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For £70,000, You Might Be Able to Own an Enigma

Posted by timothy on from the buy-a-riddle-to-wrap-it-in dept.

In 2007, we mentioned the eBay sale of an Enigma machine; now, The Guardian reports that another one is to be auctioned off next week, with an expected selling price of about £70,000 (at this writing, that's about $108,000). According to the article, "The machine being offered for sale, which dates from 1943 and currently belongs to a European museum, will go under the hammer at Sotheby's in London on Tuesday." The new owner may have need of a restoration manual and some reproduction batteries.

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  1. Happy times by mjwx · · Score: 4, Funny

    Happy times, I will finally be able to send messages to the old submarine I bought on Ebay.

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  2. Don't buy it! by BitterOak · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't buy this. It's all part of a GCHQ conspiracy to foist weak encryption on the populace. The Enigma has been cracked. I repeat, the Enigma HAS been cracked! You have been warned.

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  3. Just one? by davstok · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't you need two?

  4. The OPM Will be in attendance by Etherwalk · · Score: 3, Funny

    The OPM Will be an attendance at the auction in the hope of updating their encryption technology.