Well, Aren't they the dirty birds????
-------------- Original message -------------- From: "George Glastris" <[email protected]> > Found it. This was the one that sold at the Union auction last year. The > description gives it away too, I remember the description. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: "Antique Phonograph List" > Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 12:09 PM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] a cheap Idelia????? > > > > As far as a "legit" auction, the jury's out on that at this end. > > But as W.C. Fields once said, "You can fool all of the people, some of the > > time, and that's enough to make a decent living." > > > > Bill > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: "Robert Wright" > > > >> ..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/ > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 10:36:27 2006 From: [email protected] ([email protected]) Date: Sun Dec 24 13:11:19 2006 Subject: [Phono-L] a cheap Idelia????? Message-ID: <020820061836.774.43ea3a2b000107e50000030622007348309f9a030a05020e9...@comcast.net> It would be interesting to know what the final realized price was, and if perhaps this may be the buyer trying to unload it due to financial reasons. Bill -------------- Original message -------------- From: Loran Hughes <[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? > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/ From [email protected] Wed Feb 8 10:43:45 2006 From: [email protected] (Loran Hughes) Date: Sun Dec 24 13:11:19 2006 Subject: [Phono-L] a cheap Idelia????? In-Reply-To: <020820061836.774.43ea3a2b000107e50000030622007348309f9a030a05020e9...@comcast.net> References: <020820061836.774.43ea3a2b000107e50000030622007348309f9a030a05020e9...@comcast.net> Message-ID: <[email protected]> The exact photos from the auction web page, the exact description laced with a bit of "engrish", and a too-good-to-be-true price. Fuggetaboutit! Loran On Feb 8, 2006, at 10:36 AM, [email protected] wrote: > It would be interesting to know what the final realized price was, > and if perhaps this may be the buyer trying to unload it due to > financial reasons. > > Bill > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: Loran Hughes <[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? >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> [email protected] >> >> Phono-L Archive >> http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/ > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/ >
