On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 18:25:34 +0000, marcb wrote:

http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3858472

And?

We have to use ebay at times given some of our equipment is 20 years since
end-of-line. Nasa have bought stuff off ebay before, sometimes it's the
only way to get them. Not a problem either, as long as you test the stuff
you buy (as you should when you buy new too)