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DirtbikePilot

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Re: A other Lister on E bay.
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2013, 08:27:45 PM »
That thing has been on ebay a LONG time. The guy's nuts.
Currently no listeroids, sad........ very sad.....
Just some other antique engines ranging from 40 pounds to 33,000 pounds each.

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Re: A other Lister on E bay.
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2013, 08:52:25 PM »
That looks like a clever electric starting mechanism though... How much is your time worth putting one of these systems together?  :)

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Re: A other Lister on E bay.
« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2013, 08:57:01 PM »
i remember a few years back we did a poll to see what the average cost of a members 6/1 was once all set up and generating... that means a frame, cooling system, and exhaust system at a minimum, and of course belted to an st5 genhead

at the time the average was 5 grand, so maybe even at 3 grand its not at all bad in my opinion
at least for someone that is set on a lister/oid.

everyone thinks he is going to save a pile of money doing all himself, but in the end it all works out about the same.

like the old "mr. goodwrench" commercial

"pay me know or pay me later"

where i might have issue is someone asking 3 grand for an off name listeroid in the crate. that is a bit rich in my opinion, by about twice what i probably ought to be worth.

but then again, what something is worth, comes down to what a seller and a buyer come to terms with,  and that in some cases might be 3 grand for a listeroid in the crate?

great gig if you can get it

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Re: A other Lister on E bay.
« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2013, 09:13:12 PM »
I would never buy from an ebay seller with only 1 review unless I could inspect in person.  This is often someone who has created a new identity on ebay due to previous bad reviews.  It's a warning buoy.