SCORED IT

Post: # 20437Unread post **Gridlock** Sat Jul 14, 2012 6:49 pm

hey all, just scored a presto k-8 in real nice lookin condition on a buy-it-now on ebay within the first hour it was posted. didn't even see a tip off in the classifieds here. i'm considering myself a real lucky guy right now, seeing as i live in the same town as mr. alan graves and what not. it shipped out of boston mass...maybe someone here knows any history of this particular one? anyway i'm real excited to tear this town a new one

also: keeping it strictly analog!

posted here a while back when i got my wilcoxgay recordette. thing still works real neat, might open a booth or somethin

cheers!

Post: # 20442Unread post **Angus McCarthy** Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:15 pm

'Grats, Gridlock.

I'd had the same idea, actually, when I got my K-8 up and running. If I can work it out, come the next street fair wouldn't it be neat to have an old fashioned "your voice on a record" kind of booth?

Post: # 20444Unread post **piaptk** Sun Jul 15, 2012 12:48 am

wow. $300... nice job... that's a pretty good price considering it probably works...

Post: # 20451Unread post **Curley-Ann** Sun Jul 15, 2012 9:53 am

Congrats, Gridlock!!
"Keepin' it Analog"!!
That's the way to be!!

Post: # 20453Unread post **tragwag** Sun Jul 15, 2012 11:17 am

congrats!
Let us know how it works.
I'm in a similar boat with a 6N right now

Post: # 20576Unread post **Gridlock** Wed Jul 25, 2012 6:59 pm

http://www.kulr8.com/news/state/162818156.html

http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/gallery-train-derailment/collection_1032a69f-f972-5754-b3fb-c2810ae3cd5d.html

apparently my lathe has been involved in some horrible train derailment....

Post: # 20577Unread post **Serif** Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:23 pm

Must have been a tracking error, or, possibly the engineer? (; sorry

Did you see this post in the comments?:

"Not UPS said on Saturday, Jul 21 at 12:52 AM

"Your merchandise was likely not on that train. Everybody is thinking this because it say train derailment when they track with UPS. UPS has everybody panicking for no reason. I don't think it was a UPS car involved with this. UPS is delayed because of this. When I track with UPS it say train derailment but my package left Hodgkins, IL on July 17 at 9:05 am. The Billings Gazette on their website reported the derailment on the same day at 5:57 pm. I don't think the train could have made the 1100 mile journey in 9 hours. Plus I've seen pics and from what I can see none of the cars say UPS on them."

Good luck claiming the Presto.

- K. C. Jones

Post: # 20590Unread post **Steve E.** Thu Jul 26, 2012 12:19 pm

That's a pretty amazing derailment. I do hope your item wasn't on it.

Thank goodness apparently nobody got hurt.

Post: # 20592Unread post **Gridlock** Thu Jul 26, 2012 2:14 pm

YES!!!!! ups tracking just told me it's in my town and out for delivery! and it only took TWENTY TWO DAYS!!!! oh yes oh yes i've been in stitches for a week! thanks for the encouragement all, i'm gonna set up a booth at my neighborhood block party cutting on the old recordette still...oh yes