It¡¯s tough though. It depends on how much you need it. It¡¯s it¡¯s the last thing you need to get a machine going, and you can¡¯t find it anywhere else, it might pay to bid more than you actually think it¡¯s worth just to get the thing done.
I¡¯ve been working on my 10L Heavy for 20 years now. When I bought it, in 1983, it was fine, but I was able to buy several new parts from SB. I kept it in my company to make parts. Then I bought a FOURTEEN for my shop at home. When we sold the company in 2004, I brought the 10L home, hoping to get it in better shape. I¡¯ve been slowly finding parts over these many years. If I find one, I¡¯m willing to pay more than it¡¯s worth just so I can get this back together. But it¡¯s a long slog.
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On Feb 23, 2023, at 4:36 PM, Andrei <calciu1@...> wrote:
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You have to be careful with auctions because they have a habit of making you pay more than you should.?
I figure the price I am willing to pay, early on. I then bid that amount and go away, never to look back. If I win, I win at the price I set. If I lose, I figure someone else is richer or dumber than me, and I look for the next item of interest.?
At least, that is my crazy plan.??
Full sympathy, Mike. If I'm trying to stick a late bid on ebay (uk) I hit the bid button at least 20 secs before the auction end, or just put
on the max I am willing to pay an hour or so before and go and do something else. I'm not saying 20 secs will work for everybody. Depends on your broad band speed etc. You need to develop your own late bid timing interval. (It once worked so finely for me
that I was accused of being a robot!)
Eddie
------ Original Message ------
From: "mike allen" <animal@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, 23 Feb, 23 At 19:07
Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] Reverse tumbler Mod for a 9A
Nope , I was the high bidder & in the last 60 seconds it went up %$20.00 & it wouldn't let me bid . This is only the second time I've tried/used Ebay & the first time had a couple of problems .
Now I'm racking my brain on how to do it with the factory tumbler . Problem I'm having is that the lathe is not in front of me & now their talking maybe a foot & half more snow by end of week which will probably change my plans to move it to my new shop
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wah,wah,wah
animal
On 2/23/2023 6:36 AM, Rick wrote:
So Animal, did you win the auction?
