DECTapes on eBay - MADNESS??!?

[Zane H. Healy]

On Tue, 13 Oct 2009, Jos Dreesen wrote:

> Philipp Hachtmann wrote:
>> Hey,
>> 
>> I watched the following auction, just for curiosity:
>> http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290357667738
>> 
>> Now it has ended. The 12 tapes went for $430!!!
>
> Rats... I have thus  given away around 5000 USD  in the last couple of 
> years....
> Just a few yeasr ago they were in a parts bin at the local electronis 
> shop/junkyard.. 2 CHF ( 2 USD) each..
>
> Guess I will have to be more carefull .

It makes me wonder if I shouldn't consider letting go of certain items to
fund other purchases.  I wonder where my box of DECtapes is, it's not like
I'm ever going to use them.

Zane