At 07:35 AM 2/26/00 -0800, you wrote:
>At 04:37 26-02-2000 EST, you wrote:
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>>> I went into a surplus store today and found a complete set of HP logic
>>> probes, pulser, chip clip and comparator. I asked what the price was and
>>> the onwer ran over to his computer and checked to see what they were
>>> selling for on E-bay. Needless to say, I left without buying it.
>>
>>Well, Joe, you are a good scrounger. I bet you will find another. Out of
>>curiosity what was he asking for the set?
Well we found three sets that had closed on e-bay. One sold for $25,
one sold for $40 something and the other sold for $140 something. When he
started looking at the last one I left!
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> FWIW, Joe, I don't blame you either. I will admit to using E-pay as an
>occasional reference, but I also take other factors into account. Example:
>If someone wants an 11/23 board or something, I'm not about to ask for the
>"collector" price. That would be silly.
I agree. E-bay is usefull for a price guide but many people take the
TOP E-bay price and decide that's what they want. I dealt with the same
thing when I used to restore cars. People would hear about some fully
restored car that sold for mega thousands of dollars and they would decide
that their unrestored rust bucket had to be worth almost as much.
>
> Last summer, I actually did buy an HP 545 logic probe from a guy who had
>it on E-pay. I was the only bidder at its asking price of around $25.
>
> They do turn up.
I bought the smaller kit with just the logic probe and pulser for $25 at
the Orlando hamfest. There was also a HP 10525 Pulse Memory in the box and
the seller included it too. The Pulse Memory is a cool device. It connects
between the logic probe and it's power connector and any pulse that turns
on the logic probe will trigger the PM and it will stay on untill manually
reset. The power surge to the logic probe cause by the logic probe light
turning on causes the PM to trigger. It's intended for those sitations
where you want to connect a probe and let it monitor the circuit unattended
for long periods of time. BTW I bought this stuff from a test equipment
dealer by the name of Joe Barkley from Charlotte NC. I've known Joe for
several years and he's an all around nice guy. I recommend him whole
heartedly.
I bought a HP logic comparator with all the books, IC cards, etc in like
new condition for $20 at the UCF hamfest. I already had one so I passed it
on to one of the other CC list members.
Joe
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Received on Sat Feb 26 2000 - 12:39:46 GMT