Author Topic: "Pagoda Style Book" for sale  (Read 1844 times)

ja17

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Re: "Pagoda Style Book" for sale
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2023, 14:37:04 »
Sad to see I've been "devalued"!  :( as I understand some in the past were listed for many times more than that.

I note that the seller removed the listing prior to the end of the sale as "no longer available" as he/she either changed their mind or sold it outside of eBay.
Michael Salemi
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Re: "Pagoda Style Book" for sale
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2023, 20:49:42 »
It was listed with a 'starting bid' price of 99.00, and offers welcomed... so quite possibly someone made an offer that the seller couldnt refuse!
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Re: "Pagoda Style Book" for sale
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2023, 06:15:44 »
Yes, the other two listed on Ebay were much, much higher. I suspect that someone quietly bought this copy before the bidding began!
Joe Alexander
Blacklick, Ohio
1969 Dark Olive 280SL
2002 ML55 AMG (tow vehicle)
2002 SLK32 AMG (350 hp)
1982 300TD Wagon turbo 4spd.
1963 404 Mercedes Unimog (Swedish Army)
1989 flu419 Mercedes Unimog (US Army)
1998 E430
1974 450SLC Rally
1965 220SE Finback

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Re: "Pagoda Style Book" for sale
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2023, 08:41:18 »
So don't beat yourself up over it Michael  ;)

Did you look into getting the exhaust wrap ?

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Re: "Pagoda Style Book" for sale
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2023, 14:01:43 »
So don't beat yourself up over it Michael  ;)

Did you look into getting the exhaust wrap ?

Regarding the price of the book, when I first saw one on eBay at orders of magnitude greater than its original price, I was a bit shocked. I don’t actually know what price any of them changed hands at on eBay… people can list things at any price they want that doesn’t mean they sell at that price.

If you look at some of my recent posts, you’ll realize that I have much larger exhaust issues than worrying about wrapping at the moment! Right now I am waiting for my engineer mechanic friend to free up time and space on his lift to address this issue for me.
Michael Salemi
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Re: "Pagoda Style Book" for sale
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2023, 17:18:01 »
You could sign it and put it back up as signed by Author. :D
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Re: "Pagoda Style Book" for sale
« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2024, 18:31:11 »
Michael, that’s a good idea, you sign it and it would go for big bucks. Bob
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Re: "Pagoda Style Book" for sale
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2024, 11:37:51 »
We could all sign it for the biggest bucks  ;)
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Re: "Pagoda Style Book" for sale
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2024, 14:08:56 »
There is also one on Ebay at present for $600