009, Richard wrote:
Take a look at item # 130281137792 -- an HP2647A
terminal with no
keyboard, some rust and a fairly bad case of screen rot.
The seller listed it yesterday for $900 initial bid or $1500
buy-it-now.
I politely sent them a note explaining that their prices were an
order of magnitude too high, particularly considering the condition of
the unit.
So what did they do? Dropped it to $400 opening bid.
Yeah, right.
Terminals are getting scarce, but not *that* scarce -- its more likely
that people's interest in serial terminals would dry up before they'd
pay through the nose for a 2647A.
Now it's down to $99. Given its condition, free for shipping sounds like
the best thing to expect.
--
David Griffith
dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu
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