John, Something will come up for you that will be better. That is the attitude I keep!
Steve On Mar 4, 2008, at 7:39 PM, john robles wrote: > Arrgh! Oh well, ya win some, ya lose some. > > Steve Andersen <[email protected]> wrote: It was a BV with > 80 cylinders. > On Mar 4, 2008, at 6:55 PM, john robles wrote: > >> Now THAT is sad. What model Amberola?? >> >> Steve Andersen wrote: > John, >> To make you feel better, I traveled 300 miles to get an Amberola last >> month and the seller was a no show at the meeting spot. She knew how >> far I was traveling to get the machine. She sent me an e-mail later >> on >> that night saying she sold it to someone else for more money. I >> really >> don't trust Craigslist because many of the sellers don't have any >> scruples when it comes to agreements. >> >> From [email protected] Wed Mar 5 17:02:06 2008 From: [email protected] (Eric Boyles) Date: Wed Mar 5 17:12:02 2008 Subject: [Phono-L] The one that did not get away......... Message-ID: <[email protected]> I have had a long dry spell on a good find...... my best ever was over 4 years ago and was sold by a antique dealer on Ebay. While cleaning out some old files, I found copies of the Ebay pages themselves. Tbhere are three pages to click on. This was the days when the seller info remained availabe. The seller told me that he had many emails/calls regarding offering a higher price. Fortunatley the seller had integritiy and sold it to me at the won price. I had a friend who lived nearby make the hour drive and pick up the phonograph personally. I still pinch myself.......... but am still looking for the elusive Opera at the same value..........I hope the links work.... It's been a little boring lately so "What great deals have you found lately?" Thanks for looking Eric http://members.cox.net/66pony/Berliner/Berliner1.pdf http://members.cox.net/66pony/Berliner/Berliner2.pdf http://members.cox.net/66pony/Berliner/Berliner3.pdf From [email protected] Wed Mar 5 17:15:41 2008 From: [email protected] (Eric Boyles) Date: Wed Mar 5 17:17:35 2008 Subject: [Phono-L] The one that did not get away......... In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> I should have proofread a little.here is a cleaner version.......lol..... Eric Boyles wrote: > I have had a long dry spell on a good find...... my best ever was over > 4 years ago and was sold by a antique dealer on Ebay. While cleaning > out some old files, I found copies of the Ebay pages themselves. There > are three pages to click on. This was the day when the seller info > remained available. The seller told me that he had many emails/calls > regarding offering a higher price. Fortunately the seller had > integrity and sold it to me at the auction price. I had a friend who > lived nearby make the hour drive and pick up the phonograph > personally. I still pinch myself.......... but am still looking for > the elusive Opera at the same value..........I hope the links work.... > > It's been a little boring lately so "What great deals have you found > lately?" > > Thanks for looking > Eric > > http://members.cox.net/66pony/Berliner/Berliner1.pdf > http://members.cox.net/66pony/Berliner/Berliner2.pdf > http://members.cox.net/66pony/Berliner/Berliner3.pdf > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > From [email protected] Wed Mar 5 17:52:55 2008 From: [email protected] (john robles) Date: Wed Mar 5 17:56:41 2008 Subject: [Phono-L] The one that did not get away......... In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> My mouth dropped open on this one!!! Eric Boyles <[email protected]> wrote: I have had a long dry spell on a good find...... my best ever was over 4 years ago and was sold by a antique dealer on Ebay. While cleaning out some old files, I found copies of the Ebay pages themselves. Tbhere are three pages to click on. This was the days when the seller info remained availabe. The seller told me that he had many emails/calls regarding offering a higher price. Fortunatley the seller had integritiy and sold it to me at the won price. I had a friend who lived nearby make the hour drive and pick up the phonograph personally. I still pinch myself.......... but am still looking for the elusive Opera at the same value..........I hope the links work.... It's been a little boring lately so "What great deals have you found lately?" Thanks for looking Eric http://members.cox.net/66pony/Berliner/Berliner1.pdf http://members.cox.net/66pony/Berliner/Berliner2.pdf http://members.cox.net/66pony/Berliner/Berliner3.pdf _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
