original price Selectric 3
August 22, 2012 8:08 AM   Subscribe

I just bought an IBM Correcting Selectric 3 typewriter. I am obsessed. I just can't find the original 1980 selling price. Does anyone know?
posted by JohnR to Technology (5 answers total) 1 user marked this as a favorite
 
Best answer: This ad from 1981 indicates that the purchase price of an IBM Selectric amortized over a 7-year service life works out to $0.41/day, or about $1,050.
posted by drlith at 8:33 AM on August 22, 2012 [1 favorite]


Response by poster: Wow, Thank you.
posted by JohnR at 8:37 AM on August 22, 2012


you do know you can get replacement/other font balls, right? IIRC, there's like 30 different ones...
posted by sexyrobot at 8:42 AM on August 22, 2012


Response by poster: Right, I bought this one from a lawyer, so of course it came with courier.
posted by JohnR at 8:49 AM on August 22, 2012 [1 favorite]


According to this inflation calculator, $1050 in 1980 dollars is $3500 today. Think how much business machine you could buy today for $3500.
posted by ManInSuit at 9:52 AM on August 22, 2012


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