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Gold-plated RF-30 discovered in Ontario!?!?

trlvn

trlvn

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Must be gold in there somewhere as the current high bid is $2,050 with about a day left! 3 bidders have gone $1,800 or more.

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https://hibid.com/lot/90074157/craftex-b1977-drill-press-with-table

Comes with a keyless chuck and decent-looking vise (5 inch?). NO DRO, no powerfeed, no other accessories or tooling. Even the table that it is mounted to seems a bit light-weight.

Manufactured in 2008 according to the tag so not that old. But old enough that the way cover is destroyed.

Apparently the value of my RF-30 (same model, same year) is worth a LOT more than I thought. Do you think that my wife will believe me that investing in metal-working machines will earn a better return than a hot stock market? ;)

Craig
 
I can even see the sheen of gold on the column, quill and lowering mechanism, and even a bit on the table. I like it a lot better the the shiny silver they usually come with. ;o)

I've seen people at auction pay more than new for things you can still buy new. Go figure.
 
John Conroy said:
It seems like some people bid on things with no idea what a new one is worth.
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You've got that right John, something is haywire with their thought process. Here we go again supply and demand or dumb and dumber.

Why does motley fool come to mind!
 
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Yesterday, it was two guys (assume they are guys) slugging it out. But it was a new bidder that swooped in and dropped the $2,900 bid* last night. 3-way d*ck-swinging contest?

Craig
*At least $2,900. His max bid could still be higher!!
 
trlvn said:
Yesterday, it was two guys (assume they are guys) slugging it out. But it was a new bidder that swooped in and dropped the $2,900 bid* last night. 3-way d*ck-swinging contest?

Craig
*At least $2,900. His max bid could still be higher!!
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Got ya sucker, my pockets are deeper than yours!
 
Once he gets it home and cleans off the pixie rust dust it will turn into a full blown Bridgeport......
 
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