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Great way to keep things going in the right direction. My son in law is going through this very thing right now. He has lost almost all of his toes and part of the foot but is hopeful that that will solve the problem. Keep up the good thoughts man. Manfred M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes wr

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Agreed. The “Best Offer” thing is actually pretty nice, as you can plug in different amounts and get feedback on whether or not it’s likely to be accepted. I’ve done this a fair amount of time with used auto parts. -D > On Jun 26, 2024, at 9:14 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > >

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I admit to have sniped at times on ebay. I much prefer Buy it Now/best offer auctions. On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 11:42 AM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The *only* times I've been able to win eBay auctions (and similar sites > where the auctions end at a fixed time) ar

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The *only* times I've been able to win eBay auctions (and similar sites where the auctions end at a fixed time) are by sniping. It seems there's always someone willing to pay more to "win." I don't really participate in online auctions very often, so my experience may not be a truly representat

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Very common. The “You’re not going to beat me!!” seems to come up at nearly every public auction I’ve been to in the past. Stupid behavior, it ends up costing everyone more and just makes the winner a loser relative to the value of what they’re bidding on. Just like the dummies in online auction

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> [auction] people get caught up in the competition and drive the price up to > stupid amounts. I noticed this at an equipment auction. Some cheap-ass drill press went for MORE than a new one from Harbor Freight, and which would have had a warrantee. Just one example, of many. > If I do use an

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Despite the setback, it sounds like things are definitely improving for you and your attitude certainly plays a big part in that. We’ll keep you in our thoughts, for sure. I still have my “Banned” t-shirt and wear it carefully on occasion so to best preserve it. Those were heady (not Hedley!) t

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Ok. Say what? MMM having his foot amputated? Hopefully he will get a peg leg and an eye patch. No seriously I so sorry to hear that. That would have to suck. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 25, 2024, at 3:29 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > > On Tue, 25 Jun 2024 10:45:49 -0500 "M. Mitchell Ma

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On Tue, 25 Jun 2024 10:45:49 -0500 "M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes" wrote: > I do have some G scale Old West cars and loco (blown gears, not worth > fixing) awaiting his artistic touch, This will have to wait until I get > my amputated foot situation under control and out of rehab centers... :)

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I generally avoid auction environments for buying things as too many people get caught up in the competition and drive the price up to stupid amounts. If I do use an auction, I set my high limit and then walk away if it is exceeded. What I like to do is identify grossly overpriced items, tag the

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Wait….”amputated foot situation “….that is a life changing occurrence. Are you doing well? AZBob Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 25, 2024, at 9:46 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Yep exactly. An auction will find the value of an item among the people who > show up and are intere

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Yep exactly. An auction will find the value of an item among the people who show up and are interested in that item at that time. In theory, eBay should do better because the potential bidders are a much larger group. That doesn't mean that any individual item would not find a higher bidder at

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It all depends on who shows up at the auction. I was looking for the upper nose part of the cowling for our Cessna. At the first auction where I saw a new part, it sold for over $350. Two years later, at the same auction venue, another one shoed up and I got it for $40. It all depends on who w

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On Mon, Jun 24, 2024 at 11:27 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Youngest son has been a follower of railcar graffiti artists since he was > little. Rather than engage in such behavior, he mentioned that he thought > it would be cool to get some old O-gauge boxcars an

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Yeah that's a good idea. And I agree about the negative return on effort with selling low-value stuff. When I tried to sell the rusty old Ford Focus as a parts car, I got a fair amount of apparently interested buyers but they all either never followed up or they wanted to haggle over price and s

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I likened his situation with parting out a car. There are a bunch of desirable parts you might get big bucks for, but the rest of it is just plain stuff that no one will give you anything for it. That, and you factor in your time and effort to market, sell, pack and shop and ultimately it’s rare

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On Tue, Jun 25, 2024, at 00:27, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: > Last week I remembered it again and decided to reach out. I did, and > “Randy” came up with four O-gauge boxcars for $50. I went over and > picked them up on Friday. I didn’t see the “collection,” but his wife > had been posti

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Same thing happens in the lantern community, some old guy dies and the old timers get all upset because his collection sells for "less than its worth." If it were worth more, it'd sell for more at auction. I feel like auction is the ultimate determiner of value. Those same old guys will bemoan

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Youngest son has been a follower of railcar graffiti artists since he was little. Rather than engage in such behavior, he mentioned that he thought it would be cool to get some old O-gauge boxcars and try airbrushing them. MMM put me in touch with some of his railcar fans but nothing panned out

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Hoovie bought some old woody at auction and thought he got a good deal. Looked pretty nice. He remarked that these cars appealed to old farts and now that they’re dying off there isn’t a lot of appreciation for the old stuff much anymore; hence, “low” prices on them. I bet the old guys still thi

