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mogogear


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PostPosted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:38 pm    Post subject: A serious project Reply with quote
Ok- not mine - but ohhhhh this machine needs some luvin'- appropriate on Valentines Day!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI....sPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=020


Is this buyer a member here???
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 6:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
More like resuscitating.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 6:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Seems a bit pricey.  I've seen nice clean boxed examples go for £50ish
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 8:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
If the firebox is missing I'm from France
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yikes...it's not like that is a rare beast (at least from what is visible)...wonder why it got ANY bids  
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It would have been quite funny to get a couple of people to shill bid it up into the millions of pounds mark.  
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Rob


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PostPosted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 10:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
i bid £15 as my max, but thats all its worth in my opinion.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
MTA wrote:
If the firebox is missing I'm from France


I think they mean the burner but that is in bad shape.
I agree with Rob a bid of 15 or so pounds would be fine for it but not much more.
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Wallace


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PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
For some reason it quite often happens with wrecks. They pull big money.

No idea why though  
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Nick


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PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
The one foot on the baseplate is rusted away.

About the bidding up of "junk", I have seen new in box engines go cheaper than two parts for the whole engine.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I will be interested to see if it can be brought back to life.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
They can always be fixed, but sometimes it doesn't seem worth it.
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