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From: hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: You may have already won...
Message-ID: <524@ttidcc.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 3-Jul-85 14:58:55 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul  3 14:58:55 1985
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Organization: The Cat Factory
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Summary: 

In article <44000016@uiucdcs> mcewan@uiucdcs.Uiuc.ARPA writes:
>
>> By the way, we got another one yesterday from another place and the three
>> prizes are 1) $10,000 2) $100 3) Commodore Color PC. (99.9871% odds)
>> Does anyone know how much the Commodore is worth?  (they claim $169)
>
>My guess is that this is a Vic-20 (cheapest thing Commodore makes), which
>is selling now for around $70.

I saw this trick pulled with a Timex-Sinclair.  They claimed it  was  worth
$250.  Last  I  saw  them  around  here  they were discounted to $20 and no
takers.