Sediment bowl--am I missing some thing
 

$108 for two sediment bowls :eek:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-Model-A...3528d5&vxp=mtr

Bob

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Now $113.

Yes, a little steep for something which can be bought from a flea market table for as little as $15. Or replaced outright with new glass version for about $30 (for a time period either version was used.)

But we're talking Ebay here. Rich man's marketplace?

Not THIS rich man that much.

And not that rich - yet. Or possibly EVER.

Joe K

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Price way too high !!!!!

These are both the later style. The early 1928 has a boss at the outlet gas line connection. Some of the later cast iron bowls did not have a spring at the bottom. I have both styles, restored , and am asking $ 30.00 plus shipping.

Ron Rude

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One sold for over $200 on Monday.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/301557835636

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Looks like the first place looser on the $200 one is the high bidder
on the two right now.

Bob

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No one is getting ripped off bidding too high on ebay. If the bidder is that dumb, tough cr#p and good for the seller.
"A fool and his money are soon parted"

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AND,..he lost again !.........too the same guy ! WOW,..$350. plus for
3 sediment bowls.....

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Do you have or know of a pix you can bring to the board? I have three of these between two Model As and can't say I've seen anything distinctive.

But then again I MAY BE RICH

Finally.

Kidding?

Joe K

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Joe K,

Attached is a picture of the early cast iron filter bowl with boss at gas line connection.

Ron

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Thanks Ron. I see another Ebay cast iron sediment bulb that has the "reinforcement" around the gasoline outlet.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1928-31-Mode...1c8d61&vxp=mtr

He has 6 days and 22 hours to win his lottery.

Well, good luck.

Meanwhile, back to my common fare.

Joe K

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Time to sell my 8 or 9 extras. Better get them all cleaned up and painted later this week. Rod

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If two buyers bid up to 200.00 , How can you say they were ripped off?

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Re "got good value for his money"
Not at all. If someone(s) wants to get in a bidding war, THAT is not the sellers or Ebay fault. Live or on line bidding it amount to the same thing, some people don't know when to quit.

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I find it hard to believe that anyone would pay that kind of Money for a cast iron filter bowl or even two bowls. They must live in remote areas, never go to swap meets, never been on Ford Barn or any National web sites to see what is for sale or wanted?

Ron

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The great things about invitations is that you don't have to accept them.

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Exactly! nobody has a gun to their heads.

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Obviously the buyer thought it was worth it. Great. I had a young cousin who went to a farm auction when he and his dad were looking for a piece of equipment. When he came home with a seriously overpriced piece, his dad was furious. His logic.... "the other guy thought it was worth almost as much as I did".

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So, because an item sold for more than you think it is worth, you conclude that the two bidders were demented and senile, and the seller had no integrity or morals?

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Perhaps the two bidders were just buying too early?

Joe K

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I have paid more than I should on several occasions. I just taught caught up in the bidding. Oh well I'll survive. That has nothing to do with my integrity or morals. I've seen a minimum reserve, but I've never seen a maximum. Everything is worth what a willing seller and a willing buyer will pay. That may be where the senility comes in. Hey guys no name calling please.

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QUOTE=C26pinelake-------Only to a fool ! Wayne ((QUOTE))

actually i know the person who won that auction...
i will let him know that Wayne McMichael called hin a fool, ignorant, not quite normal, demented, senile, and old.
name calling is not tolerated here
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Maybe some of the coments used here are because they don't have the Restoration Guidelines that point out some of the details that make some of the parts worth more than the average one removed off a car that sat in a field for 50-60 years. If they spent $25.00 for the book then they could join all the fun selling on Ebay and possible make more than the cost of the Restoration Guidelines plus a little or a lot in some cases.

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[B][/Mitch. That is taken out of context. I did not call him those names. I just feel sorry for someone that pays several times more for a part than a restored part can be bought on this site. It is just too bad he did not know that the part was available on this site. I did not mean to call any person any name.
WayneB]

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Maybe if you guys actually discussed cars and parts only and not drift off on who did what and why and have that take over the discussion - I wouldn't have to close the thread.

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Mitch, c26. This is your last chance to keep your accounts. Anymore reports on either of you, and your accounts will be closed.