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Selling typewriters and my hunt for the great white whale.

It’s been a big couple of weeks here in Melbourne, and frankly I’m exhausted. A manager of my department launched myself and another co-worked into a 2 week revised workload trial that saw me working 8 of the 14 days till 11pm. All with less than 40 hours to prepare before it started. The bags…

November 30, 2014 in ebay, Uncategorized.

Beautiful typewriters – The Groma Modell N

It may surprise most of the typosphere, but I haven’t actually featured many of my collection on my blog. I’ve probably only covered about a third of the machines I own – if that. Some of them have appeared in the background of topics, but I haven’t talked about them or their interesting history or…

February 6, 2014 in beautiful, ebay, Groma N, Model, Modell, N, typecast, typewriter.

Rheinmetall Beauty and more Doctor Blake.

Mid last year I did a blog entry on the typewriter/s on the Doctor Blake set, and a blog about the show itself (as well as a few other Australian crime shows) which can be found at – My Marvellous Indulgence in Dr Blake.  Yeah, I liked it so much that I even monogrammed my…

February 4, 2014 in buying., Doctor Blake, ebay, German, Germany, Mysteries, Rheinmetall, typecast, typewriter.

Because it’s ‘Ebay Rare’.

              ‘Ebay rare’ adjective, e·bay rar·er, e·bay rarest. 1. Item for sale online that has been described as ‘rare’ that the seller has made no attempt to verify if it is or is not, and is largely a commonplace item.  2. An item being sold online, or talked about online that…

November 30, 2013 in collector, ebay, ibm selectric, rare, Remington 7, type element, typecast, typewriter.

I’d buy that for a dollar, or three.

I felt slightly jealous of some of the ultra-cheap typewriter finds that Ted and and a few other typewriter lovers recently posted about. Or at least until….  (pardon my sloppy english).  The Adler…. It looks a little worn an beaten, but may prove to be an excellent typewriter yet.  * * * Oh, but it…

October 19, 2013 in Adler, cheap, collection, dust, ebay, Hermes, Olivetti, Remington, rust, Studio, typecast, typewriter, Underwood.

I look good in pleather / Silly Hipsters!

One of these things is just like the other: But first, Let’s talk about this:   That’s right! A Hermes Baby – 50’s design, sold for $222.50 on Australian ebay. Now I’ll admit that this machine looks to be in great condition – bar a few chips of paint. The seller even stresses that it…

June 21, 2013 in deluxe, ebay, hermes baby, hermes de luxe, hipster, silly..

An eBay oddessy.

  Many of you may remember this Olympia of mine from last year. It is a near pristine Olympia SM3 which I used for a special purpose during a prolonged difficult period at work.   There’s a bit of a story behind this typewriter though, which I think is worth telling. Many of the typosphere…

May 21, 2013 in deception bay., ebay, eccentric seller, Olympia SM3, purchase, repair, typewriter.

Opening the box…

    *Sigh* I wish that I could just get 1 machine in the mail that didn’t need repair!  See the rather crucial saw piece hanging down? It’s supposed to be straight across the typewriter.    My SG1, stepping in when my computer fails. I really want to get this machine working. I have wanted…

April 10, 2013 in *sigh*., annoyed., box, broken, ebay, Favorit 2, repair, Schrödinger, stuffed, typewriter.

The mystery Baby.

  You know… I like typewriters, and I like to think I know a fair bit about them. But every so often I come across a machine that reminds me that, simply put, I don’t know jack.  The mystery Baby in all its glory. Click to enlarge and have a good look at the keyboard.…

March 28, 2013 in Brazilian Georg Sommeregger, ebay, hermes baby, Italiano, Natalie Tan, Robert Messenger., typewriter, weird..

The Facit that got away.

I like to think of myself as a seasoned ebayer. Or – epay-er, depending on how heavily stung you’ve been by the supposedly ‘cheap’ sales you find on there. I have about 460 battle-scars next to my user name, so I’ve spent a bit of time and probably too much money on the site. I’ve…

January 18, 2013 in ebay, epay. tradesmen, Facit 1620, Frankston, Mornington, Rosebud, typewriter.

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