[GreenKeys] Ouch, 28ASR....... high dollar!

[John Vendely]

Are they really "going" for these high prices, or are these just 
"asking" prices?  There are many, many thousands of grossly overpriced 
items listed on Ebay by sellers who are just "fishing", and which will 
never move. On the other hand, these high price listings can sometimes 
influence markets. Occasionally, someone gets a "hit" on some overpriced 
item, and the news travels fast amongst other potential listers who are 
trying to decide how to price their item.  The occasional high priced 
sale may influence some other well-heeled but desperate buyer to overpay 
on a subsequent item, and the next thing you know, the market has 
shifted upward like some kind of self-fulfilling prophecy.

73,

John K9WT

On 4/5/2013 10:45 AM, Christian Gauger-Cosgrove wrote:
> On 5 April 2013 10:36, Linger, Mike <mlinger at civil.tamu.edu 
> <mailto:mlinger at civil.tamu.edu>> wrote:
>
>     So what the heck is going on with high dollar Teletype gear these
>     days?  Stuff is going for allot higher prices on Ebay than I ever
>     thought it would.
>
>
> I am not an expert; but based on what I do know, I can perhaps 
> formulate a hypothesis as to why TTY gear is going for $BIGBUX.
>
> In the case of ASCII machines, the answer is pretty simple, computer 
> people and especially classic computer people are very interested in 
> them, specifically the Model 33 machines (though in my case I'm more 
> interested in a 35, since I'd rather my terminal be built like a tank 
> as opposed to like a Trabant).
>
> In the case of the "Baudot" (let's not go into specifics of which 
> five-bit code it speaks) machines, I'm going to guess that the high 
> costs are in part because of "dear God it's huge, it must be worth 
> $BIGBUX" (i.e. anything resembling a Model 28) and for the relatively 
> more compact Model 15 and Model 14 gear its 
> "~~@@~~LOOK~~R at RE~~VINT at GE!~~" on the part of the seller who thinks 
> they have a veritable fortune on their hands.
>
>
> But that's all my -- probably incorrect -- opinion.
>
> Cheers,
> Christian
>
>
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