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Metal Lathe, $4900, Peachland, BC

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I didn't think the pervasiveness of the Crack Pipe Dream, was so established out that way.

If that lathe, as pictured, was listed for $1K, AND was local, I doubt I would cross my very small town for a look.

And this from a fella that has got up in the morning (at 0-dark stupid) and driven five hours to go to an auction and not bought anything...
 
...and I paid $1400 for both Lana... AND Betty.

And they both came from Peachland too!... WTF??

We all need to take a drive to Peachland, have a cold one at the Duck and Pug and then take buddy out behind the woodshed to teach him a lesson for being so abusive to equipment.

I sent a nice message to the vendor of my machines, thanked him again for the good deal and showed him the rehab process
He was appreciative
 

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Jswain said:
He'd prob get close to that if he would take 20 mins to clean it up.
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Yep. Always surprises me when I see absolutely not even one <bleep> given towards cleaning up the residual grime, when it could make or break the price asked!

I mean, yeah, I have bought some pretty ugly looking gear, but paying $25 (no missed decimal places), for a groady 9 inch South Bend missing it's tailstock and much else, is a little different than when you are being expected to pay full (maybe) ticket for something that looks like it has never seen so much as a wipe of a rag!

I think I had about $15 in supplies (two cans of WD-40 and package of very fine steel wool) and had tracked down an unmachined tailstock casting (another $35 or so all told) when some guy offered me $400 for it, and I was no longer a South Bend owner... LOL!
 
trevj said:
Yep. Always surprises me when I see absolutely not even one <bleep> given towards cleaning up the residual grime, when it could make or break the price asked!

I mean, yeah, I have bought some pretty ugly looking gear, but paying $25 (no missed decimal places), for a groady 9 inch South Bend missing it's tailstock and much else, is a little different than when you are being expected to pay full (maybe) ticket for something that looks like it has never seen so much as a wipe of a rag!

I think I had about $15 in supplies (two cans of WD-40 and package of very fine steel wool) and had tracked down an unmachined tailstock casting (another $35 or so all told) when some guy offered me $400 for it, and I was no longer a South Bend owner... LOL!
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Nice profit margin
 
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