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Found this listing last night on Ebay. What do you think?http://www.ebay.com/itm/Edison-Spring-m ... 3a7d6e1be7

I think I have a bridge you might be interested in buying!

Click on the seller's feedback number for interesting reading.

George P.

I don't know George. I sent him a message saying that machine was pretty valueable and he reponded back saying he thought it wasn't really worth much. Do you think it's a scam? I guess you could ask him to send you a close up picture of something on the machine to make sure he has it. I did look at the feedback.

I smell fraud. The Bettini does not seem to be connectd to the machine. Ask if you could examine such an expensive machine beforehand. I will bet they offer an excuse. If so, ask for LOTS of pictures from every angle if you are to seriously bid $15,000 for it. Then judge their response.

Looks like it's a scam. Thanks to Andersun for tracking down the pictures. I guess there are lots of real jerks out there.

Kudos to Andersun! Good detective work.

You do need to be careful. I sold an Amberola 1 on eBAY a few years back and within weeks the pictures were used on eBAY in the UK to try to sucker someone in.

Now, how about that bridge I'm selling?

In general, when you see the following, you should be immediately skeptical:

1) eBay listing
2) Rare machine
3) Excellent condition
4) Seller feedback very low number

This combination of features doesn't guarantee a scam, but it's a good bet it is.

George P.

It was pulled and the only bid was cancelled.
Harvey Kravitz