[Dprglist] Fwd: [parts] Cheap robotics platform

Wed Dec 15 09:31:07 PST 2021

I believe Ezra's message was meant for the group. See below.

I would have been happy to lead a group buy, but we spoke about it last
night and there wasn't a consensus that we should proceed. We never really
got to the question of what the limit would be. We did confirm that it
would be at least $700. Then someone found a listing on ebay of someone in
South Korea trying to sell a similar model for $2,800. People might be
speculating that indicates its worth? If so they will be disappointed. That
one's been for sale for over a year.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/284085010523?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28

Anyhow, I don't want to get into parting them out or reselling them to
recover the value.  To me they are worth a couple hundred bucks a piece
including shipping, but I don't need 6 of them. If 5 others agreed on $200
that would put the max bid at around $900. That would have to happen very
fast.

Karim

On Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 9:20 AM Ezra Christensen <ezracc at gmail.com> wrote:

> Better act quickly if we're going to do it. It closes this afternoon.
> Factoring in split shipping costs of ~$60, how much are they worth to
> people?
>
> On Tue, Dec 14, 2021 at 4:48 PM Karim Virani via DPRGlist <
> dprglist at lists.dprg.org> wrote:
>
>> Well that depends on what it is worth to us.  Freight would be about $300
>> and I know for sure the prebids are above $300
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 14, 2021 at 3:50 PM David P. Anderson via DPRGlist <
>> dprglist at lists.dprg.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Me too.
>>>
>>> dpa
>>>
>>>
>>> On 12/14/21 3:00 PM, Thalanayar Muthukumar via DPRGlist wrote
>>>
>>> I can also buy one for a split price, if someone wins and wants to sell
>>> one of them.
>>>
>>> Regards.
>>> - Kumar
>>>
>>> On Tue, Dec 14, 2021 at 2:57 PM Ezra Christensen via DPRGlist <
>>> dprglist at lists.dprg.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yes, the lot is for all 6 of them.
>>>> It's an auction site though - the starting bid is $25, increases in $5
>>>> increments, while you can pre-bid it looks like the auction will open and
>>>> close in 3 minutes. Your initial bid is likely your only bid. They do have
>>>> an ebay style system where the winner pays the minimum amount needed to
>>>> beat the other bids. It doesn't go to their max unless needed. I wouldn't
>>>> be surprised if it hit $300 very quickly before shipping. Still not bad
>>>> even if you parted them out and gutted the boards.
>>>>
>>>> If someone does end up winning and doesn't need all 6, I'll buy one for
>>>> a split price (assuming it's reasonable).
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Dec 14, 2021 at 2:45 PM Karim Virani via DPRGlist <
>>>> dprglist at lists.dprg.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> They were very expensive back then. Is the lot all 6 at once?
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Dec 14, 2021 at 2:34 PM David P. Anderson via DPRGlist <
>>>>> dprglist at lists.dprg.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Pat,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I remember these platforms.  Pretty cool in the day, mostly sold to
>>>>>> university robotics programs, as I remember.   Very cool.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> David
>>>>>> On 12/14/21 10:31 AM, Pat Caron via DPRGlist wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> * [EXTERNAL SENDER]*
>>>>>> I found this posted on the PARTS list.  (Portland Robotics)
>>>>>> Might be of interest to some.  It would be too expensive to ship to
>>>>>> Canada.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ...Pat C.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This popped up on my work's Slack. 6 for (currently) $25 seems a
>>>>>> steal. Though my coworkers don't seem to have a high opinion of these
>>>>>> platforms, FWIW. Also, you'd have shipping :p
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Still, thought someone would enjoy looking at it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://www.govplanet.com/for-sale/Utility-Vehicles-%286%29-ActiveMedia-Robotics-P3-AT-Skid-Steer-Robots-Nevada/5728202?h=5000%2Csm%7C0%2Cpstart%7C120%2Cmf%7C1
