HP35 V3

[Orb]

Hi everyone,
I'm looking into buying a vintage HP35 because these guys Hewlett and Packard designed a damn good calculator.
What is a going price for one of these gems...the 3rd Version of it to be precise.
Anyone ?
regards,
Orb

[Namir]

Hi Orb,

The fair price is about $75 on eBay. Nowadays many sellers are singing the high note and expect buyers to pay more. Of course if the buyers wait it out, prices will come down.

Namir

[Orb]

Interesting. Didn't these devices sell for $300 new back in '72? I figure $75 is a great deal if I can get it that low.
thanks,
ORb

[John Limpert]

I think they were introduced at $395. By the time I had saved up enough money to buy one, they had dropped the price to $295.

[Jeff O.]

Actually, the selling price upon initial release was $395. That would be about $1850 in 2005 dollars, so from that perspective $75 seems to be a good deal. Of course that neglects the fact that you can get a calculator that does everything the HP-35 did for about $5 now. The HP-35's current value is set solely by its collectible status. Before eBay, the price was much lower.

[Rodolfo Canet Castelló]

I got mine for about 70$ (V3) about four months ago. If you don't care that much about the version, there's a V4 for 25$ auctioned in eBay (I'm not related to the seller)

[marais]

What's so special about version 3?

Andreas