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Wednesday, December 31, 2003 4:23:25 PM
Saw these while browsing around on Ebay. Thought someone here might have an interest in them. Check it out:

A Tilt: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/e...7480026&category=484 

A Sky Wheel: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/e...7480653&category=484 


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BSA Mike
Wednesday, December 31, 2003 5:00:17 PM
lol damn chris, i always go on there looking for them, and i cant find anything..good find
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Friday, January 2, 2004 4:38:17 PM
These are great prices so far.
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Wednesday, January 7, 2004 11:47:01 AM
Only about 20 minutes left on these.

Tilt's at $305 with 8 bids.

Sky Wheel's at $300 with no bids.

I'm not bidding, so good luck!
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Wednesday, January 7, 2004 11:51:16 AM
The skywheel is all you chris !!!!!
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Wednesday, January 7, 2004 11:55:28 AM
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The skywheel is all you chris !!!!!

Wish I could afford it. Plus, his rides are on those big bases, and I like to place my models wherever I can, and with those big bases you cannot, it is a straight, long midway every time. He sure does a fantastic job though! [:)]
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Wednesday, January 7, 2004 12:13:22 PM
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Posted - 12/31/2003 : 9:23:25 PM

Saw these while browsing around on Ebay. Thought someone here might have an interest in them. Check it out:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/e...7480026&category=484 


Sold for $336.29
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/e...7480653&category=484 


Sold for $300.00 (I believe that the winner posts here. [:D])
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Wednesday, January 7, 2004 12:14:19 PM
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Posted - 12/31/2003 : 9:23:25 PM

Saw these while browsing around on Ebay. Thought someone here might have an interest in them. Check it out:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/e...7480026&category=484 


Sold for $336.29
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/e...7480653&category=484 


Sold for $300.00 (I believe that the winner posts here. [:D])



Yes I do post here. Bid on the both of them. Got lucky 2nd time around.

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2. A Berry Mixer
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Wednesday, January 7, 2004 12:18:04 PM
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Posted - 01/07/2004 : 5:14:19 PM by powersbt


Yes I do post here. Bid on the both of them. Got lucky 2nd time around.



Was watching both in the closing minute. Figured that it was you. Close one on the tilt.
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bigeli
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Wednesday, January 7, 2004 12:25:55 PM
Congrats powersbt , very nice .
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BSA Mike
Wednesday, January 7, 2004 4:18:13 PM
damn, congrats powersbt.... i was debating on bidding on that sky wheel ....good luck with it
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Thursday, January 8, 2004 1:50:49 AM
Thank You. Been looking forward to bidding on them all week long. Wanted the Tilt, but either one was fine with me. Yeah CNYChris, really close on the Tilt. Waited until 45 seconds left to put my bid in, but connection and computer were working really well and it left too much time left. The person who outbid me had to have been watching it and reloading the page as much as I was. Prices were good. I thought that they would have gone higher. Not often that we see Cummons models on Ebay. Husrainbow sold his Sky Diver a while back and someone sold a couple as a set at a really cheap Buy it now price. That auction lasted a whole 9 hours. I'll have to post some photos in my Webshots when I get it and start adding details to it.

Brett

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damn, congrats powersbt.... i was debating on bidding on that sky wheel ....good luck with it


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cny_chris
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Thursday, January 8, 2004 11:08:06 AM
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Posted - 01/08/2004 : 06:50:49 AM by powersbt

Thank You. Been looking forward to bidding on them all week long. Wanted the Tilt, but either one was fine with me. Yeah CNYChris, really close on the Tilt. Waited until 45 seconds left to put my bid in, but connection and computer were working really well and it left too much time left. The person who outbid me had to have been watching it and reloading the page as much as I was.



Know the feeling, been outbid many a time with only 4-5-6 seconds left. Guess that's one of the benefits of a superfast internet connection.

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Prices were good. I thought that they would have gone higher. Not often that we see Cummons models on Ebay. Husrainbow sold his Sky Diver a while back and someone sold a couple as a set at a really cheap Buy it now price. That auction lasted a whole 9 hours. I'll have to post some photos in my Webshots when I get it and start adding details to it.

Brett



Even at the prices that they sold at, you've gotta be pretty serious about modeling to drop that kind of cash on them. True, they are hand built and the quality is second to none, but lots of folks I think would rather spend a lot less, in case the cat knocks it over, the kid destroys it, or their tastes change.

Ebay is also a funny place. Sometimes something will sell great one week, but you can't give it away the next. It takes the right bidder, in the right mood, and the right price, or else it'll just sit there. I posted the original links, because I figured someone here (out of the almost 500 members) would be interested, given exactly what they are. Guess I was right, but I figured that there would be more interest than there was. Now, the seller might not be as happy with the selling price, but sometimes that's the way it goes.

Enjoy the Sky Wheel, Brett. Glad you were able to win the auction.

Chris

PS - Pretty sure that I have you to thank for my finding MCW. You used to have a carnival website (started at Clarkson U.(Let's Go Tech![:D])) that had a link to Matt's site, right? If I recall correctly, you shut it down when things got a little crazy on your message board. Glad to see you here![8D]
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Thursday, January 8, 2004 11:13:33 AM
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Thursday, January 8, 2004 11:17:05 AM
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Posted - 01/08/2004 : 4:13:33 PM by SDS Mike

Long Live Amusement Ride Showcase! lol



That's the site, Mike! Now how come I couldn't remember it before?[:D]
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