This week in super high prices on TAS

[Hiwi]

(03-27-2023 09:54 PM)Maximilian Hohmann Wrote:  The seller offers the calculator again !

Yes but the bundle was rearranged :-)
The HP41 IL modul is now missing and the parts were arranged differently with new pics.

I think the seller is not professional and no HP collector.

Ralf

[BillBee]

EBay -> HP-35S - $585.

It's not inflation, it's madness.

-B

[Maximilian Hohmann]

Hello!

(04-12-2023 05:40 PM)BillBee Wrote:  EBay -> HP-35S - $585.

Good to hear. I have three of four of them... finally I am going to be rich! I will build my own Mars rocket like the other billionaires ;-)

Regards
Max

[BillBee]

(04-12-2023 06:37 PM)Maximilian Hohmann Wrote:  Hello!

(04-12-2023 05:40 PM)BillBee Wrote:  EBay -> HP-35S - $585.

Good to hear. I have three of four of them... finally I am going to be rich! I will build my own Mars rocket like the other billionaires ;-)

Regards
Max

You are the man!
-B

[robve]

Here is an interesting piece of history for sale:

Vintage Unicom 141PF Calculator - Busicom - Grey Intel C4004 and MCS-4 set

$20,000

Is the price justified? Perhaps it is. CALCUSEUM lists a 10/10 collector value.

- Rob

[jftman]

(04-08-2023 12:50 PM)Maximilian Hohmann Wrote:  Hello!

(04-03-2023 04:43 PM)Roland57 Wrote:  The seller offers the calculator again !

This time it sold for "only" 900 Euros. I wonder if we will see it again soon...
eBay Germany has completely removed the fees for private sales a short while ago. So you can keep buying your own stuff as often as you want without having to pay anything. He's probably going to repeat this game until he is happy with the result.

Regards
Max

I’m afraid I will be dead before TAS removes fees for private sellers. But I still won’t be selling and letting them take my money, I just won’t FEEL THE PAIN. LOL

[Commie]

(11-10-2023 06:17 PM)robve Wrote:  Here is an interesting piece of history for sale:

Vintage Unicom 141PF Calculator - Busicom - Grey Intel C4004 and MCS-4 set

$20,000

Is the price justified? Perhaps it is. CALCUSEUM lists a 10/10 collector value.

- Rob

When you consider the effort that went into making this calculator then, I think, this price is justified. Actually, this will spur makers to start trying to design their own calculator with what they(we) have to hand like the 6502,Z80,AVR,PIC and 8051.There's nothing wrong with old electronic technology, it is perfectly usable today(hp15c ce). In fact, the latest electronic technology software support tools are generally out of our price range, e,g., ARM uC's compilers.
Well, I have been trying to design my own calculator using the 8051 and I can't seem to get the bcd floating point to work but I keep trying, I'm coding in assembler.

[John Garza (3665)]

There is plenty of floating point code around for the 8080 and others if you want to check those for inspiration. -J

[AndiGer]

(11-10-2023 06:17 PM)robve Wrote:  Here is an interesting piece of history for sale:

Vintage Unicom 141PF Calculator - Busicom - Grey Intel C4004 and MCS-4 set

$20,000

Is the price justified? Perhaps it is. CALCUSEUM lists a 10/10 collector value.

- Rob

If you are watching to think about to buy - too late, it‘s sold last (here in Europe’s) night

[Eddie W. Shore]

An HP-01 watch for $6,850:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/334864336967?ha...R4TDtbP8Yg

[carey]

(11-11-2023 05:25 PM)Commie Wrote:  There's nothing wrong with old electronic technology, it is perfectly usable today(hp15c ce).

Just to clarify, while the HP-15C CE is functionally the same (same ROM and appearance) as the original HP-15C, the hardware inside the HP-15C CE is not "old electronic technology" and is 100-150 times faster than the original HP-15C.

[Commie]

(11-18-2023 06:11 PM)carey Wrote:  Just to clarify, while the HP-15C CE is functionally the same (same ROM and appearance) as the original HP-15C, the hardware inside the HP-15C CE is not "old electronic technology" and is 100-150 times faster than the original HP-15C.

Quite correct, but to tell you the truth, I'd prefer to have the original hardware any day.

[Matt Agajanian]

Hi. While browsing for a spare 42S, I almost fell out of my chair when I saw this:

Not a 65 or 97, but this.

[Matt Agajanian]

(03-31-2023 10:16 PM)Eddie W. Shore Wrote:  

(03-30-2023 05:31 AM)John Garza (3665) Wrote:  For all those 'Welcome Back Kotter" fans...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/264357090167?ha...8ce91377:g-MAAOSwYRJc~pHE

Amazing what a sticker will do...

-J

$3,000 and not even a square root key. The nerve.

Hmm… Let’s see. Do I want a Tesla or a calculator??

[jftman]

In 1979 as a college work study student in the Astronomy dept at Univ of Texas, those PHD's had hand held calcs that cost$1000.00 and they had only rudiments.

[Matt Agajanian]

(12-10-2024 10:09 PM)jftman Wrote:  In 1979 as a college work study student in the Astronomy dept at Univ of Texas, those PHD's had hand held calcs that cost$1000.00 and they had only rudiments.

Refresh my memory. Which calcs were $1E3?

[jftman]

University purchased calcs.

[carey]

(12-10-2024 09:58 PM)Matt Agajanian Wrote:  Hi. While browsing for a spare 42S, I almost fell out of my chair when I saw this:

Not a 65 or 97, but this.

That must be some calculator case!

[Matt Agajanian]

(12-11-2024 03:14 AM)carey Wrote:  

(12-10-2024 09:58 PM)Matt Agajanian Wrote:  Hi. While browsing for a spare 42S, I almost fell out of my chair when I saw this:

Not a 65 or 97, but this.

That must be some calculator case!

I’m wondering the same thing. Or, maybe like the first Macintosh, the internal board is signed by the designers.

[rprosperi]

(12-11-2024 03:14 AM)carey Wrote:  

(12-10-2024 09:58 PM)Matt Agajanian Wrote:  Hi. While browsing for a spare 42S, I almost fell out of my chair when I saw this:

Not a 65 or 97, but this.

That must be some calculator case!

The Astech cases actually are very nice, and often sell for well over $100/ea, but not THAT nice. I wonder what "...case only installed." means??

Usually such a stupid high price along with 'Make an Offer' option is the seller indicating he/she is looking for an offer for something they know is rare, but really has no idea how to price it to sell.