HAL 9000 on the Auction Block

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HAL 9000 on the Auction Block

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday September 20, 2004 @08:44AM from the if-you-have-to-much-money-just-give-it-to-me dept.

pompous windbag writes "The Cinerama 160 degree lens used to both play and film the viewpoint of the famous paranoid processor. He's now up for sale on eBay, for the starting bid of just $150,000(USD). This looks like the real deal, complete with letters of authenticity and some extra goodies like "...an original '2001' movie program, a copy of the original script, two issues of American Cinematographer Magazines on the production of '2001' published in 1968, and the movie '2010' published in 1985. Also included is videotape showing how HAL 9000 originated and was used by Stanley Kubrick.' "

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We can't buy - by thewldisntenuff · 2004-09-20 08:46 · Score: 5, Insightful

From someone with 10 feedback commments!

The only buyer from this guy stated this in his "positive" feedback -

"works great. I get a great burn in my abs. thanks."

OMG! Don't do it /joke

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Uhh... by DrEldarion · 2004-09-20 08:50 · Score: 4, Insightful

I don't think I'd trust buying a $150,000+ item from someone who only has 10 feedback, One of them being a $24 battery.

Oh, and paypal?! I barely trust sending $150 through paypal, let alone $150,000...
1. Re:Uhh... by wizatcomputer · 2004-09-20 08:56 · Score: 5, Insightful
  
  Anoter interesting thing about the auction: There is no S&H price shown. Who want to buy something for 150k+ and have to pay another boatload just for shipping it? Anyone else think that something is just slightly wrong with this auction? (unless it truly is legit, in which case the seller needs to learn to put a little more info in the auction!)
  
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recurse by ch-chuck · 2004-09-20 08:52 · Score: 4, Insightful

how do you ever know that 'letters of authenticity' are authentic?

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It wasnt HAL's FAULT!!! by bludstone · 2004-09-20 08:58 · Score: 5, Insightful

Argh.

I love 2001, probably more then any other movie (maybe bladerunner...) But what bugs me is how many people blame HAL for what happened on the trip to Jupiter.

It wasnt his fault.

HAL was designed specifically to share and distribute information. One of the politician assholes made him keep the true nature of the mission a secret from the rest of the crew. This flew right in the face of HAL's most basic program ming and, eventually, drove him to schizophrenia. He was so afraid that they would discover the nature of the mission.

This is why when you see HAL get shut down, you finally see a video with the true nature of the mission.

So, it wasnt HAL's fault. And as is with everything, you can blame it on a politician.

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Re:HAL by Corporal+Tunnel · 2004-09-20 09:25 · Score: 2, Insightful

Wow, the guy has an amazing 10 feedback rating, all of them from sellers. Should anyone shell out $150,000 to some guy who has never sold anything from ebay before? No.
Re:paypal? by beaverbrother · 2004-09-20 10:10 · Score: 2, Insightful

Why would you want to? The pay pal fees would cost more than buying a plane ticket and hand-delivering the money.
not for a collector by Brigadier · 2004-09-20 10:25 · Score: 2, Insightful

I've seen sci fi movie art screen prints sell for
$300,000 and more. Concidering tha this is really a cult classic and always will be. I personally think if this piece is authentic and you can prove it, it will go up in value.