The XO market on eBay—plus Kindle delivery info: Maybe this month for some K-shoppers

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By David Rothman

Buy-it-now prices on eBay for the OLPC XO-1 laptop are now starting at $400, the original price, and going up to $550. The OLPC folks had asked that the green machines not be bought for resale, and I have very mixed feelings about this. But if you want an XO—I love mine as an e-book reader—this could be your chance. Just be very, very wary. Of course, some of the sellers are not speculators.

On the Kindle front, entrepreneur Paul Allen got the following note: “We now have estimated delivery dates for the Kindle order you placed on 12/17/07. We are now estimating that your Kindle will arrive between January 25 and February 1, 2008. We’ll contact you again to let you know when your order is shipped.”

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