Back in 2018, when I first started to get the metal bug, I attended an auction offering this Myford Super7:
The machine was clean, well-lubricated and appeared to have never been abused or crashed.
I believe the selling price was around $2,500 + HST. I talked to the buyer a little afterwards and he was quite happy with the price. It was after that that I did some research and learned the the Super 7 models were more desirable.
Note that this lot also included these accessories (and more, not pictured):
The fixed and travelling steady rests are in the shadows to the left. I think those may be the metric transposing gears to the right.
As
@Mcgyver says, the fact that it is compact and 'stairable', is a big plus.
Compared to a new Asian import, there are pluses and minuses. Lots of import buyers talk about having to clean out casting sand, deburr rough edges, etc. (I think of them as a kit where the buyer does the final finishing.) The variable speed controls are notorious for burning out.
Myford's designs have stood the test of time. But a 50, 60 or 70 year old machine may have a lot of wear. Or not--some machines only got used a few hours per year.
Maybe the guys that bid up the ML7 in this thread had gone to an auction preview and decided the machine was in outstanding condition and the cabinet was chock full of valuable accessories. Maybe they'll sell off a bunch of duplicate accessories and have the machine for free!! In that case, the auctioneer screwed up by not including enough photos. But I doubt it.
I think the two guys bidding got in a d*ck-swinging contest. I'm guessing the "winner" may be trying to convince himself that he didn't overpay "that much". And failing.
Craig
(So if an ML7 now goes for $4k out the door, how much would someone pay for the Super7 above? Maybe I should yank my money out of the stock market and speculate on soaring machine tool prices!)