Another ebay exaggeration?!

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Dr. Axel Schumacher
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Another ebay exaggeration?!

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See here:

http://cgi.ebay.de/schachcomputer-profi ... dZViewItem

Advertised as professional chess computer. According to the seller, this chess computer's original price was 95 Euro :shock:

I remember I saw it for less than 25 Euro, but I may be mistaken.
What a bargain.....
:roll:

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Axel
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Re: Another ebay exaggeration?!

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Dr. Axel Schumacher wrote:See here:

http://cgi.ebay.de/schachcomputer-profi ... dZViewItem

Advertised as professional chess computer. According to the seller, this chess computer's original price was 95 Euro :shock:

I remember I saw it for less than 25 Euro, but I may be mistaken.
What a bargain.....
:roll:

Careful regards,
Axel
yes even more junk Axel

the more the exaggerated claim ..the worse the computer on ebay usually
also..whenever you see exclamation points in an auction title like this...!!!!!
then it is usually also junk

one of the rarest computers i ever saw offered on Ebay was a Fidelity Decorator Challenger..a huge wooden computer
a real collectors item

the auction had almost no description and the title of the auction had but one word...which was..

Schachcomputer.. Regards
Steve
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Post by Steve B »

now here is no junk auction Alex


of course the Mach III is supposed to have a box and not a leather carry case (which came only with the Designer Mach IV)

but i guess only a hardcore collector would complain about that

http://cgi.ebay.com/Schachcomputer-Fide ... 0165280376

Mach Madness Regards
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Terry McCracken
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Post by Terry McCracken »

Steve B wrote:now here is no junk auction Alex


of course the Mach III is supposed to have a box and not a leather carry case (which came only with the Designer Mach IV)

but i guess only a hardcore collector would complain about that

http://cgi.ebay.com/Schachcomputer-Fide ... 0165280376

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Yes you would complain about that, even though the Designer Mach III box must be the flimsiest ever made by anyone :roll: :P

I'd rather have the carrying case by far then some poorly pressed paper with pretty colours and a couple of pictures on it :lol:

An Open and Shut Case Regards,
Terry
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