[GreenKeys] eBay Item #3012690473 (AN/UGC-74B) - $19k price is not a typo

[Tim McNerney]

According to the seller, the $19k price is not a typo.  Gee, couldn't you
buy a nice, battlefield-hardened laptop for this kinda money?  (I believe
your average Enigma machine also sells in this price-range too.)  Maybe
the government will start doing procurement through eBay... :-).

--Tim

   From: Tim McNerney <mcpublic@m...>
   Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 10:38 AM

   > $19,000?  Is this a typo?

From: "Paul Coto" <paulcoto@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 15:23:47 -0800

Sorry it's not. This is a piece of government equipment we acquired from an
army base and have sold to the government for in excess of $50,000. Starting
bid it $19,000. It is real and is currently being used by the military for
battlefield communications.

We are a government distributor and are exploring new avenues of business.
This unit comes with documentation and a declaration that it must stay
within the U.S. under government stipulations.
Thanks for your interest.

Paul Coto

> Question from:           mcpublic
> Title of item:           MILITARY BATTLEFIELD TELETYPE COMMUNICATIONS
> Seller:                  mamaliga2
> Starts:                  Mar-10-03 19:50:14 PST
> Ends:                    Mar-17-03 19:50:14 PST
> Price:                   Starts at $19,000.00
> To view the item, go to:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3012690473