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

Thu, 13 Mar 2003 10:55:20 -0800 (PST)

In previous posts, it sounds like this guy thinks that the U.S. Military is going to buy hardware that is better than what they have.  I believe that is why the price is soooo high.

You would have to be a complete idiot to think that the U.S. Militry is going to buy hardware from e-bay.

Now, I can almost say that I have seen everything but, just when you thought you have, someone comes along and proves you wrong.

John

-------Original Message-------
From: Tim McNerney <[email protected]>
Sent: 03/13/03 06:57 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [GreenKeys] eBay Item #3012690473 (AN/UGC-74B) - $19k price is not a typo

> 
> 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" <[email protected]>
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:
<a target=_blank
href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3012690473">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3012690473</a>

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