Author: Michael Watters
Date: 14:00:25 02/03/05
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On February 03, 2005 at 15:07:11, Steve B wrote: >>Chess computer collecting seems to be getting more popular and these machines >>are quite rare. By my reckoning this is only the third Eyeball to be sold on >>Ebay worldwide in the last year. Hopefully the high prices will encourage more >>of them out of the closets and onto Ebay then prices may fall. > >the problem is they will come out of the closet allright and they will all be >offered at absurd prices > >the last year had about 5 and by my reckoning this is about the 20th Eyeball i >have seen in 4 1/2 years >none of them went anywhere near even $750(except last two maybe three) >and we cant only go by Ebay >collectors also offer Eyeballs for sale several times a year >now..bingo the price is skyhigh >1 or two silly auctions like this and now collectors will be asking for the sky > >look at the bidders list >there is a bidder there who some consider to be the worlds TOP collector >he bid less then a fraction of the final price >i guess he dosent know what he is doing? > >Steve We all see this from our own perspective. You see it from a very lofty perch indeed - Worlds Top Collector. I understand that an inflated auction price is a pest and sets the bar higher for a while but the market will settle down. As an example Clive got £1,235 ($2300) for his Tasc 3 months ago. Now this nice machine - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5952374006&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT has failed to attract a single bid at 1500 Euros ($1950) despite plenty watching (684 Andale hits). It has been relisted at 1300 Euros and it may just about sell. On the Eyeball I would not have thought that Karsten had any serious intent. From experience I know that he charges more than Ebay prices for ordinary machines and can bid high when he wants to. A popular hobby means higher prices, an unpopular hobby and you can have your old prices back. I don't see that we can have it both ways. Of course I do not have personal knowledge of the situation a few years ago. So I tend to accept it as it is now, warts and all. Looking up and dodging the droppings Mike
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