<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5730.11" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV> <DIV>Hmmmm,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have several boxes of junk parts like that. I wonder if I should sell em?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Just kidding folks. I'm not that desperate for money.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Steve</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Pura Vida</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 2/1/2007 1:53:59 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: e-bay ethics and suckers</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Some assembly required?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:410-220072632111399061@13071999" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>What a joke! Thanks for sharing Rob.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> An old and regularly re-hashed topic but...<BR>> <BR>> It never ceases to amaze me what people will sell on e-bay and the poor <BR>> uneducated suckers who buy some of this crap.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>SNIP> <BR>> Here is a new one.  A set of old vintage and worthless action parts.  It's <BR>> advertised as "Mason and Hamlin-Steinway".  Never mind the two are not <BR>> interchangable!  From the picture you can clearly see the hammers are worn <BR>> and flat, the knuckles are egg shaped, and the overall condition looks worn <BR>> and pathetic.  It says "The action was very responsive and not sluggish but <BR>> the owner wanted a new action".  Ya, sure.  Some poor fool will buy this <BR>> crap and think they were going to put them on their piano?  A sucker is born <BR>> every minute.<BR>> <BR>> E-bay listing is here:<BR>> </FONT><A href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Mason-Hamlin-BB-PIANO-Set-of-88-Action-Parts-Steinway_W0QQitemZ130074342274QQihZ003QQcategoryZ64431QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"><FONT face=Arial size=2>http://cgi.ebay.com/Mason-Hamlin-BB-PIANO-Set-of-88-Action-Parts-Steinway_W0QQitemZ130074342274QQihZ003QQcategoryZ64431QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem</FONT></A><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>> <BR>> Rob Goodale, RPT<BR>> Las Vegas, NV <BR>></FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>