[R-390] OT - Ebay seller of $4K 833A responds -- *Now they want our 833A's*

[Tom Norris]

That was the asking price.  Even though there where several in the  
$20 range at the time of the listing.
The original auction was 5875449529 the short url is http:// 
tinyurl.com/l76lh

Tom

On Mar 8, 2006, at 6:50 AM, Tim Shoppa wrote:

>>>> Tom Norris <r390a at bellsouth.net> 03/07/06 7:04 PM >>>
>> And with no flames --
>> I had commented that they can usually be found NOS for under $100,
>> why was he selling his for so much, etc.
>> $300K for a 833, probably Class A, system??  *shakes head*
>> Three.  Hundred. Thousand. Dollars.  I guess I'm not wealthy enough
>> to understand why.
>
> Dunno what auction you're talking about, strangely enough all my
> searches turn up only sub-$100 833A's :-). New 833A's are $110
> straight from Penta. Did the tube actually sell at $4K or was that
> just the silly asking price?
>
> About a week ago E-bay had a "special" on low-fee (free listing
> fee?) BIN listings, some folks took great advantage of this to put up
> silly sales. (like that HP scope talked about late last week.)
>
> I'm always afraid to point out these auctions because I'm never
> sure whether I'm missing out on a joke or if they're real. I have
> some sort of presumably mutant condition that makes me miss
> obvious sarcasm over anything other than AM modulation :-).
>
> Tim.
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