Guess the Price Contest 2

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Above is an ad that is quite old, the source and date will not be given to add to the challenge. Thanks to M80 for providing the prize this week. This contest will run for one week (Jan 31 – Feb 5, 2009) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, leave a comment with your best guess of the item price.

If you know the source or date of the ad please do not provide it in the comments.

The winner will the guess that is the closest to the actual price, if there is more than one correct guess a random selection will be used to decide on which of the correct guesses will win.

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Added February 10, 2009

The price to guess was  $241.50 and $263, shown below.

The winner is Frank (comment 22)

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Below is a picture of the prize, thanks to M80 for donating it.

 

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48 Comments


  2. I’d say $263 with motor.
    and $241.50 without.


  3. Okay here’s my guess $241.50 less motor 263.00 with motor.


  4. man someone beat me to it,
    when I started the previous post only one other person had submitted.
    I wonder if they know you can find all the old issues of this magazine on line.


  5. $241.50 (less motor), $263 (with motor)


  6. I’d give $263 with motor and $241.50 without :>


  7. I’d say $24,8 with motor.
    and $19.8 without.

    based on previous, price at that time was completly different. “Good old times”:-)


  8. I suggest the price is $2,69 without and $2,99 with motor!
    Kinda cheap…


  9. I would have to say $241.50 less motor and $263 with motor.


  10. $241.50 less motor
    $263.00 with motor


  12. $241.50 without and $263 with motor


  13. $241.50 less motor
    $263.00 with motor


  14. I’d guess 60 with motor, 45.50 without


  15. No, more rather like 6,99 and 4,95$, don’t count my first one.


  16. I think $15.00 without motor


  17. I think these recent contests are too easy, Google makes it too easy and the people who actually guess will always lose to people who know how to use a search engine and google’s online book collection.


  18. the ad says “$241.50 less motor or $263.00 with motor”


  19. Hi Kt,

    I am going to have to find something that Google has never seen…


  20. I guess

    $263.0 With Motor
    $241.50 Without Motor


  21. $1099.99


  22. $241.50 without and $263 with motor


  23. Maybe picking out an old catalog from the library or a collector?


  24. Actualy for first contest I used Google too. But more fun is guess without help. And who is addicted to google for everything, it is not my problem.

    Maybe things from old Europe, will be more hard to find, on Google.


  26. i change my answer, lol, i just read all of the comments above. $241.50 without a motor, $263 with the motor.


  27. Heck, you don’t even need google- just wait a few days and see what most people say for their answer.
    (BTW, $263 w/motor, $241.50 without)


  28. Hi VintagePC,

    Very true, I wasn’t expecting this outcome… I was going for the price is right feel where the guesses are all over the place with only a few that are close. I think with an ad from a source that Google has not seen it will work better.


  29. ctrl-c/v: $263 w/motor, $241.50 without 😉


  30. $263 with motor & $241.50 without


  31. How about the reverse? Just a thought.
    Members can submit a number of pics for you. You can post, oh say a dozen at a time, and show them to folks. (maybe only give us one day to submit them to you. Then you can keep the extras as a database of “tough to google” items.
    The rest of us try and find thier prices over the course of a week. The toughest item to price is the winner! Wether that’s the last one or the one not priced. Of course, they’ll have to give you the price on the ad.
    Keeps it fun for those of us who like a challenge. A challenge for those who are good at googling, and a challenge to those who like to stump people.
    Again, just trying to help out.
    😀


  32. My guess is $99.95


  33. Hi Frank,

    That is a good idea to keep in the back pocket. I think that next I will try something like a showcase showdown (lots of items, and the combined price is needed).


  34. Cool idea!
    Do I win a complimentary multi-meter for my amazing idea?
    😉


  35. $241.50 less motor or $263.00 with motor


  36. $241.50 (less motor), $263 (with motor)


  37. Heck… if I had a multimeter for every idea I had… well, I’d have a lot of multimeters 😀
    I figured the ‘Price is right’ idea was what this was going for, but all in all, it’s not too different from the guess-the-gadget contests.


  38. Oh, and Thijs, since you copied/pasted my answer, if you win, you owe me one 4 GB flash drive 😀


  39. $241.50 without motor
    $263.00 with motor


  40. $241.50 Less Motor
    $263.00 With Motor


  41. 562.00 w/o motor and 645.000 with motor. – sold!


  42. $263 with motor
    $241.50 without


  43. $241.50 w/o motor and 263.00 with motor, though I would just jack a rebuild B&G 5hp and save myself 20 bucks.


  44. $241.50 less motor
    $263.00 with motor


  45. $100.00 with motor
    $85.00 without motor


  46. My guess is:
    $241.50 Without a motor
    $263.00 With the motor


  47. Like $110.00 with motor
    and $86.00 without motor.


  48. Winner has been announced.

    Next time we do one of these guess the price contests it will need to be much harder. Google seems to be a bit too good. 🙂

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