"bblish" Altair fails to sell on eBay AGAIN

From: Doug Yowza <yowza_at_yowza.com>
Date: Mon Sep 21 17:33:41 1998

On Mon, 21 Sep 1998, Kai Kaltenbach wrote:

> This is at LEAST the third time he's listed that Altair 8800 on eBay, and it
> failed to sell AGAIN, this time topping out at a "mere" $2225.
>
> Has anybody exchanged email with him? What the hell is this guy doing?

He's trying to get more than it's worth, of course. He actually had a
chance the first time he listed it, but all of the over-bidders already
have their Altairs now. It's a classic case of supply and demand. $2000
is the "normal" price for an Altair sold via online auction. $500 is
still the normal price for transactions between private parties, and $5 is
the normal price when you find one at GoodWill.

-- Doug
Received on Mon Sep 21 1998 - 17:33:41 BST