Ebay Rip off of the Week
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2016 5:10 pm
This time it's a Martin T-17 saw:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Martin-T-17F-Sl ... 1973794009
Notice in the picture that the machine is sitting in some sort of shop and has a red tag on it, clearly an auction tag. The machine is definitely in worn condition, and, as presents in the picture, a little high priced for a 45 year old saw in that condition. I went down to Connecticut and looked at it in person last week. The seller is a guy who is an accountant by by day with an interest in old 'arn. He has 4 warehouses crammed with old machines, giant spools of wire, transit coin boxes, etc.. Crammed so much you have to climb over machines to make any headway into the space, and the lighting doesn't work so it is dark.
Anyhow, he dragged out the Martin, and the table top was all rusted and the rip fence was frozen in position. The saw was basically a complete rebuild project, maybe worth $1500 at best. Apparently he has an interested buyer in California to whom he's offered the saw, + shipping, to for... $6000
I would be interested to see the look on the buyer's face when he unpacks that item from the crate, assuming the deal goes ahead....
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Martin-T-17F-Sl ... 1973794009
Notice in the picture that the machine is sitting in some sort of shop and has a red tag on it, clearly an auction tag. The machine is definitely in worn condition, and, as presents in the picture, a little high priced for a 45 year old saw in that condition. I went down to Connecticut and looked at it in person last week. The seller is a guy who is an accountant by by day with an interest in old 'arn. He has 4 warehouses crammed with old machines, giant spools of wire, transit coin boxes, etc.. Crammed so much you have to climb over machines to make any headway into the space, and the lighting doesn't work so it is dark.
Anyhow, he dragged out the Martin, and the table top was all rusted and the rip fence was frozen in position. The saw was basically a complete rebuild project, maybe worth $1500 at best. Apparently he has an interested buyer in California to whom he's offered the saw, + shipping, to for... $6000
I would be interested to see the look on the buyer's face when he unpacks that item from the crate, assuming the deal goes ahead....