[Premium-Rx] Sort of OT-but fascinating

[Steve Sykes]

It shows as PT Barnum said, "there is a sucker born every minute"

machine.age at comcast.net wrote:
> He sold it off ebay.  Not to me, btw.
>
> John England
>
>
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: Ron Ott <ronott at sbcglobal.net>
>   
>> The facination continues - the eBay posting has vaporized. Do I smell something 
>> foul-er?
>>
>> Ben Dover <quixote2 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:  
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>     
>>> From: Ed Tanton 
>>> Sent: Jul 24, 2007 9:19 PM
>>> To: Premium Receivers 
>>>       
>> , BOATANCHORS at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV
>>     
>>> Subject: [Premium-Rx] Sort of OT-but fascinating
>>>
>>> I don't know how offended the powers-that-be will be at my mentioning this,
>>> but there's a receiver presently going for $8,277.58 on ebay. More than
>>> that, it's an R-390-A. Interested yet? How about one of five ever built?
>>> Then, how about likely being the only remaining example out of the 5? It is
>>> gorgeous by the way. I guess it ought to be.
>>>
>>> It is a "FOWLER INDUSTRIES, R-390A, SERIAL#2" and is item nr: 220132158407 .
>>> It started at $1000 and so far there have been 63 bids! But even at that
>>> price, the Reserve has not been met. Wonder if it's $10K? I totally have to
>>> be a spectator for such things, but it will be interesting to see what
>>> happens. There are 12 photos, and only 3 days left to take out that 2nd
>>> mortgage.
>>>
>>> Ed Tanton
>>>
>>>       
>> Howdy, Ed!
>>
>> That's just plain NUTS! I had a Fowler at one time, and an EAC too; they're no 
>> big deal.
>>
>> I wouldn't even give eight grand (or HALF that) for one of the legendary Helena 
>> Rubenstein R-390As!
>>
>>
>>
>> Mr. T.
>>
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