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A couple of items for sale. I have an original horn ring for a music master wood horn. $SOLD A data plate for the Columbia BS coin op machine. This was a master we made years ago, and stamped the plates out of for some BS machines we had go through here. I would manipulate the digits so no to were alike. It’s a bit over ⅛” thick so could still be used for this, or thin it down and fill in the missing spot on your machine. $75. Finally a key for a Columbia B. Very light rust, NO pitting and would clean up nice or perfect as-is for that survivor……$SOLD. Reach out to me DIRECT in Norwalk, Ohio if you wish to discuss further. Thanks! Tim. [email protected] is my email.

Hi Tim= B Key SOLD-- I emailed you-
Thanks!
Brad Abell

UPDATE. the key and horn ring have been spoken for, The Data Plate still available. [email protected] Thanks!

IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF PEOPLE LEFT THE PRICES INTACT. THEY ARE VERY HELPFUL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

KEN DANCKAERT

Such welcoming shouted comments on here all the time. Well done! And some still wonder why there are fewer people interested in this hobby.

kendphono wrote: Thu Jul 24, 2025 3:46 pm IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF PEOPLE LEFT THE PRICES INTACT. THEY ARE VERY HELPFUL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

KEN DANCKAERT

I have thought that for a long time. I assumed people were afraid to have it made public money they may have received. One could always make a post repeating the asking prices.

Jeff Lendaro

From the YT Guidelines:

"5) Once the Item has been sold or found, the title should be updated to one the following (Do NOT remove the price from your listing title) "

I, too, find it frustrating when prices are removed from ads. It's not at all helpful for those trying to fairly price similar items. We're supposed to be a COMMUNITY (or so I thought) and communities help each other.

Dropacent wrote: Fri Jul 25, 2025 3:20 pm Such welcoming shouted comments on here all the time. Well done! And some still wonder why there are fewer people interested in this hobby.

Please. It's a typo, and where are people shouting at others?

It's because of THE CAPITAL LETTERS... It looks like written shouts...
SHUT UP!

m_nakamura wrote: Sat Jul 26, 2025 9:03 pm

Dropacent wrote: Fri Jul 25, 2025 3:20 pm Such welcoming shouted comments on here all the time. Well done! And some still wonder why there are fewer people interested in this hobby.

Please. It's a typo, and where are people shouting at others?

It's basic internet etiquette. Using all caps is the text equivalent of shouting: it isn't too difficult to turn off one's caps lock...
If one occasionally uses caps for EMPHASIS, that's okay; but messages in all caps come across as rude or arrogant. The subtleties of the spoken word are hard to convey online. Hence, we must use typographical signifiers, such as bold or italic, and even emojis, to convey emotional cues...
- Bill