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How far from the Dan estate? On Mon, Jun 24, 2024 at 3:59 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I love cars from the 1930s and early 1940s, they were so boat-like and > cavernous inside. > > Just watched a Humphrey Bogart movie last night, “Conflict,” that had an > abso

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This era of car hasn't appreciated in the way I would expect it to. It seems like baby boomers are more interested in the cars of their childhood than that of their parent's era. Interestingly the cars of GenX (my generation) sucked (the malaise was strong) so we're into the cars of our parent'

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Me too, I'm in Miami this week. If I had a garage to keep it in I'd buy it and drive back... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 7:31 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: I lust for it. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Dec 15, 2017 7:20 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin vi

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Me too, I'm in Miami this week. If I had a garage to keep it in I'd buy it and drive back... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 7:31 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: I lust for it. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Dec 15, 2017 7:20 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin vi

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That does look like a very decent car. The interior is a shame... redone incorrectly. But could be corrected easily enough with some new MB tex from gaah or similar. The engine compartment looks quite good, and doesn't show many signs of having been worked on by a clown-mechanic. Two little thi

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Uh, NO! If you start with a 230, or a 111, it will fit. I think any OM60x will fit in under the 6 cyl long hood version of the 110 or any 111. However a 200D 2.4 (OM616) will accelerate like a 124 300D. The 616 makes an amazing difference, however a turbo and taller final ratio would be b

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Lovely car! No sunroof! I wonder if a turbo 617 would fit in there??? On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 8:18 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Dan, > So there is no magic Martha way to remove clear coat & leave the > underlying paint? > How far is this 200D from you? > > D

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Dan, So there is no magic Martha way to remove clear coat & leave the underlying paint? How far is this 200D from you? Dwight Giles Jr. 1982 300CD 2005 E320 4matic Wickford RI On Dec 15, 2017 8:24 PM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" wrote: > Not if it’s got clear on it and it’s damaged or peeling.

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Not if it’s got clear on it and it’s damaged or peeling. There’s no way to recover that short of a repaint. -D > On Dec 15, 2017, at 8:22 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes > wrote: > > Yes,but you can clay it back Dan. > > Dwight Giles Jr. > Wickford RI > > On Dec 15, 2017 8:07 PM, "Dan Penof

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I also wondered about the clear coat. None of my 123's were clear coated. Nor was my 90 124. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Dec 15, 2017 8:07 PM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" wrote: > Bummer that the paint is bad. I’m thinking it’s been repainted, as I > don’t recall anything being clear coated

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Yes,but you can clay it back Dan. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Dec 15, 2017 8:07 PM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" wrote: > Bummer that the paint is bad. I’m thinking it’s been repainted, as I > don’t recall anything being clear coated back then. > > -D > > > > On Dec 15, 2017, at 8:06 PM, Curl

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Bummer that the paint is bad. I’m thinking it’s been repainted, as I don’t recall anything being clear coated back then. -D > On Dec 15, 2017, at 8:06 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > Not as slow as a 240D auto. They are a load of fun! Very outstanding > visibility form the d

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Not as slow as a 240D auto. They are a load of fun! Very outstanding visibility form the driver's seat, and and BIG ol' Star on the BIG Chrome radiator shell, with cast aluminium grill. This one looks just like the one my old IP rebuilder had. It is a nice color! Rick Knoble via Mercede

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Heh. I have a couple of windshield scrapers around the garage… -D > On Dec 15, 2017, at 8:00 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > Dan sez: > >>> Diesel, stick, AC: >>> > > If you get it Dan, I'll send you an ice scraper from up north here to scrap > the dead bugs off of the rear win

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Dan sez: > > Diesel, stick, AC: > > If you get it Dan, I'll send you an ice scraper from up north here to scrap the dead bugs off of the rear windshield. That thing is apt to be slo‎w. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.ok

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I lust for it. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Dec 15, 2017 7:20 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Go for it > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Dec 15, 2017, at 6:14 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Diesel, stick, AC: > > >

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Go for it Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 15, 2017, at 6:14 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Diesel, stick, AC: > > https://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/cto/d/1968-mercedes-200d-4spd-cold/6416810654.html > > -D > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To sea

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You need it! I don't see any rust in a cursory look. I wonder how much and where. If it is only surface rust, the car is a good value. If not, it still could be an ok deal. Dan Penoff via Mercedes December 15, 2017 at 6:14 PM Diesel, stick, AC: https://tampa

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Diesel, stick, AC: https://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/cto/d/1968-mercedes-200d-4spd-cold/6416810654.html -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okieben