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This guys is selling two unopened OLPC's for $1200. Is it just me, or does that seem just a bit crazy?

created Mar 19, 2008 by Chuck

 
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  • Shimon Mar 19, 2008
     
    Can't I fly to Uruguay and beat up a kid and take his XO for less than that?
     
  • jessica Mar 19, 2008
     
    Knowing someone is already selling the machines on eBay for a huge profit makes me sad. It just seems wrong to me. I'm curious about what the winning bid will be, though.
     
  • Chuck Mar 19, 2008
     
    Shimon: Yeah, but it wouldn't be in an unopened box :-)
     
  • Chuck Mar 19, 2008
     
    I think that one has a buy it now link only (no bidding) as far as I can tell. Looking at ebay, looks like olpcs are going for about $250.
     
  • Shimon Mar 19, 2008
     
    jessica: they're advertising at a price that would make them a huge product; they may or may not actually sell at that price. My guess is they won't actually realize that profit.
     
  • jessica Mar 19, 2008
     
    Never underestimate the foolishness of people who buy things off eBay.
     
  • AntonOlsen Mar 19, 2008
     
    Completed auctions are going for between $300 and 400. One went for over $1k though. Crazy, silly, and IMO, pretty stupid.
     
  • jhota Mar 19, 2008
     
    hey, i'm checking out their other items... voodoo dolls, ritual oils and candle spells... i love eBay.
     
  • todd Mar 20, 2008
     
    ebay is great.... for sellers.
     
  • jessica Mar 20, 2008
     
    Gee, no one has purchased these computers yet ...
     
  • colby Mar 20, 2008
     
    What is the retail on them $200?
     
  • todd Mar 20, 2008
     
    colby: not really. it's $200 + a $200 donation (buy one give one). and even then, they're not really for sale right now. you can only buy one when they're available. hence the jacked up auction prices.
     
  • colby Mar 20, 2008
     
    That's right, thanks todd. It is like the PLaysttion 3 and Nintendo wii craze
     
  • mksmith Mar 21, 2008
     
    The beauty of bidding fever. It's no wonder "buyer's remorse" is in the common lexicon. Maybe "I just pulled an Ebay" to indicate I did/bought/said something in the heat of the moment.
     
  • todd Mar 21, 2008
     
    heh. i like it. i'm going to try to start using it and see how it feels and whether i can make it catch on. :-)
     
  • jessica Apr 09, 2008
     
    Someone's selling an XO for $360 via Craig's List.
     
  • todd Apr 09, 2008
     
    dammit. the front page of babbledog cut that off at "$36" for me and i thought i found a good deal :-)
     
  • jessica Apr 09, 2008
     
    lol How disappointing! Bad dog!
     
  • Chuck Apr 09, 2008
     
    In other news, the original two XOs are still available :-)
     
 
 
 
 

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