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