Author: Dick Schneiders
Date: 01:54:40 05/03/05
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On May 02, 2005 at 18:07:40, Steve B wrote: >>The Chess Challenger that I recently bought on eBay with a Buy It Now for $14.95 >>arrived today and it is a CC1, as I suspected. No box, but the pieces and >>manual were included. > >and as i suspected as well ..if you will remember i noticed the numbers going >across the bottom >even more amazing then the price you paid is that you got it already?? >what was that.. 2 days?? > >did you fly there and back to get it? >:)) > > Well, not quite, but I did express some need for urgency to the seller. I stopped short of asking her to insure it for $500 or so, as that might have been a bit strange on an item that only cost $14.95. It seemed a bit silly to even insure it at all, but the seller insisted. >> >>Here is a partial list of known serial numbers that was posted on Ismenio's >>forum a few weeks ago. > >Just For the record.. >the idea to put together a list of the CC1 Serial numbers originated with >Karsten Bauermeister a top Collector From Germany. >he asked those collectors who owned a CC1 to supply him with the serial numbers >he made that request about 1.5-2 years ago on Kurt's site and it was also on >Kurt's site where the initial list was first published > Thanks for that background information. > The serial number on this newest CC1 is 4035. These >>serial numbers don't seem to have any particular pattern, but does anybody know >>if the lower numbers mean earlier production dates? That would seem to make >>sense. >> >after Bauermeister made his request and initial compiliation of the numbers it >was concluded that there was little if any rationale behind the numbering of >the units >the numbers range from 4-6 digits >i am fairly certain the numbers were randomly assigned > >of course its possible that some pattern will show as the list grows > >Historically Accurate Regards >Steve Yes, you are probably correct, but assigning random numbers for serial numbers seems a bit short-sighted for a company dealing in high-tech electronics. The CC1's, no doubt, had a very short production run so the actual dates of individual machines is not really that significant. Although I was hoping that my latest CC1 would turn out to be a very early example. Snobbish Regards, Dick Schneiders
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