This week in super high prices on TAS

[Maximilian Hohmann]

Hello!

(03-29-2023 06:25 PM)BillBee Wrote:  Two years ago I picked up 2 @ $25 each.

A lot has changed in those two years. We went from a decade of zero inflation to over ten percent inflation within a few months. I can understand why people rather spend their money on collectibles quickly then to watch it melt away im their bank account.

I have been collecting calculators for quite some time now. My "iron principle" used to be: "Never pay more for a calculator than the number on it's faceplate" (initially in german Mark, now in Euro). I think I managed to get 90 percent of my HP collection without breaching that principle :-) My first major violation was of course the purchase of an HP-01. I had to add three zeros to my iron principle in order to be able to add one of these to my collection... But that was the greatest sin I committed and I never would pay more than 35 Euros for an HP-35. Be it the original one or the 35S.

Regards
Max