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I've been on eBay for 25 years, and an eBay seller business as a side income for about ten years. I can handle the waiting part. I have stacks of tubs (or totes) full of stuff I've had listed on eBay for years. I just today sold a 4-1/2 foot projector screen case on eBay that I've had listed for ...

Rust must be wicked in Kansas... :( Do they salt the roads there if it snows?


They do salt the roads here in winter, so we are definitely part of the rust belt. That was one of the first things I noticed at the San Diego airport when I arrived in December 1980 for bootcamp--all the cars were so ...

So, here is an example (link below) of a very decent looking Mark V for sale in Wichita on Craigslist for $500.

https://wichita.craigslist.org/tls/d/wichita-shopsmith-markv-with-updates/7840821006.html


Thanks. I've seen that listing in Wichita. I either found that before or somebody posted ...

@RF Guy, so first thing, I've posted a couple of times I live near Wichita Kansas. I just checked my profile and added Wichita there.

Second, I have this machine in my back yard now. I'm still going out to my uncle's every 2nd or 3rd day to get more stuff. Monday after the power company came and ...

@RF Guy, I really appreciate that. I'm just thinking first a good wash to get the layer of barn dust off will tell more, and then for the slide bars, a little wet sanding will reveal pitting and how bad it is.

But what you're saying is exactly why I came to this forum. If I scrap it am I trashing ...

The aluminum parts, Tables, Bench Ends, etc. can be cleaned up while it may take more work for the rusted metal parts. Depending on how deep the rust goes on those parts would determine how usable they still are. The other factor is how much time you want to spend "cleaning" them.

I applaud ...

As for my posts they have leaned (heavily) towards restoring it or saving parts of it. I hate seeing these tools ending up in the scrap heap. The Mark 5 shown in my first post here was in better but not very good condition when I received it. I spent about $500 restoring it which is also what I ...

If you were trying to selling it whole, the scrap man would be your only buyer. If you were to try and sell it in parts on eBay, there’s maybe one or two parts that might sell, the rest would go to the scrap man, and I’d think you’d be lucky if you were able to put $20 in your pocket. It just has ...

Very helpful information. No, I'm not interested in restoring it; I have enough projects on my plate. But I would absolutely be interested in selling it whole or parting it out.

Near Wichita Kansas