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Collector's corner : rare Sphinx on ebay ?

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hi Alain
it is hard to tell if this is the Sphinx 40 or 50
obviously the 50 is much rarer

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Hi!

I own the rare Sphinx 50 - as you know - and i am going to sell it!

Who is interested? Mail me (pcratgeber@googlemail.com)

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Uli wrote:Hi!

I own the rare Sphinx 50 - as you know - and i am going to sell it!

Who is interested? Mail me (pcratgeber@googlemail.com)

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hi Uli
is this Ebay auction your Sphinx 50 or something else?

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Hi Steve,

no, it´s not my one. I prefer to sell it outside ebay.

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Steve B wrote:
Uli wrote:Hi!

I own the rare Sphinx 50 - as you know - and i am going to sell it!

Who is interested? Mail me (pcratgeber@googlemail.com)

regards
Uli
hi Uli
is this Ebay auction your Sphinx 50 or something else?

Still Squinting Regards
Steve
It's 'only' a Sphinx40.

Not that rare regards,
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Dr. Axel Schumacher wrote:
Steve B wrote:
Uli wrote:Hi!

I own the rare Sphinx 50 - as you know - and i am going to sell it!

Who is interested? Mail me (pcratgeber@googlemail.com)

regards
Uli
hi Uli
is this Ebay auction your Sphinx 50 or something else?

Still Squinting Regards
Steve
It's 'only' a Sphinx40.

Not that rare regards,
Axel
hi Alex
how can you tell that?

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Sphinx 40 or 50, I don't know... but I like the questions asked to the seller :wink: :
Q: Würden Sie den Schachcomuter mit Sofortkauf für 100 Euro abgeben? Ich würde Ihn gerne nehmen, brauche dringend noch ein Geschenk. Viele Grüße, A.

A: Hallo, leider kann ich das Angebot nicht mehr auf Sofortkauf abändern, weil schon Gebote gemacht wurden, und somit keine Bearbeitung und Veränderung des..

Q: Hallo! Ich suche kurzfristig einen Schachcomputer. Ich würde Ihnen 50,- Euro + Porto als Sofortkauf-Preis bieten. Wenn OK, fügen Sie Ihrer Auktion diese...

A: Hallo Blumenfee, vielen Dank für Ihr Angebot, weil bereits Gebote abgegeben wurden, kann ich das Angebot nicht mehr verändern, auch Abänderung auf Sofortkauf.

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Alain wrote:Sphinx 40 or 50, I don't know... but I like the questions asked to the seller :wink: :
Q: Würden Sie den Schachcomuter mit Sofortkauf für 100 Euro abgeben? Ich würde Ihn gerne nehmen, brauche dringend noch ein Geschenk. Viele Grüße, A.

A: Hallo, leider kann ich das Angebot nicht mehr auf Sofortkauf abändern, weil schon Gebote gemacht wurden, und somit keine Bearbeitung und Veränderung des..

Q: Hallo! Ich suche kurzfristig einen Schachcomputer. Ich würde Ihnen 50,- Euro + Porto als Sofortkauf-Preis bieten. Wenn OK, fügen Sie Ihrer Auktion diese...

A: Hallo Blumenfee, vielen Dank für Ihr Angebot, weil bereits Gebote abgegeben wurden, kann ich das Angebot nicht mehr verändern, auch Abänderung auf Sofortkauf.

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Alain
yes i agree Alain
offers to "go around" Ebay are never pleasant or honorable
specially when they are making such low offers!

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On the other hand, there are also sellers which are a bit greedy :

this guy put his Renaissance for sale at a very low price http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0157875056 with the note "Sale price : 450 Euros".

After a few days, the item was canceled and relisted with a higher (too high for a Renaissance without module) price :
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0158901943

If he had had 0 evals, I would have said that he was did not know wat a "reserve price" was when he setup his auctions, but with more than 100 evals, I think that his "Sale price : 450 Euros" was an invite to circumvent ebay...

Don't need a third Renaissance anyway regards,
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Steve B wrote:
Dr. Axel Schumacher wrote:
Steve B wrote:
Uli wrote:Hi!

I own the rare Sphinx 50 - as you know - and i am going to sell it!

Who is interested? Mail me (pcratgeber@googlemail.com)

regards
Uli
hi Uli
is this Ebay auction your Sphinx 50 or something else?

Still Squinting Regards
Steve
It's 'only' a Sphinx40.

Not that rare regards,
Axel
hi Alex
how can you tell that?

STILL Squinting Regards
Steve
I can tell because I have THE POWER (well, that ...and because I asked the seller :-)
He told me it's a Sphinx 40 and the board size is 35-40 cm. He also said that he cannot say if the unit works. :?

Risky regards,
Axel
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Dr. Axel Schumacher wrote:
Steve B wrote:
Dr. Axel Schumacher wrote:
Steve B wrote:
Uli wrote:Hi!

I own the rare Sphinx 50 - as you know - and i am going to sell it!

Who is interested? Mail me (pcratgeber@googlemail.com)

regards
Uli
hi Uli
is this Ebay auction your Sphinx 50 or something else?

Still Squinting Regards
Steve
It's 'only' a Sphinx40.

Not that rare regards,
Axel
hi Alex
how can you tell that?

STILL Squinting Regards
Steve
I can tell because I have THE POWER (well, that ...and because I asked the seller :-)
He told me it's a Sphinx 40 and the board size is 35-40 cm. He also said that he cannot say if the unit works. :?

Risky regards,
Axel
hi Alex

OK thanks

Most Likely defective regards
Steve
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