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Thread: Good Deal or Bad Deal?
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11th March 2010, 12:32 PM #1Novice
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Good Deal or Bad Deal?
So, I'm curious if I got a good deal or a bad deal.
First thing I bought off craigslist.
Pen Press
Pen Blank Drill Vise
Adjustable PSI Mandrel
CA Glue
Friction Polish
7mm & 10mm bits / pen mills
Pen Blank Insertion Tool
I got all of this for $80us
Second thing I bought was 30 Pen Blanks off craigslist
4x African Mahogany
4x Indian Rosewood
4x European Oak
2x Zebra
1x Sandlewood
2x Thai Rosewood
2x African Ebony
2x Wenge
11x African Rosewood
All 30 blanks for $1.00 each $30us total
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11th March 2010, 12:39 PM #2Senior Member
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I would be happy with those prices. The pen blank drill vice sells in Aus for up to about $110 at some places. The pen press goes for a bit more as well, depending where you buy. Nice range of blanks too, and at $1 each, I would be happy with that too.
Paul
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11th March 2010, 12:58 PM #3
Nothing wrong with that selection or the prices But your heart has to be in what you do,else the best equipment in the world will not help much, Conversely you can turn out beautiful stuff on crappy machines, as its the user not the tools, all problems are solvable ,technique will get you through most things ,and that comes from practice Enjoy the journey it is worthwhile ! Cheers ~ John
G'day all !Enjoy your stay !!!
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11th March 2010, 01:00 PM #4
You got riped off but because I'm such a nice bloke I will buy them off you for what you paid
Sounds like a good buy to meCheers Rum Pig
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11th March 2010, 09:05 PM #5
Don
You did well I sure would like to swap your Craigs list with ours.
Use them wisely and well, have success Peter.
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11th March 2010, 10:15 PM #6
i think they saw you coming,,, who was the rip off merchant,,, have they anything else get rid of????
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12th March 2010, 07:23 AM #7Skwair2rownd
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I'd like some of those deals!!!!
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12th March 2010, 01:51 PM #8
Both the pen press and the drilling vise each sell retail at Woodcraft for $49.99.
So, if they are in good condition, then you got a fair deal, considering the rest of the stuff would retail for around $70.00 to $80.00 retail by themselves…so you got around $180.00 worth of stuff for $80.00 plus shipping."That's why I love my computer,,,,,,,, my friends live in it."
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12th March 2010, 08:36 PM #9
I think it was a good deal, you can't complain at those prices for what you got.
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Cheers John
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