>>>>>> _._,_._,_
>>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>>> Groups.io Links:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You receive all messages sent to this group.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> View/Reply Online (#226)
>>>>>> <https://secure-web.cisco.com/1KQl8KdHORNyTcmT8GPQugx7twWgZqt8pHwbyl-5c2XFXIVVG6U1iwcZb0irA2C88y_eg1qX9DadfhgiHmnOdeIZM5xeSSAZOKhCgRQGHQCW5qJa6cag97PLCHQK17Qce_6CRIUM2pmVyWbV4ozDwq9_gX5mYOlq5iMHiDROWqG2F_f9_DeuznuMgPZBn2cvd1rkhThwOw7VcC1wSGK6YD1eDVgbfsASyRXwXSehld9mhaU8OAB9InlbHhB2c0XE2HWCWOXcQIO9iavNHDsqMGAD69QvgyBIPNsGFe-6ZcXo/https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.io%2Fg%2Fparts%2Fmessage%2F226>
>>>>>> | Reply To Group
>>>>>> <parts at groups.io?subject=Re:%20%5Bparts%5D%20Cheap%20robotics%20platform>
>>>>>> | Reply To Sender
>>>>>> <aaron.eiche at gmail.com?subject=Private:%20Re:%20%5Bparts%5D%20Cheap%20robotics%20platform>
>>>>>> | Mute This Topic
>>>>>> <https://secure-web.cisco.com/11QIJCmTUZ9VTFg7UKEsM13DfRZcxN0iwUxrriPNJps0e7tBeSYM7GqFamvD7yWo6zBlxKrUNktsrxEpzQfzyTa4hty0dwzuQUorXb4jimre2ycLdHOe7b9xtKqyG2TloCIdpUmc_x2Y_pNCQzJZldvNpE-11UXCYPZ4AfkPboaclrsf4nsREsqldMiAblIXQSsXLyD5gbHRVf0qKvvA2BAxkSi0ni1a9JDeegLidPN-6j2l8dbxGm-womhe7GoFpgZRa09k5kCjVGS6P17TOSPLbLcNelnPlrgvzkaw3H6I/https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.io%2Fmt%2F87703325%2F3972830>
>>>>>> | New Topic
>>>>>> <https://secure-web.cisco.com/1Mo6R5dX6u8AeHv-vZWq4XoQe5SL4NIpeyn6LHQ0ATW3lDoBUOr6KU1dwbbYwyTNl3986sG1PHdng8HOuFUXS4dNeOI9n55WV6eKZUB4xe5_a5-03stUWLzq8qVh8nuDNe1e_7fzwIsqmImnYlemZOnICeRY8FtOM57yXLm0XlYR_rpx0dnJbRl6ar8AeamxxKvsKDZlcaEk-Cssh9bfH0IBfdbAzcFXnSAzvBuLl1dFfmuZ1JJmw1ET-rQrBav3-Dlz66EHSfXPkOK4TU5ltq-aweERusSjxBgLNjEBxMCk/https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.io%2Fg%2Fparts%2Fpost>
>>>>>> Your Subscription
>>>>>> <https://secure-web.cisco.com/1FH9bwc_4W2AkHcrLdWITzsVf7u4l9Ph7f83y09cLDAKpSe6HKZzaZ3YjNvmYm5KkU0AX1-cxIND0xhPGgQd-0UhXBM_f45qpsE-cY3PCHiB24ddNkyvXUn9TiB7RxuUu1rR8vbdwRpNb6qgQcN6JLji1r_fVBwRVu_W7Lqke7szhLB6WLI0zivk63FxrR9-sfDUX9hzlAVA2HaBvmwuI4RHFKuGgZoCL_ebhnoS97m3BZ1WWV90dd3XXY6zdmz_R4OZNB0eC-JZ83xLlQBtH9dFw3uqUs1bLc3LNw2HYAPM/https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.io%2Fg%2Fparts%2Feditsub%2F3972830>
>>>>>> | Contact Group Owner <parts+owner at groups.io> | Unsubscribe
>>>>>> <https://secure-web.cisco.com/1KXQ7G259dMIsX34gQFoqR3hNUenBDSoztdPGWvjQpLHi-7V4Sx8_m273SQ597ijMBNo1Sg7lzohIs9gHASUMkI7FFxIYqLvSzQom1mK7iMZhN7NdocCJt2A_yMOOsZwY9a-Z5QyfHZYhyxP_34lUSUNzPkpxbAD7c5fimqqiJZO2Mnn1Br8L7_Wx_6-1NyjcGmX-7h_E0C_-CbJWwEijs8ozqbe7iDltnBzPs5we35Bw81Bx0T5yB39oSSc4eQRzKwb5uH8gVkJzJJx2br8IsNtob_3fk5RXWpGZTtv6kiU/https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.io%2Fg%2Fparts%2Fleave%2F7219848%2F3972830%2F1491604006%2Fxyzzy>
>>>>>> [patcaron at mail.com]
>>>>>> _._,_._,_
>>>>>>
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> DPRGlist mailing listDPRGlist at lists.dprg.orghttp://lists.dprg.org/listinfo.cgi/dprglist-dprg.org
>>>>>>
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> DPRGlist mailing list
>>>>>> DPRGlist at lists.dprg.org
>>>>>> http://lists.dprg.org/listinfo.cgi/dprglist-dprg.org
>>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> DPRGlist mailing list
>>>>> DPRGlist at lists.dprg.org
>>>>> http://lists.dprg.org/listinfo.cgi/dprglist-dprg.org
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Ezra Christensen
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> DPRGlist mailing list
>>>> DPRGlist at lists.dprg.org
>>>> http://lists.dprg.org/listinfo.cgi/dprglist-dprg.org
>>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> DPRGlist mailing listDPRGlist at lists.dprg.orghttp://lists.dprg.org/listinfo.cgi/dprglist-dprg.org
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> DPRGlist mailing list
>>> DPRGlist at lists.dprg.org
>>> http://lists.dprg.org/listinfo.cgi/dprglist-dprg.org
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> DPRGlist mailing list
>> DPRGlist at lists.dprg.org
>> http://lists.dprg.org/listinfo.cgi/dprglist-dprg.org
>>
>
>
> --
> Ezra Christensen
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.dprg.org/pipermail/dprglist-dprg.org/attachments/20211215/412a1a0e/attachment.html>