08-27-2017, 06:20 AM
You know you want it Steve. 
I've had to learn not to get excited about an item that still has a couple of days bidding left- I spotted a surface plate a few weeks back with $9 on it and it ended up selling for about $300. I much prefer an onsite clearing sale, people have to be prepared to invest the time to go, and not everyone who does so is interested in old iron. Either way, the market generally drives the price to an average point but sometimes you can get lucky- I picked up a dividing head for $20 a couple of years ago.
One big drawback with grays is there are some unscrupulous regular sellers and there's no feedback system like ebay; I bought a walk-behind slasher last year and it turned out the seller was a scrap-metal dealer who sells stuff that people have already thrown out. Live and learn.
I've had to learn not to get excited about an item that still has a couple of days bidding left- I spotted a surface plate a few weeks back with $9 on it and it ended up selling for about $300. I much prefer an onsite clearing sale, people have to be prepared to invest the time to go, and not everyone who does so is interested in old iron. Either way, the market generally drives the price to an average point but sometimes you can get lucky- I picked up a dividing head for $20 a couple of years ago.
One big drawback with grays is there are some unscrupulous regular sellers and there's no feedback system like ebay; I bought a walk-behind slasher last year and it turned out the seller was a scrap-metal dealer who sells stuff that people have already thrown out. Live and learn.
Lathe (n); a machine tool used in the production of milling machine components.
Milling Machine (n); a machine tool used in the production of lathe components.
Milling Machine (n); a machine tool used in the production of lathe components.