He said it was an Idelia.............unless you were referring to the serial#
Bill -------------- Original message -------------- From: "George Glastris" <[email protected]> > I'm of course very skeptical of the whole thing. The language sounds as if > it's written by a non-English speaker or from a translating program, the > deal is too good and who gives out their reserve. However, I'd like to know > which machine it is. Giving out the serial number is asking to have it > exposed. I've had items I've sold end up being offered again by these types > and have reported them, but unless we know the owner we can't. Perhaps we > should let our Idelia owning friends to check! Perhaps it's stolen? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert Wright" > To: "Antique Phonograph List" > Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 11:36 AM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] a cheap Idelia????? > > > > ..if by 'interesting', you mean 'non-existent'. ;-) Zero feedback set to > > 'private', pictures lifted from a real auction site's listing (nice > > all-white backgrounds), the listing set up so you'd have to email him > > first > > to bid (so that he can conduct his thieving outside of eBay once he has > > your > > email address), and "I want to sell it FAST" in the description? > > Sometimes > > the comedy just writes itself. > > > > But what a beautiful machine. > > > > > > r. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: > > Subject: [Phono-L] a cheap Idelia????? > > > > > >> This is interesting.............................. > >> > >> > > http://cgi.ebay.com/EDISON-IDELIA-D2-CYLINDER-PHONOGRAPH_W0QQitemZ6603884768 > > > > QQcategoryZ38029QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-L mailing list > > [email protected] > > > > Phono-L Archive > > http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/ > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.2/253 - Release Date: 2/7/2006 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/ From [email protected] Wed Feb 8 10:21:14 2006 From: [email protected] (Loran Hughes) Date: Sun Dec 24 13:11:19 2006 Subject: [Phono-L] a cheap Idelia????? In-Reply-To: <03db01c62cdb$29b5fb50$d0bde...@none05vofc1vwp> References: <020820061710.5102.43ea25f7000ac879000013ee22069997359f9a030a05020e9...@comcast.net> <[email protected]> <03db01c62cdb$29b5fb50$d0bde...@none05vofc1vwp> Message-ID: <[email protected]> I found the original auction here (credit: google): http://www.liveauctioneers.com/s/lot-1035992.html Loran On Feb 8, 2006, at 10:12 AM, George Glastris wrote: > I'm of course very skeptical of the whole thing. The language > sounds as if > it's written by a non-English speaker or from a translating > program, the > deal is too good and who gives out their reserve. However, I'd > like to know > which machine it is. Giving out the serial number is asking to > have it > exposed. I've had items I've sold end up being offered again by > these types > and have reported them, but unless we know the owner we can't. > Perhaps we > should let our Idelia owning friends to check! Perhaps it's stolen? >
