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Re: Best laugh in typewriter ads
Oops, this is the one I meant with the weird frame.
Also, all you got to do is type in rare typewriter in search, hit enter, then change minimum price to 500. Sit back and laugh.
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Does 'Free international shipping.' ring alarm bells with anyone else?
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Theres no way.... This has got to be a joke....
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Re: Best laugh in typewriter ads
TypewriterGuy wrote:
Theres no way.... This has got to be a joke
Which, the price or the description? The price is outrageous enough, but the description of it being a 1940s model is completely wrong. The Futura was manufactured from around 1958 to around 1963. Of course it's fairly common to see listings with wilding inaccurate claims of manufacture dates. I sent the eBay seller a FYI about his date claim being wrong, so it'll be interesting to see if the date gets changed.
The pronoun I has always been capitalized in the English language for more than 700 years.
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No the part where that person has 45+ years of experience! I think I have read that this guy is a fake somewhere (obviously).
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Oh my...
I have lost all hope....
I get regular keys.... but, TOUCH TYPING KEYS?!
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Oh my...
I have lost all hope....
I get regular keys.... but, TOUCH TYPING KEYS?!
Whats worse?
Chopping that or a 6cpi L.C smith Super-Speed (early style).
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This one isn't THAT funny, but look at the bidding war going on! Haha!
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Given the quite reasonable cosmetic condition, I'm not that surprised at the price it has reached. Though not generally a collector of machines this early, it is attractive and a good restoration project - this fixes required could well be very simple.
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