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

Thu, 13 Mar 2003 17:27:12 -0600

Gentlemen, remember the $1,000.00 toilet seats?  DoD?  And you STILL think
it's not possible????  Heh, heh, heh!  ;)
----- Original Message -----
From: <[email protected]>
To: "Tim McNerney" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] eBay Item #3012690473 (AN/UGC-74B) - $19k price is
not a typo


> 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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