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Still High demand for used Tivos

PostPosted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 6:45 pm
by Alek
I wanted a spare Tivo for when we get to the testing stage. And bid £1.05 on "an auction site"

I was outbid in the last few seconds of the auction, Someone spent £1.25 and it didn't even have a remote.

Alek

PostPosted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 6:56 pm
by irrelevant
oops!

I keep looking for one nearby so I can save on the postage ...:D Think I'm going to need a working one for testing things...

PostPosted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:09 pm
by bigflyer
You probably outbid me.

I bid 99p on a TiVo on eBay to save it from being scrapped, and I got outbid... (I don't mind, I didnt' really want it as I already have a spare)

PostPosted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:29 pm
by Furbag
Tempted to save this one and use it as a test unit as I can pick it up quite easily

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Thomson-Tivo-PVR1 ... 0502760611

Unless anyone else is wants a poke at it, just dont want end up bidding against the rest of us here :wink:

PostPosted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:38 pm
by Alek
Well I ain't going to bid against you.

I would have liked one to help out when testing time comes but anything + £15 delivery is ample to pay.

Alek

PostPosted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 7:43 pm
by Furbag
I'm only going to £15 cos I can pick it up :wink:

Re: Still High demand for used Tivos

PostPosted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 3:41 pm
by sbutton
I was thinking of getting this one as I live in Suffolk...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 970wt_1135

Would be able to use as a Dev box, so it wouldn't matter about the sound problems.

Also, the larger hard drive would be a benefit as my current unit only has a standard one (I'll swap them, and put the smaller into the Dev)

Any thoughts? Seems a bit crappy as the auction is clearly trying to get rid of it, and putting "lifetime subscription" in the title but then "while still available" right at the bottom. Also, kinda glosses over the sound problems. It's not how I'd go about selling on eBay, but in this case it doesn't matter.

Re: Still High demand for used Tivos

PostPosted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 7:44 pm
by healeydave
The sound problem is not one of the usual problems where-by the sound processor fails to initialise properly, so i would value it as an unusable box for general use but ok for testing!
If it ends up going for pounds and you can collect to avoid the £15 shipping fee, it's gonna be worth it for the spare remotes I guess :-)

Re: Still High demand for used Tivos

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:56 am
by Brother52
Is anybody else bidding on http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290536674491 ? I don't want to start a bidding war!

Re: Still High demand for used Tivos

PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:57 pm
by spitfires
Good idea - we don't want to be bidding against each other! :(

Re: Still High demand for used Tivos

PostPosted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:14 am
by irrelevant
I've put a minimal bid in on 160551372633; newly listed but ends shortly...

Re: Still High demand for used Tivos

PostPosted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 12:42 pm
by irrelevant
irrelevant wrote:I've put a minimal bid in on 160551372633; newly listed but ends shortly...


Outbid. Sold for £16, with free P&P. Given most are charging £15 for that, that puts the value of the TiVo at £1 ... Still rather more than I was prepared to risk on a zero-feedback new seller, especially when it's probably less than they would have been expecting.

Re: Still High demand for used Tivos

PostPosted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:39 pm
by spitfires
I didn't even see that one - must have been a 1 day listing!?

Re: Still High demand for used Tivos

PostPosted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 9:44 am
by Countryman
Just a Buyer Beware to anyone thinking of getting one to use as a normal TiVo until June 1.

There are a few dubious ones out there that are showing Account status - 3 in the eBay listing. Then when you buy one and turn it on...hey presto...the status is actually Account closed - 8. DAMHIKT.

I've not bothered to try yet but I'm guessing that if you try and get the EPG then you will get nowhere....guided setup will fail etc.

Re: Still High demand for used Tivos

PostPosted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 4:54 pm
by irrelevant
Oddest search result for "TiVo" on EBay UK tonight: 110654780728.