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Date:   Wed, 6 Jul 2005 18:56:44 EDT
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From:   George Goff <THX0001@AOL.COM>
Subject:   Re: This is the real deal-----US Government surplus auction---NVC
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In a message dated 7/6/05 5:16:24 PM, rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM writes:

<< Shippers are avaliable to pack and transport at your whim. >>

I would hope. The big problem with these government auctions is that once you've bought it, you have to remove it. I once saw a beautiful Cincinnati universal mill which looked like it had never been used, complete with tooling (and tooling can easily end up costing as much as a machine), go for less than 2 yards. To give a sense of scale to the thing, it had a 10 HP main motor. At the same auction, I saw a 5' X 10' granite surface plate which was all of a foot thick go for less than 5 bills. If I could have hauled that thing, I would have now been sipping my evening cocktail from a patio lounge chair parked on it. Yeah, the bargains are there, but you gotta think BIG and MANY.

George

George


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