Author: Nick Wilson
Date: 23:13:30 12/05/04
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On December 05, 2004 at 21:24:06, Steve B wrote: >the madness continues on Ebay >this is not even a Wooden Computer >yes it is a Fidelity Eyeball Chesster Phantom but over $2000?? > >a very good reasonable price for this is perhaps 1/3 this price > >evenin adding to the strange nature of this particular Auction is that two of >the bidders dont even have any previous purchases of chess computers in their >profiles > >they seem to be into Poker and most of their profile revolves around the >purchase of Poker Chips??? > >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5939511908 > > >Strange Days Indeed >Steve I know you are the expert here on all this, but surely a succession of seemingly overpriced auctions is simply telling us that prices for these rare machines (at least in terms of current supply to the market) is establishing itself quite higher than we expect and is also seemingly rising. Of course it is not a liquid market at all so there will be volatility in the prices. But the fact remains - most collectors won't sell, so what few machines that do become available will often be chased to these new price levels. You may recall I sold my collection earlier this year and it went for more than double I had estimated. I had thought I simply got lucky and it was a one-off, but since then we've all seen many instances of high priced sales. If only you weren't joking a few days ago when you talked of a fantastic new development in dedicated machines coming soon. I do miss mine! Nick
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