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Subject: Collector's Corner..Robot Mania On Ebay

Author: Steve B

Date: 17:57:37 01/10/05


Undoubtedly due to the very high prices recently achieved by Robot chess
computers,i count no less then FIVE current auctions on Ebay for chess Robots
3 Fidelity 6100 Phantoms
1 MB Phantom
1 MB Milton

i would be very wary of bidding on this Fidelity Phantom
even though the seller says the computer is working ,he does not have the
correct pieces
he shows the computer with a set of small wooden magnetic pieces

the correct Phantom pieces are completely different then these
they are very light weight(plastic).taller and thinner
it is highly unlikely that  the electromagnets underneath the playing surface
could possibly move these pieces correctly

this could indicate that the computer has not been tested correctly and could be
defective
at the very least,a question to the seller raising this issue would be in order.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5949109090

High Level Alert Regards
Steve



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