- Apr 20, 2008
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Just curious, what was a good deal that you got on something? I keep finding myself getting really, really lucky on things and looking back prices are outrageous on the same things.
Craig's List
A Craftsman (Atlas) metal lathe:
36 inch bed.
10 inch swing
Both cross and transverse auto feed.
Tailstock.
6 inch three jaw chuck, and a 10 inch 4 jaw chuck.
Complete gear change set (sells for $150 - used)
1/2 hp motor.
Everything was working and in good condition.
They sell for $3-5K used.
I paid $300!
The guy that had it thought it was a craftsman wood lathe, for which $300 would be reasonable.
By far my best score was the CH Products yoke and pedals I got for Flight Sim at a yard sale for $25. They both total $350. I thought they wouldn't work, but to my amazement I plugged them in and they work.
Another score in reverse was when I picked up this early model Toshiba tablet device that used WIFI to connect to a Toshiba laptop. I paid $10 for it and sold it to a guy in France for about $250. He lived on the coast and I imagine he used it on his boat.
Hitler's brain in a jar. Only cost me $50, haggled the guy down from $1.7 million.
Is that considerd kosher if you were to eat it?