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Magic Octahedron (P.G. Continental)
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The P.G. Continental version.

The earliest trace of this puzzle is the patent granted to Aleksandr Ordynets. It is unlikely that this patent was the basis for this variant but nothing else is known about its origin.
Original price: 9.90 Deutsche Mark (taken from a german games catalogue from 1984; under the name "Doppelpyramide")

Price Tracking Data

DISCLAIMER: The following table contains user-generated content. This information is collected to serve as a rough guideline and is certainly not complete and may not even be accurate. This information is filtered and carefully moderated, but incorrect information will inevitably find its way into the system. Always use your own judgement when buying or selling an item.

Sale Date Price (USD) Sale Type Condition Package Condition Notes Contributors Edit
May 25 2002 $142.50 eBay Auction Poor Missing None Sandy
Jun 5 2002 $178.50 eBay Auction Mint Missing None Sandy
Jun 30 2002 $179.00 eBay Auction Good Missing None Sandy
Sep 10 2002 $115.00 eBay Auction Good Missing Included: Revenge, Pyraminx. Sandy
Sep 29 2002 $26.66 eBay Auction Poor Missing Missing 6 pieces. Sandy
Jan 10 2003 $198.00 eBay Auction Mint Sealed None Sandy
Feb 23 2003 $227.50 eBay Auction Good Missing None Sandy
Apr 16 2003 $162.50 eBay Auction Good Missing None Sandy
May 11 2003 $305.00 eBay Auction Good Missing Included: Million Space Shuttle, Octagonal Prism. Sandy
Jun 17 2003 $134.07 eBay Auction Average Missing Hidden. Included 20 other puzzles. Sandy
Jun 17 2003 $260.28 eBay Auction Average Missing eBay.co.uk. Sandy
Aug 4 2003 $177.52 eBay Auction Average Missing eBay.de. Included Stern, Varikon, 3x3x3. Sandy
Oct 30 2003 $157.59 eBay Auction Good Missing Included: 10 other common items. Sandy
Feb 1 2004 $102.63 eBay Auction Good Missing None Sandy
Sep 23 2004 $185.24 eBay Auction Good Missing UK auction Aleksey
Nov 14 2004 $153.50 eBay Auction Mint Missing None Michael
Apr 3 2005 $240.63 eBay Auction Good Missing ebay.uk Aleksey
Apr 17 2005 $217.70 eBay Auction Excellent Missing None Michael
May 30 2005 $117.00 eBay Auction Excellent Missing UK Ebay Unknown
Sep 27 2005 $65.00 eBay Auction Excellent Missing None Unknown
Dec 8 2006 $134.50 eBay Auction Mint Missing None Aleksey
Jan 16 2007 $220.30 eBay Auction Mint Missing None Aleksey
Jan 24 2007 $202.50 eBay Auction Mint Missing None Aleksey
Jan 30 2007 $114.00 eBay Auction Mint Missing None Aleksey
Feb 4 2007 $137.61 eBay Auction Mint Missing None Aleksey
May 22 2007 $134.50 eBay Auction Good Unknown None Sam
Apr 1 2009 $113.23 eBay Auction Good Missing None ejisfun
Feb 15 2013 $61.00 eBay Auction Excellent Missing Purchased with a box of 20+ twisty puzzles Cubrick

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Contributors

Thank you to the following people for their assistance in helping collect the information on this page: Geert Hellings.

Collections

This puzzle can be found in collections of these members:

solucions: MI COLECCION
Ed Cambridge: My Collection
Erick Anderson: My Collection
isacisco: My Collection
m0monga183: My Collection
sausage: My Collection
Aleksey: My Collection
Ben Hendry: My Collection
PuzzleManiac: My Collection
Juozas Granskas: My Collection
Hidetoshi: My Collection
kastellorizo: My Collection
S.Rubiks: My Collection
reeeech: My Collection
skeneegee: My Collection
rubik_fr: My Collection
JasonSmith: My Collection
Scott Bedard: My Collection
DLitwin: My Collection
ptrsdboy: My Collection
MonkeyZ: My Collection
JasonSmith: My Collection
Scarlett: My Collection
leopulga: My Collection
Olivér Nagy: Oliver's collection
Lesovik314: My Collection
Frank Tiex: Frank's Collection
Darthvader1974: Mi colecci
kastellorizo: My Collection
mArtorell: My Collection


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