On Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:29:08 -0800, Mark Thorson >
wrote:

>Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>> On Sat, 07 Apr 2012 19:57:33 -0800, Mark Thorson >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Mark Thorson wrote:
>> >>
>> >> http://www.ebay.com/itm/270947558966
>> >
>> >Sold at $910! Two losing bidders at
>> >$900 and $879.99. Quite a lot to pay
>> >for a sandwich maker.
>>
>> I wouldn't have gone higher than $1 for that Rube Goldberg... I bet it
>> can't compare to the original stove top model, and they are still
>> available for not much money.
>
>I'm still puzzling over who would pay so much.
>Maybe if somebody like Nathan Myhrvold is a
>collector, it would have been worth it to fill
>a spot in his museum. Or maybe somebody like
>Ron Popiel would want to study it for ideas.
>If I were a Chinese appliance manufacturer,
>I might consider copying it for reintroduction
>to the American market.

$30:
http://toastite.biz/