[GreenKeys] Interesting item on eBay web site item#1345795765: AN/UGC-77 Teletype (NOS) - latest M28 technol

[Roy Morgan]

At 07:10 AM 4/12/02 -0700, wa2hwj@worldnet.att.net wrote:
>OK gang...here's your chance to pay $350 for a TTY that needs work,


Ah, I can't wait to bid. He says:

"The only problems I see with this set is the keyboard pinions need 
restoration or repinning.  These snapped when the unit was shipped to me 
originally.  "

I translate this to mean: "The thing got bashed due to improper packing and 
all the little pivot pins in the keyboard are bent, smashed and broken.. I 
can't tell you what else is busted because I can't get the thing apart 
enough to see.  Good luck fixing this one...!"

BUT...
"If you've avoided buying a M28 because you just don't have time for the 
overhaul, cleaning and repair, this would be a good candidate.  "

It DOES look very nice and clean.. must not have seen any service. I do 
appreciate his photography, it has added to my picture archive.  I have one 
of these things, with the gear shift, that I wish looked as nice as this one.

But for $350?? No thanks.  At $100 plus shipping, I'd take it.

Roy

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