ebay: caveat emptor
I've seen auctions on ebay for Altair/IMSAI computers with phrases like "mint condition" and "just like new" in large print, but with "sold as is" in a much smaller font size.
It takes only a minute to key in a seven byte test program to echo the sense switches, but some not so surprising reason some sellers find this too burdensome. Asking for over US$1000 for a thirty year old untested box is no problem for them, however.
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