Re: [NTLK] $150 newt/how about $25 newt?

From: Rui Curveira (rui_at_interlog.com)
Date: Sat Feb 23 2002 - 21:54:43 EST


HA!
 I think I was bidding against you! Hehe. I would be very interested in
the condition etc. of your Newt when it arrives. I have had my eye on
these guys for a while and they have been selling for very low prices
(made me suspicious) How much did they ding you for shipping?

Rui

Alex wrote:

> I've been looking on ebay at those 32meg memory cards, and
> considering buying one... I also was gonna spring for an AA battery
> tray from the local mac dealer, but when they told me is was $47.95
> plus 15% tax (canadian dollars) for a piece of nice plastic, I
> started thinking maybe another Nimh pack would be a better bet....
>
> so.... I happened accross a sale of an upgraded newt 2000, with 32
> meg card, nimh batt, charger, and a 33.6 modem
> I was expecting to pay $35 for the mem card, plus about $30 for the
> battery, and I expect the 33.6 modem is worth about $15
> but this whole package was only $105.00
> That's like paying $25 for the upgraded newton!!!
>
> A steal, considering I just bought a mr2ndhand 2100 a few weeks ago
> for $149, no 32 meg memory card, no 33.6 modem.
>
> Ok, so who is this person selling no reserve newts on ebay with the
> extras and letting them go cheap like this? LOL. I got mine from
> phillydiscounters, and let me just add that I havent got the unit
> yet, and it's a crap shoot about condition afaik right now.
> But hey, I thought I;d pass on the info to the list....
> Looks like he may be more wise today, and has added some reserve, but
> many ppl sell below the reserve anyway when the auction is over.
>
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