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Here is one crazy Crapophone. The creator even took the time to create a fake ID with a fake Patent date !! Have a look, its a scream!!
Problem is, some poor sucker has bid this abortion up to $320.00. The seller has not got the message yet, he obviously feels he has done nothing wrong here.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... TQ:US:1123

Really a Frankenphone more than a Crapo.

actually it is a sick and bizarre combination of both !! Look at the case and the cheap late 20's and early 30's governor and needle holder hardware that obviously came off some crummy suitcase portable. Then you get into the Dr. Frankenstein elements of this crazy monster. Look at the extension arm that apparently was stolen from someone's draperies !! The reproducer is some cheap crappy off market one.The seller proudly lists this as Sears Oxford Jr, but then says in his description that he really can't confirm what it is, so it should be listed for what it really is a piece of fraudulent Crap. This guy makes me sick with his slick talk, while all the while he knows damn well what he has here, this is shear greed taking over what is right !! But Ebay will probably just go with it, because they are even more greedy to make a buck then the jerk who listed it.

Folks,

If nothing else the Phillips-head screws give it away as a fake. Not to mention the slotted spindle indicative of a portable. Whether this seller is aware of the truth is another matter.

Regards,
John