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Mr. Anderson, I never once said anything about buying junk....where did you get that from? Had you read my response and used a little logic, you would have sensed what the message I attempted to convey. But, in your haste to tell me what an a$$ I am, you missed the point. I don't know what Mr. Davis is asking for his machines, I never inquired, nor did he tell me. Therefore what he asking for his property is a moot point. What I said was....how can anybody steal something, if they pay...or offer to pay for something. They may offer less than the seller hopes to get, but that is not stealing. Furthermore, I stated that old machine tools are no longer able to command top dollar since the advent of of modern CNC machinery...and that, is a fact. Black and white televisions likewise fell from grace, once color sets arrived on the scene. Yes, they still produce an image and sound....in other words, they work. But, compared to a 54 inch flat screen...they are worthless.....unless you are an occasional viewer. No, I have never bought a new Bridgeport..... how many customers are lined up to buy new Bridgeports now that CNC milling centers are on the market? One percent of the machine market maybe? Likewise with the new manual lathe market. For simple repair jobs, and old manual still has it's place...but any shop doing production work wouldn't waste electricity on a manual lathe..let alone wages for a man to operate it. A Mazak will make a hundred completed products in the time it takes a man to set up a manual lathe/mill. So, as unfortunate as it is for the owners of old style machinery, the value holding ability of their investments has eroded swiftly with the advent of computer controlled tools. Sixty years ago, the nations railroads were scrapping essentially new steam locomotives that they paid small fortunes for. But, the diesel eclipsed them and suddenly..they couldn't give the steamers away...so they sold for pennies on the dollar to the junk man. That's just the way it is as technology advances.
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