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Re: Best laugh in typewriter ads
From afar, it looks like a normal typewriter listing (ok, the price is high, but seemingly nothing unusual). But take your time to examine the photos, the one with close up photo of paper support - you will notice decals are printed on a glossy paper, and glued to paper support, I guess a new creative idea about getting worn decals back.
So far about description "decals are great". 
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It could have been worse I suppose, and at least the other ones are original. Many an original decal was destroyed by contemporary buyers who don't realise that you can't just give the entire machine a good scrubbing to make it pretty and worth more.
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Credit goes to Valiant for finding this gem and sending it to me. Any brush collectors out there? I'd hate to see how much he'd ask for an actual typewriter!
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- SoucekFan
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I have seen this gem floating around on eBay for a while.
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Ive seen that too. The only real difference I see in it is that it has a different body shape, maybe because it was made for india?
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What a sad little machine, missing keys, and some replaced with those from a 1950s machine. Sad typewriter, but funny ad. I thought mine was in rough shape, and wasn't too keen on spending $50 on it either, but it looks like a gem in comparison.
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The only real difference I see in it is that it has a different body shape, maybe because it was made for india?
Different in what way? It looks like a normal Remington Model 1 to me.
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Now that I look at photos again of one in good condition, its the same. Probably I thought that cause the entire thing is scratches and missing paint.
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Surely these art worth this much... :O
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Oh look, another "rare" typewriter.
The M40 isn't rare, but maybe one with a Czech keyboard is? Too bad the seller didn't explain why he thinks it's a rare typewriter; considering his outrageous asking price it's the least he could have done.
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I always hate it when there's "RARE!" in the title, but absolutely no reason why in the description. Funnier still is when said description is only a sentence fragment long.
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