There is only .33 grams of gold per Pentium Pro. If a refiner were to process these chips, they might break even if they didn't have to pay for chemicals and acids, power, time, effort and energy (labor) etc.
When you see gold so blatant, people tend to think there is far more value than there actually is. You have to remember however that the big giant gold plate on the top of a Pentium Pro is barely gold plated, and only for looks. The heat spreader is actually made up of a tungsten alloy. And the other chips although good to process, just don't make the auction worth while to purchase and process, for a refiner at least.
Not to discourage, it does look like a great lot, it's just the price is not great at all.
Scott
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