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06-12-2014, 06:02 PM

#1221

miriam

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Originally Posted by SteveH

or the auction was a cover for some other financial transaction...

nah it went to cheap for that...

06-12-2014, 06:53 PM

#1222

amcatanzaro

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Ah! The places machines hide!
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/paral...nes/1049022890

06-12-2014, 07:42 PM

#1223

Rodney

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Sad thing is the seller is selling the treadle bases for $50 each. Judging by the cases I'd cheerfully pay the $5.00 without even opening them first.
Rodney

06-13-2014, 02:44 AM

#1224

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Originally Posted by mlmack

Those morons must have thought the machine was made out of "Sterling" silver or something.

By sheer coincidence I was given one of these machines this afternoon. It's in better condition than that one too. Can't find anything about it that's in any way collectable: It's just a Japanese Singer clone.

06-13-2014, 04:15 AM

#1225

GroovyEyeDesigns

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Wow! That is ridiculous!! Am I the only one offended that they would try to get away with this? I might contact eBay.

06-13-2014, 04:30 AM

#1226

mlmack

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Originally Posted by GroovyEyeDesigns

Wow! That is ridiculous!! Am I the only one offended that they would try to get away with this? I might contact eBay.

Get away with what? Even if it were a scam, there is no way to prove anything.

06-13-2014, 04:37 AM

#1227

GroovyEyeDesigns

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Get away with ripping someone off. Half a million for something I've seen go for as low as $75? If a poor unfortunate soul actually falls for it, they'd be getting screwed big time.

06-13-2014, 04:37 AM

#1228

manicmike

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Originally Posted by amcatanzaro

Ah! The places machines hide!
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/paral...nes/1049022890

Hmm.. according to Google maps, only 8 hours and 41 minutes away, or 8 hours and 27 minutes from Frudemoo's new place.

06-13-2014, 06:26 AM

#1229

amcatanzaro

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Originally Posted by manicmike

Hmm.. according to Google maps, only 8 hours and 41 minutes away, or 8 hours and 27 minutes from Frudemoo's new place.

Due to my limited knowledge of Australian geography (Sydney, Melbourne, Coober Pedy, Alice Springs, Darwin... that's it) I might have checked how far you were away before I posted.

I was disappointed.

06-13-2014, 06:36 AM

#1230

Mrs. SewNSew

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Rodney

Sad thing is the seller is selling the treadle bases for $50 each. Judging by the cases I'd cheerfully pay the $5.00 without even opening them first.
Rodney

Me too and I would be buying in bulk! Ohhh so far away.. *sigh