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Hello,
this is my first post here, I'm a long time user of HP calcs (21 years actually), and I have been looking for a HP-71B for some time. There are now several auctions by a guy named JB Morgado (from Portugal) in the german ebay, the HP-71B being sold seems to be in very good condition, but the price is a bit steep! (285 Euro).
Do anyone knows something about this guy ? Does he exists/is he trustworthy ?, what do you think ?
btw, someone is dumping loads of '70s calcs at the time also (!?)
Thanks
Edit: ebay ID: pacitosys (I'm not selling anything here!), article number: 300213503281
Edited: 9 Apr 2008, 1:30 a.m. after one or more responses were posted
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Hi, Alejandro:
Regardless of this person being trustworthy or not and it being an auction sale or a garage sale, 285 Euro for an HP-71B is an outrageously high price, even if mint or new.
285 Euro translates to US$ 448, and you can get hold of a similar HP-71B for less than half that amount, probably less than 1/3 if mint/new, and less than 1/4 if in good condition. Think about it.
I do have two extra mint HP-71B (not for sale at this moment) and I wouldn't think of asking more than about US$ 200 (125 euro) for them, if at all.
Best regards from V.
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Regarding the price you are right, but I was not willing to pay that much anyways :-)
regards
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I don't think the other poster is necessarily right, because it all depends.
A while ago I bought a NOS HP-71B, complete in perfect original packaging,
for more than 300 Euros, but I was prepared to pay that much,
since I wanted to complete this part of my collection.
Other people may not want to pay that much, and 'working' to 'average' to 'good'
71B's are readily available in a price range between 50 Euros and 150 Euros.
For example, I have a nice but used HP-71B with HP-IL module
which I would part with for 100 Euros plus shipping.
And since you're located in Germany, shipping wouldn't be that much;-)
Raymond
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That is of course interesting, my email is in the contact information, if you could please send me some photos of it and the conditions, I'd be most grateful.
Regards.
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Hi Raymond,
please, send me information about your HP-71b (if not yet sold)
Regards
Roberto
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Hi Roberto,
did you receive my mail I sent using the hpmuseum mail feature?
Regards
Raymond
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Hi Raymond,
I have not received your mail but probably because I take
a mistake in setting e:mail forum address
Now I changed this....and probably it works
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Hi Alejandro,
Valentin is right about the prize being possibly much lower than that. Besides, it's not even a real auction but a fixed prize. Be patient and watch for real auctions and you'll be able to get a 71B for around 100 EUR in no time. But remember: if you buy outside the EU (via ebay or personally) you'll have to pay customs fees (+ ~20%) and at times (depending on seller's country) extraordinary high postage fees, that is easily ~$30 in the US.
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I've been waiting around 19 years for one, so I can wait a bit longer ;-)
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Please include your ebay ID when commenting on ebay auctions and ebay users in this forum.
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Please post your ebay ID. Not someone elses.
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Hi,
I have had dealings with Bruno (JB Morgado). He is a trustworthy gentleman. Dealings have been very fair and I am quite satisfied with his items, communication and quality of service he offers to his clients. Well, Price is a subjective topic.
Best regards,
Prabhu Bhooplapur
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Hi,
Indeed price is relative, taking into account that this HP-71B + HPIL + 2*4K was bought for EUR 106.11 from swomeone in .....
right, Germany.
RamLab
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Similarly, a few years ago I won an auction for two new (never used) HP-71B handhelds, and each came with HP-IL ROM, Math ROM (!!), and 4 Kb RAM modules already plugged in, all 8 items for just US $130 (about 100 Euro at the time).
Just a single Math ROM could easily fetch that much. Talk about bargains ! :-)
Best regards from V.
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