Author: Dick Schneiders
Date: 20:05:58 04/06/05
Go up one level in this thread
On April 06, 2005 at 20:43:37, Steve B wrote: >The two Fidelity Designer Mach III auctions i posted the other day have now >closed > >one ended at $156 with no box and manual: >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5181135845 > >while the other ended at $215 in box with manual: > >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5180288182 > > >advanced calculus tells us that $215-$156=$59 >(i double checked my calculations with a slide ruler) > >if we surmise that perhaps $11 was deducted for the faulty F3 led for the >boxed Mach III, we would get an even $70 for the value of the box and manual > >a significant percentage of the final price of the semi-naked Mach III(a fully >naked Mach III would also be sans the pieces) > >CPA Regards >Steve Steve, There is one little bit of information on the "naked" Mach III that I bought tonight that you are missing. While I was somewhat interested in this computer, as I don't have one, I was not going to spend very much since it had no box, manual, and was missing a white pawn. Then, upon looking at the picture closely, I noticed that the replacement white pawn looked like a Phantom pawn! I emailed the seller, and he confirmed that he did have a complete set of Phantom pieces that went with a Phantom he had years ago, and no longer had. All he had were the pieces. My brain was spinning, as one of my 3 Phantoms still had no pieces, and as we emailed back and forth, he offered me the set of Phantom pieces, free of charge, if I won the Mach III. So, you need to factor in a complete set of Phantom pieces in the price I paid. Sorry to mess up your math. Dick Schneiders
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.