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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Chamberlin M2 on ebay. Sell your house and buy this one

From: Chris Dale <unobtainiumkeys@gmail.com>
Date: 2014-02-07

I think Richard told me there were 6 of these things made, but only 4 were still around. They later abandoned the idea unless it was a special order. 

You know, I took notes about what he said and should probably look it up to confirm this.

As far as the asking price, there are people out there who pay insane amounts of money for odd and rare things. Rick Wakeman mentions about a Birotron that went for $35,000, and someone once offered a similar price to me for the Wakeman MKV, but I don't know how serious he was.

Another guy offered to trade his Porche to me for my Chamberlin. This guy was serious!  I told him everyone has access to buy a Porsche anytime, but that opportunity doesn't exist with buying a Chamberlin.


So who knows - it could go for that much.  I don't necessarily think it's a good thing though!








  




On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 2:18 AM, john barrick <barrickjohn262@gmail.com> wrote:
 

Seems to me he's overselling the scarcity just a bit - there had to have been more than five of these - and the asking price?  That's just crazy.  Seems to me that you could get into a MK II for that kind of cash.  I sure hope that no one actually pays him that much.


On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 2:08 PM, <fdoddy@aol.com> wrote:
 

:)  only the old 1950's stuff.

https://www.google.com/search?q=1950%27s+formica+table&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=huvzUuHNN43gsATw6oDQBQ&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1013&bih=635#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=IhpzlMPayxhYTM%253A%3BwY7Fx8L7XNKbYM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.theoldcollectorsgarage.com%252Fcontent%252Ffiles%252Fimages%252F0.05662600%2525201349034483fl%252520sept%252520042.JPG%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.theoldcollectorsgarage.com%252Fmemorabilia%252Foriginal-1950s-formica-dinnette-table-and-chairs.htm%3B476%3B357

fritz




-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Doncourt <tomdcour@amnh.org>
To: newmellotrongroup <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thu, Feb 6, 2014 2:02 pm
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Chamberlin M2 on ebay. Sell your house and buy this one

 
Not a formica fan?


From: "fdoddy@aol.com" <fdoddy@aol.com>
Reply-To: "newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Thursday, February 6, 2014 12:26 PM
To: "newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Chamberlin M2 on ebay. Sell your house and buy this one

 
Boy, is it butt ugly!  Yeah...not so sure about the "superiority" claim.


fritz



-----Original Message-----
From: dieter_vanmarcke <dieter_vanmarcke@yahoo.com>
To: newmellotrongroup <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thu, Feb 6, 2014 7:14 am
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Chamberlin M2 on ebay. Sell your house and buy this one




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