The most abused phrase "Check Back Soon"

[Michael de Estrada]

Check Back Soon

Edited: 11 Oct 2011, 1:28 p.m.

[Howard Owen]

That's why these things go for a premium on TAS. The page says the calculator is "unavailable from the manufacturer" and the bezel says "Limited Edition." Q.E.D.

[Thomas Radtke]

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Q.E.D.

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What exactly had to be shown? That it's a limited edition? We knew that. Each calculator is ;-).

BTW - There are apparently 3000 US 15C LEs. Any hints given on how many european calculator there will be? And has anyone @HP mentioned other contries? It has already shown up on the japaneese HP site.

[Martin Pinckney]

HP calls it a Limited Edition. The constant "Sold Out" message proves it.

[Howard Owen]

I see I must make explicit what I left as an exercise.

It is well known that

Ub = Fi*(Ar + Vs)2

Where 

   Ub = urgency to buy,

   Fi = impulsivity factor,

   Ar = anticipated rarity,

And

   Vs = verified scarcity

Since A_r and V_s are both >0, and impulsivity (among Americans) approaches infinity as long as the mortgage isn't due, we have U_b approaching infinity as well.

Since it has been widely reported in the Silly Mathematics literature that P_eBay is directly proportional to U_b, we have P_eBay > what you really ought to pay. Q.E.D.

Any logical inconsistencies or antifactual facts noted by the reader are irrelevant because I say so.

[Martin Pinckney]

Beautiful.

[Eddie W. Shore]

Nice theory

[Allen]

Don't forget about

Ub = Fi*(Ar + Vs)2+  Hmedia3

Where 

    Hmedia= Media Hype (incl. from a unit left in a pub to leaked datasheets)

[hpnut]

media hype only raised to the power of 3? ;-)