[SEL] Clutch pulley on ebay

[Arnie Fero]

Hi Folks,

I'm afraid I'm with Alan on these clutch pulleys.  A couple of summers ago
I finally found a 20" clutch pulley with a 2" bore in good working
condition with no CBW.  Sadly the seller, Kenny Meeks, also knew what
they were worth.  He did cut me some slack and sold it to me for $600 down
from $625.  At that point I had been hunting for ~4 years so I did know
that they weren't easy to find and weren't cheap if they were in good
condition.

The thing that bothers me about the one on eBay that started this thread
is the "Private Bidders" stuff.  It sure would be tempting for someone to
do employ a little "shill bidding" if they thought they could get away
with it.  And how would the buyer ever know?  No matter what the seller
sez, if he is running "Private Bidders" my first question is what does he
have to hide?

See ya,  Arnie

Arnie Fero
Pittsburgh, PA
fero_ah at city-net.com

On Sat, 18 Mar 2006, Alan Bowen wrote:

>   Portland show 2004 I was asking around fer one of those clutch
>   pulleys.  I have a 6hp Z that would love to carry one. One seller said
>   that IF he had one the price would be $800 as they were a very sought
>   after item.
>
> Judge Tommy Turner <lcjudge at scrtc.com> wrote:
> This seems a bit high to me, considering its bringing probably what the
> running engine will. I had one identical to this that I sold at the
> Portland Swap Meet last year for $100. I thought I did OK but looks
> like I was a bit off on the actual value. Is this a case of 2 guys who
> just "have to have it" or what?
> Ebay item # 7597583251 or click on link below