Re: New Topic--Calculator resale


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Re: New Topic--Calculator resale



I'm finding (so far that is :) that reselling calculators has been
unnecessary...I'm the oldest of four kids, and my next-oldest brother is
just 11 months behind me (and also in honors math).  After Algebra 3-4 I
discovered that my good old 83 wasn't enough anymore, and my brother needed
a calc for his Algebra 3-4 class, so I got an 86 (well, technically, my
parents got it for me :).  Next year he'll be getting an 86 too and that 83
will wait until our sister gets smart enough to use it.  I doubt I'll
upgrade from my 86 anytime soon, though...maybe in college...


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----- Original Message -----
From: Ray Kremer <raykremer@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 10:27 PM
Subject: Re: New Topic--Calculator resale


> As the others said, most trade in used calculators is handled one-on-one
> (much of it moves through the classified ads at ticalc.org) or through
pawn
> shops.  However, there certainly are some ways you could facilitate things
> in the atmosphere of a community college.  Ask the bookstore about buying
> and selling used calculators just like they do books.  They might go for
it.
>  If not, get a bulletin board somewhere, write across the top of it "used
> calculator sales", and encouage outgoing math students to post an ad on
the
> board if they know they won't need their calculator again.
>
> >Here's the gist of my query.  The community college I tutor at requires
> students to purchase a TI-83 (or higher--but the vast majority purchase
the
> TI-83) for any class from college algebra on up.  Most of these
calculators
> wind up collecting dust in a drawer after the students finish their
> course(s).  Semester after semester a new crop of TI-83's is purchased,
and
> the old crop retired to the dusty drawer.  The bookstore sells used books
> but not used TI-83's.  I think it should sell used TI-83's.  Any
experience
> out there with used calculator resale?
>
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