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xchessg wrote:
Steve B wrote: 1)a complete Fidelity EAS 4.0(4 Mhz ) in very good condition..

2)and just the other day a Moduleless Saitek Renaissance board sold for over a grand..which normally would not have sold for 1/2 that price

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Hi,

On 2): Some auctions give food to think that it pays to have "some good friends" on ebay...

1) I have here a 3 Mhz pre-Budapest, the current EAS on ebay (looks great btw) has 4 Mhz, one can find about everything from 3 over 3,2 to 3,6 and now 4..... I guess they build in 3 Mhz on mondays, 3.2 on tuesdays, etc...

INfidelity regards

Xavier
On 2..lets see how much this Galileo board sells for:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Saitek-Galileo- ... SwP~tW12wq

On 1.soon after i made the post the EAS got sold...Of course.
Ebay Sellers should be compelled to pay the Hiarcs Forum a...

50% Commission Regards
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13 Schachcomputer's for $100 bucks
all "off" brands like Saturn and Orion
Still... for this price its hard to go wrong
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Job-lot-of-13-C ... SwoudW2BBY

Same Cost For A Dinner For Two Regards
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Very Unusual

a framed reprint of the Patent for the Novag Robot Adversary

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Robot-Computer- ... Lztq2bSJ-g

What Will They Think Of Selling Next Regards
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Steve B wrote:13 Schachcomputer's for $100 bucks
all "off" brands like Saturn and Orion
Still... for this price its hard to go wrong
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Job-lot-of-13-C ... SwoudW2BBY

Same Cost For A Dinner For Two Regards
Steve
Nice find!

That’s less than a sawbuck apiece. Since none appear to be very strong models, I’d like to try a record 13 game simul with them.

As for dinner, we’ll just have...

:) 2 TV Dinners Regards,
John
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Steve B wrote:Very Unusual

a framed reprint of the Patent for the Novag Robot Adversary

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Robot-Computer- ... Lztq2bSJ-g

What Will They Think Of Selling Next Regards
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I Guess they did think of something next...
the Robot patent on a chalkboard?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Robot-Computer- ... aNOzPT9IAQ

and in Green ?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Robot-Computer- ... VocJRdxsVQ


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In today's economy some people would put their grandma up on eBay.
Seriously though, some people have got a hide like a water buffalo.
On the way home just now, there was a late 1960's Chrysler Valiant
alongside the road. Nothing unusual, until I looked at the price.
$18000. I thought surely he's got the decimal place wrong.
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Yet Another Jazzed up Fidelity from the Master Modder:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chess-Computer- ... SwZQxW5udn

what surprises me is he actually left the printer alone and didnt goose that up to a high speed laser printer or something

The Man Must Be Slipping Regards
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Steve B wrote:Yet Another Jazzed up Fidelity from the Master Modder:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chess-Computer- ... SwZQxW5udn

what surprises me is he actually left the printer alone and didnt goose that up to a high speed laser printer or something

The Man Must Be Slipping Regards
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Went for over US$1900. Around $2.5k in my money. A lot of people
are not "modify" conscious, they just want a strong game.
But our English talented friend has been busy:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/141933545817 ... EBIDX%3AIT

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Larry wrote: But our English talented friend has been busy:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/141933545817 ... EBIDX%3AIT

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i saw that...hes also selling a copied eprom of the CB9 module as well

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with all of those modified computers polluting the pages of Ebay these days...
its refreshing to see a bona fide.. original..factory realeased ..unmolested..Fidelity EAG 2100 for sale:
has its manual.. but no box

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fidelity-Elite- ... OSwxp9W9YQ~

A breath Of Fresh Air Regards
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A breath Of Fresh Air Regards
Steve
Just getting back to the stale air for a moment, did you notice the
incredible price the CB16 openings module copy went for?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/141933545817 ... EBIDX%3AIT
with 38 bids regards...
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Larry wrote:
Steve B wrote:
A breath Of Fresh Air Regards
Steve
Just getting back to the stale air for a moment, did you notice the
incredible price the CB16 openings module copy went for?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/141933545817 ... EBIDX%3AIT
with 38 bids regards...
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Amazing
twice the price.. as when sold new ..back in the day
actually i am surprised to see this much interest in a dedicated chess computer module
these days there are lots of collectors with many computers(due to Ebay) but you dont see these same collectors so well appointed when it comes to modules

anyway..this guy seems to have developed a ...
Cult Following Regards
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Hello Guys,

No comment......
http://www.ebay.de/itm/281973762861?_tr ... EBIDX%3AIT

Absurd and ridicules to mine opinion :shock:

Kr,Hans
Hello
I am from Netherlands and many years involved with computerchess
It,s a way of life i suppose :p

Kr,Hans
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Sargon1972 wrote:Hello Guys,

No comment......
http://www.ebay.de/itm/281973762861?_tr ... EBIDX%3AIT

Absurd and ridicules to mine opinion :shock:

Kr,Hans
It was only about five years ago those things were still being sold *new*
on eBay, and for way cheaper than that. They are pretty much the ideal
travelling chess computer.
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Sargon1972 wrote:Hello Guys,

No comment......
http://www.ebay.de/itm/281973762861?_tr ... EBIDX%3AIT

Absurd and ridicules to mine opinion :shock:

Kr,Hans
Nice! If someone would offer me that money I would sell immediately! :P
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