[SEL] Help With Rare Engine Price Please

[Harry Terpstra]

Wow Luke!!
You did find something REAL nice!!!!
Actually I have no idea what is it, but it's obvious it very old, and a real
odball!!
Look at the shape of that "A" frame base! I'm hooked;-)

I have no idea what the valeu might be, and I geuss it's hard to put a price
on something that is so rare.
It certaintly needs allot of TLC, but I'm sure it's worth it.

Maybe you better don't go to him and raise your offer, because he might
think it's real valueable.
(But I know it's difficult;-)

I hope you can get this one Luke!!
Good luck!

Harry Terpstra
Sint Annaparochie
Netherlands
h.terpstra at wxs.nl
http://home01.wxs.nl/~terps027/home.html



----- Original Message -----
From: "Luke Tonneberger" <flywheelin at hotmail.com>
To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 3:06 AM
Subject: [SEL] Help With Rare Engine Price Please


> Hi Everybody,
>
> I've been trying to buy an engine for a few years but haven't had any
luck.
> I stopped by to check on it after work tonight. I got lucky as the owner
was
> just pulling in the drive just as I was leaving. After chatting a bit I
made
> an offer on the engine. He thought for about 2 seconds and said probably
> not. Which was better than times before as all I got before was I'm not
> ready to sell it. I was led to believe he actually thought about it this
> time and I feel he might sell it if I come up with the right amount of
> money. But this is also the first time I offered a dollar figure. I also
> offered to come back and put a bucket over top of the engine to keep it
from
> rotting away any more, he replied with "Certainly, any time."  I'm not
real
> framiliar with rare engines and the price they bring.
>
> My question is, can someone give me an approximate value of the engine
> pictured here?
>
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/luket/roughvertical/roughvertical.html
>
> What would something like this bring if it was all restored?  I don't have
a
> clue and think I might be low in my offer, but then again I don't want to
> offer more than a realistic price. Off list is Ok if you want.
>
> Luke Tonneberger
> Rockford, Michigan
> USA
>
>
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