Yep, I second the Ebay thing, not only has been quiet on anything fascinating, but the prices are going through the roof especially on non-working shit
Yes, I can second that, too.
Prices (auction-end wise and buy-now-wishes) for those TE items I set up ebay-searches for have clearly risen in the last year. Inflation for used TE..?
But it's not all hopeless, one must search and wait longer for finding used TE for a good price.
The HP 6033A 20V/200W autorange (=switching) system power supply I bought recently came from a professional seller from ireland for 285€ incl. shipping. Not a jammy git award winning price -but ok for a fully functional unit from 1996.
Packing was very good -as I said: professional- so no hassle there.
And for you US-folks: Yes, prices tend to be higher here in Europe -cheap offers for used TE inside the US don't help us over here, we have to take shipping costs and customs into account. :'(