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What is market value for the RS1994?

Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 1:50 pm
by slocko
Hi,

Any idea what is the market value of these remotes? I pretty much replaced them with 2116/2117.

I think I have 3 of them I can get rid of. I checked ebay, but didn't see any of them for sale.

Seeing that a new 2116 is $30, I can part with the 1994 for $15 plus shipping? Is that reasonable?

Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 2:48 pm
by The Robman
You could probably ask $50 for the 15-1994.

Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 2:51 pm
by slocko
wow. do people really like those 1s,2s,3s,4s keys that much!!!!

Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2003 8:24 am
by ghrays
slocko wrote:wow. do people really like those 1s,2s,3s,4s keys that much!!!!
Yes. I recently paid over $40 for a 1994 on eBay after repeatedly being outbid at $30.

Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2004 9:41 pm
by streetskater
I have since moved on to other remotes but those 1994's are workhorses (and for me the basic JP1 tool). I frequently still use the learning function of 1994 to help me set up any new devices I aquire.

Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 8:13 am
by Capn Trips
You guys may be paying $30-$50 for 1994's (and I, for one would too, if I needed a fourth one!), but the market appears to be saying otherwise. The last three eBay completed auctions for 1994's range from $16.26 to $18.50 selling price, which plus shipping is about $25.00 - a bargain in ANYONE's book!

Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 12:00 pm
by The Robman
The trick when buying on ebay is to look for poorly listed items, that's how you find bargains. As a seller, the trick is to list your item so that it will get picked up by as many searches as possible. Both of the previous listings of 15-1994s didn't include the words "universal remote" in the subject line, which almost by itself guarantees that the price won't go too high.

Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 3:29 pm
by streetskater
Capn Trips wrote:1994's range from $16.26 to $18.50 selling price, which plus shipping is about $25.00 - a bargain in ANYONE's book!
The last time I bought a 1994 was from the Shack and I believe the asking price was $4.95. And yes, I grabbed up their entire remaining inventory :wink:

The irony that keeps shinning in my face is that I bought my first "universal" remote in an effort to divest myself of multiple remotes: The result is that I now have enough remotes to create my own Remote Museum. I know the Robman know of what I speak....

Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 4:18 pm
by The Robman
streetskater wrote:The irony that keeps shinning in my face is that I bought my first "universal" remote in an effort to divest myself of multiple remotes: The result is that I now have enough remotes to create my own Remote Museum. I know the Robman know of what I speak....
Say what?
http://www.hifi-remote.com/ofa/pictures-ofa.shtml
(and that isn't even my entire collection! :)

Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 4:15 pm
by streetskater
God God Rob,
I am impressed! My entire collection would scarcely be an out-of-the-way wing in your museum.

I will say however, that I've handled most of the remotes you show and for my money the general layout/ergonomics and general hands on feel of the 1994/1995/2117 style remote has yet to be topped. The fact that my significant other says that remote feels like a giant phallus with buttons--notwithstanding :roll:

Dude

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 11:41 am
by afaa
Rob,
I don't see the 15-2104 anywhere in there, what's wrong with you? :lol:

Re: Dude

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 1:03 pm
by The Robman
afaa wrote:Rob,
I don't see the 15-2104 anywhere in there, what's wrong with you? :lol:
It's in the collection, I must have missed the picture. Horrible remote that it is! :)