How silly can collectors be?

[Patrick Finnegan]

Ok, so I thought that the prices on the S/370 consoles were silly, but 
at least you were getting something which was obscure and hard to 
reproduce.

How much is a small piece of aluminum with some lettering on it worth?  
Aparently, between $125 and $411...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=8817899347
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=8817897605
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=8817901495

Oddly enough, the largest one went for the lowest price, as well.

I wonder if IBM would come after me for putting some lettering on some 
aluminum plates, and selling them on ebay... of course I'd 
put "replica" somewhere in the fine print of the auction. :)

Pat
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