From cube-lovers-errors@mc.lcs.mit.edu Tue Jan 5 19:10:03 1999 Return-Path: Received: from sun28.aic.nrl.navy.mil (sun28.aic.nrl.navy.mil [132.250.84.38]) by mc.lcs.mit.edu (8.9.1a/8.9.1-mod) with SMTP id TAA18445 for ; Tue, 5 Jan 1999 19:10:02 -0500 (EST) Precedence: bulk Errors-To: cube-lovers-errors@mc.lcs.mit.edu Message-Id: <19990102200254.8149.rocketmail@send104.yahoomail.com> Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1999 12:02:54 -0800 (PST) From: Han Wen Subject: Original Rubik's Cube Query To: Cube Lovers Hi, This may be inappropriate for this list, but I thought a few cube lovers may be interested in this. I was talking to my college buddy the other day, and he was telling me about a curious habit of his mom's of buying x-mas gifts and not giving them away. Instead, the gifts were stowed away in one of their closets like museum pieces. One of these "pieces" is a Rubik's cube. Hmm... Now I became interested. I asked him about it.. he thought it wasn't worth much, the packaging was pristine, looked new. I asked him to look carefully at the packaging. The manufacturer was Ideal, and it has a "1980" and a "Made in Hungary" stamped on it. (i.e. an Original Rubik's Cube, untouched in it's original packaging for almost two decades). I told him it was probably worth more than he thinks. Just curious. Does anyone know how much this little gem is worth? == _________________________________________________________ Han Wen Applied Materials 3050 Bowers Ave, MS 1145 Santa Clara, CA 95054 e-mail: Han_Wen@amat.com / hansker@yahoo.com [Moderator's note: For the past few years there have been rumors flying around the net, and perhaps the news services, about thousands of dollars being paid for vintage unopened cubes, either the Ideal "Rubik's cubes", or the earlier "Hungarian Magic Cube". Some of these rumors may even be true. However, I feel I should warn people against careless speculation, since the Internet is prone to fraud of various forms. ]