HP 2100S @ $5K?

[Jay West]

HP 2100S on ebay... looks nice, but....

Seller lists it as "mint" and "may never have been used" - uh, no. Not even 
close to "mint/never been used". I'd grant it "good", maybe even 
"excellent"... but mint/never used? nah...

The ad says it's fully functional. That suprises me... I hope they didn't 
run it for hours to test it what with the power supply filters visibly all 
turned to dust and sucking up inside the machine.

Lastly.... $5K? Surely they aren't worth even half that - even if it was 
truly "mint". I'd put actual (non-Ebay) value at around $400 (maybe I'm 
biased, I have a few)... and I'd put Ebay closing prices for a 2100 anywhere 
from $1500 to $2000 (actual values I've seen recently). But opening bid $5K? 
I just can't imagine that. The contents (memory, I/O cards) are unknown....

I predict that it won't get a single bid.... until the guy relists with a 
starting bid of around $1000. If I am wrong, then I really need to clean up 
and refurb a few 2100's and put them on ebay. Heck, if my wife sees a $5K 
close, she'll force me to.

Jay