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Unlikely Calc
11-03-2015, 09:09 PM
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(10-26-2015 09:57 PM)Accutron Wrote:  I'm a vintage electronics dealer, so my entire business model relies on unlikely finds. Earlier this year I bought a mint condition HP-97 with manuals, Standard Pac and carrying case at a garage sale for $5. A few weeks later I went to a hoarder's garage sale and bought 15 graphing, scientific and financial calculators for $30. At Hamvention this year, I bought a HP-41C bug 3 complete in box, a HP-41CV halfnut, two card readers, printer, quad memory and statistics ROM for $60. The next day, I bought a Lanston Monotype Barrett adding machine in near-mint condition at an antiques fair for $10, completely functional and correctly performing a full carry. Last year I bought a "non-functional" brand new HP 48G on eBay for $12, which was only missing one of the foam-mounted contacts in the battery compartment. A couple weeks ago I bought a brand new Bohn Contex 10 with hard leather carrying case for $5 at an antiques mall that was getting ready to go out of business. I've bought countless numbers of all sorts of calculators and slide rules from Goodwill Outlet, all priced in the $1-$3 range. A few years back, my brother found two HP-9825's at Goodwill Outlet, and paid $3 each for them.

Dammit! I haven't been to the Dayton Hamvention since 1993! I need to go again!
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Unlikely Calc - Bob Patton - 10-26-2015, 07:26 PM
RE: Unlikely Calc - Accutron - 10-26-2015, 09:57 PM
RE: Unlikely Calc - Bill Platt - 11-03-2015 09:09 PM
RE: Unlikely Calc - Accutron - 11-04-2015, 02:52 PM
RE: Unlikely Calc - d b - 10-27-2015, 03:41 AM
RE: Unlikely Calc - TASP - 10-27-2015, 03:14 PM



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