3 Apr
2003
3 Apr
'03
1:12 a.m.
--- Joe <rigdonj(a)cfl.rr.com> wrote:
Typical indeed. OTOH, when researching other devices of similar vintage,
plotters and protocol analyzers, to name some recent targets, they are
available from instrument companies for $1000-$2000 every day of the
week, and they will be *glad* to sell you one for that, but over on eBay,
it's more like $50-$60 every week.
The brick-and-mortar catalog-oriented resellers are basing their prices
on a stiff percentage of the new price, and living off of "gotta have
a replacement now" commercial traffic. eBay resellers are limited to
what the traffic will bear over the course of a week, regardless of
individual customer demand.
I saw a web
site where these were about $900.00
Typical Re-seller wishfull thinking!!! These sell on E-bay for about
$20. Note that this one has a $15 "handling fee"
in addition to the
selling price and shipping. Again typical of re-sellers. They never miss
a chance to boost their profits!
I noticed that. I tend to shy away from those guys, no matter what
the deal seems to be - if they are pulling that, how do I know that
the "untested" condition doesn't really mean "tested, guaranteed
broken"?
-ethan