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Subject: Re: Collector's Corner..Highly Rare Novag Chess Robot On Ebay..and also.

Author: Ismenio Sousa

Date: 15:51:39 12/23/04

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On December 23, 2004 at 03:44:51, Michael Watters wrote:

(..)
>You are a fine optimist Ismenio but there is hope of a commercial product with
>it being researched and developed in Hong Kong. If it was in Britain the
>research would be great, then we would regard exploitation as a bit iffy, chuck
>it in an old box and start on something else.

We may also hear something coming out of India, but they won't start anything
near a prototype until next Summer.

>
>The Robot on Ebay sounds like a bit of a risk. I think if you were seriously
>considering bidding on this you would need to know much more about its
>condition. How much would you bid for a large beautiful paperweight?
>

Not the current $2,169.06 :) (and as I write this we still have 20hrs to go!)
It's still fun to watch the auction though.

>Now Steves Robot we know all about and could bid with confidence :))
>
>Mike

Amem to that! :)

Ismenio

PS: Any comments from anyone as to why Germans, for the most part, only accept
direct deposit or wire transfers to pay for their bids? Just curious.



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