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  1. 02-16-2015, 12:01 PM #1
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    Truth in CL advertising

    I've been looking for a drill press - prefer a Clausing - and ran across this add for a "Frejoth" on Seattle CL, which said:

    "Loads of runout!! If you don't care where your hole is or what size it is, this is your drill press! "

    Made me smile!
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  3. 02-16-2015, 12:27 PM #2
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    Lol, very honest, no misunderstanding the meanng. Might be just the thing for someone!
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  4. 02-16-2015, 1:11 PM #3
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    I once posted a canoe as a total garbage, unfit for any purpose, for $5. I was shocked to get 30 people wanting it; some offering me $25 if I would give it to them.
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  5. 02-16-2015, 1:38 PM #4
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    One man's trash is another man's treasure I guess

    Craigslist never ceases to amaze me.
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  6. 02-16-2015, 1:42 PM #5
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    It's refreshing to see this end of the spectrum. Too often, I go to look at something described as "like new" to find it in a condition past its useful life.
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  7. 02-16-2015, 8:12 PM #6
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    I like the "New in the Box," with picture of item out of the box, which means it isn't new in the box. Rather not have photo than a "stock" photo.'
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  8. 02-17-2015, 7:43 AM #7
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    I laughed out loud.. I believe you call that an "orbital" drill press!
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  9. 02-17-2015, 8:05 AM #8
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  10. 02-17-2015, 1:50 PM #9
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    At least it's better than the guy around here that was trying unload a Grizzly Sander for 325. Claimed it cost him 1300. The griz web site price was 395. He posted an ad every week for months. I just hope he never found a sucker.
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  11. 02-17-2015, 4:52 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wade Lippman View Post
    I once posted a canoe as a total garbage, unfit for any purpose, for $5. I was shocked to get 30 people wanting it; some offering me $25 if I would give it to them.
    Thats because the scrap value was worth way more than $5
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