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During the first week of 2012, the first 10 boards were put up for auction on [[eBay]].<ref>[http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/482 We’re auctioning ten beta Raspberry Pi's; raspberrypi.org]</ref><ref name="theregister yours for just">{{cite news | url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/03/raspberry_pi_auction/ | title=That Brit-built £22 computer: Yours for just £1,900 or more | work=[[The Register]] | date=January 03, 2012 | accessdate=January 10, 2012 | author=Williams, Chris}}</ref> One was bought anonymously and donated to the museum at [[The Centre for Computing History]] in Suffolk, England.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/raspberry-pi-goes-into-production-53652 | title=Raspberry Pi Goes Into Production | work=TechWeekEurope UK | date=January 11, 2012 | accessdate=January 11, 2012 | author=Cheerin, Iris}}</ref>The ten boards (with a total retail price of £220) together raised over £16,000,<ref>[http://www.ebay.co.uk/csc/raspberry_pi/m.html?LH_Complete=1&_ipg=50&_since=15&_sop=13&_rdc=1 eBay list of items sold by Raspberry Pi ''(retrieved 13 January 2012)'']</ref> with the last to be auctioned, serial number #01, raising £3,500.<ref>[http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Raspberry-Pi-Model-B-beta-board-01-limited-series-10-/180786868894?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2a17bcb29e eBay item ''(retrieved 13 January 2012)'']</ref>

The first batch of 10,000 boards are being manufactured in Taiwan and China,<ref name="tax-news.com balks">{{cite news | url=http://www.tax-news.com/news/Raspberry_Pi_Balks_At_UK_Tax_Regime____53494.html | title=Raspberry Pi Balks At UK Tax Regime | work=Tax-News.com | date=January 17, 2012 | accessdate=January 20, 2012 | author=Lee, Robert}}</ref> and China,<ref name="tax-news.com balks" /><ref name="civilsociety manufacture abroad">{{cite news | url=http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/news/content/11318/uk_computing_charity_manufacturing_product_abroad | title=UK computing charity opts to manufacture product abroad | accessdate=January 20, 2012 | author=Weakley, Kirsty | Publisher=Civil Society Media}}</ref> rather than in the UK. This is in part because [[import duty]] is payable on individual components but not on finished products. Chinese manufacturers also quoted a [[lead time]] of {{nowrap|4 weeks}}, compared to {{nowrap|12 weeks}} in the UK. Savings can be reinvested in the Foundation's research and development activities.<ref name="civilsociety manufacture abroad" />

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