Thread: eBay (and other auctions) Metalwork Stuff

Originally Posted by Auskart

Another dreamer, same lathe and description was advertised around 2 months ago at the same price.

Reading the discription, it all ready sounds like he has moved home and has abondoned it. That machine is from the 70's. They wern't that price when they were new.

Regards Phil.

Originally Posted by Machtool

That machine is from the 70's. They weren't that price when they were new.

According to the name plate it was bought by the Army back in October '77. Did you notice that for the manual he has taken a picture of a manual for a Hercus 9"? Further more, the VFD enclosure looks to be made of MDF

Michael

Originally Posted by Ueee

Now here is a lathe as small as that big Leblond was big....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ManSon-Small...3D400658312335

I'm half tempted to buy it as a key ring..

Originally Posted by Auskart

Another dreamer, same lathe and description was advertised around 2 months ago at the same price.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Sheraton-...item27e26683c7

Just about everything on his sell list was listed a few months ago at the same prices as well.. Mmmmmm

Originally Posted by Machtool

Reading the discription, it all ready sounds like he has moved home and has abondoned it. That machine is from the 70's. They wern't that price when they were new.

Regards Phil.

clearing out a lot of our years of precious collections.

Very precious rust as well.

Did you notice that for the manual he has taken a picture of a manual for a Hercus 9"?

Note. Pictures are not of the actual items and are for illustration purposes only.

If I don't get the money I will be bringing with me to new home.

SWMBO wants it gone so he said "I will try to sell it, but this sort of machine is very hard to sell these days."

Dean

Extremely good value....

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FILE-LONG...item233918e10b

$48.50 including Postage

Originally Posted by Auskart

Extremely good value....

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FILE-LONG...item233918e10b

$48.50 including Postage

good one auskart.
Although using one is something i cant get used to

Waldown 8sn, no base though. Table is in pretty good nick compared to some though.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....E:B:SS:AU:3160

Might be GOOD BUY BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE RUST

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/JACK-MILL...item258d179389

Originally Posted by morrisman

Might be GOOD BUY BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE RUST

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/JACK-MILL...item258d179389

"Selling as is" in the description ,always has alarm bells ringing.

Originally Posted by morrisman

Might be GOOD BUY BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE RUST

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/JACK-MILL...item258d179389

There does seem to be rust all right, but there is also a lot of cast iron underneath it, so while I agree with Shane that you need to be wary when the conditions state "As is", I still think that as long as you look closely at the basics, cleaning the rust away needn't be too daunting, and it won't have done any real harm to anything either.
Rob

Originally Posted by Auskart

"Selling as is" in the description ,always has alarm bells ringing.

Anything used (and most new stuff) sold on fleabay is 'as is' so I can't see what the issue is....

PDW

............. If only I had a $150 million...


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Originally Posted by PDW

Anything used (and most new stuff) sold on fleabay is 'as is' so I can't see what the issue is....

PDW

From previous experience with metal working machines or equipment when the "selling as is" is used in the description there is generally something else wrong with it that hasn't been described in the description and you don't find out about it until you get it home or receive it in the post.

I have an old Servian drill press listed over at the market place. PU only Brisbane.

Graham.