Will Matney wrote:
> I seen this wattmeter on eBay and had to show it over the price. Take a look
> at the meters needle plus the power capability.
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=48701&item=5788047705&rd=1
>
> I guess anybody can ask a price, getting it is another story. Only thing I
> can think it must have a gold chassis inside.
>
> Best,
>
> Will
>
That's a long way from the most overpriced auction I have ever seen.
Once someone wanted $750,000 for an old supercomputer that could take
over 100 CPUs. The problem was there was few if any CPUs, parts were
missing, and even if you got it working a couple of Pentiums would have
eaten alive.
Sometimes when you point out to a seller his price is well OTT they will
accept a reasonable offer. I recently bought a HP 5370B time interval
counter that way. The seller wanted $850, I offered him $350 and we
struck a deal. The fact it cost over $20,000 when new (only 10 years
ago) is largely irrelevant.
PS,
If you never see this auction for an RF amplifier, then take a look now,
which I archived, as I thought it was so funny:
http://www.g8wrb.org/useful-stuff/ebay-auctions/bad-amplifier.pdf
Also worth a laugh on my site (although not an auction) is this article.
http://www.g8wrb.org/useful-stuff/audiophools.pdf
--
David Kirkby,
G8WRB
Please check out http://www.g8wrb.org/
of if you live in Essex http://www.southminster-branch-line.org.uk/
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