18 Sep
2015
18 Sep
'15
6:33 p.m.
Lucky it is not just scrap metal then, it is a probably restorable 026 keypunch,
of which very few still exist.
By your criteria any classic computer is worth well less than $99, as the metal
content is much smaller than an 026.
And then any car from the 50s or 60s is only worth a few hundred dollars, as
that is its value in 'scrap metal'.
Lots of objects that exist are worth more than the value of their commodity
elements.
Your 'scrap value' is about $160 according to this:
http://www.datagenetics.com/blog/april12011/
On 9/18/2015 6:10 PM, Able Baker wrote:
Some people have more money than common
cents...However, you only overpaid for it by about $800.As scrap metal it's probably
worth about $99.99
From: Todd Goodman <tsg at bonedaddy.net>
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Cc: jnc at mercury.lcs.mit.edu
Sent: Friday, September 18, 2015 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: IBM 026
* Noel Chiappa <jnc at mercury.lcs.mit.edu> [150918 07:25]:
Yes. I did. I'll let people know what's up when I receive it.
Though
i don't expect to get much time with it for a while.
Todd
Well,
here's an 029 (not quite what the OP was looking for, but good
enough for you all, I expect) for a not insane amount of money:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281796720725
So I see this sold - anyone know who got it?
Noel