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Re: Cassens and Plath Sextant
From: Gary Harkins
Date: 2004 Mar 21, 19:13 EST
From: Gary Harkins
Date: 2004 Mar 21, 19:13 EST
In a message dated 3/21/2004 6:46:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, Fred@ACF.ORG writes:
I doubt it Gary. The one I got went for $600 and the seller
acknowledged that a lug was broken off one of the shades; not a good
sign. You can get beat-up C&Ps for less, but the nice ones are in the
$800 range. Good luck!
Believe me, I didn't mean that I could get it for that price on Ebay. I had a chance to buy one about one year ago for $350.00. This was before I was seriously in the market for one. An elderly widow wanted, "to sell everything that belonged to my husband." I told her that she might want to get it appraised before putting a price on it, but she insisted that she would be happy with $350.00. This sextant looked like it was just shipped from the manufacturer. Her insistence that $350.00 was enough made me nervous. I wondered what she knew that I didn't. Looking back, I suspect that she just seriously wanted to get rid of it. I kick myself every once in a while just to remind myself how stupid I am.
Gary Harkins C400 #140 "Cygnus"
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Harbour Towne Marina, Muskegon, Michigan Slip C-28
Harbour Towne Yacht Club, Life Member
C400 National Association
United States Power Squadrons-JN
NRA Life Member
MCRGO (Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners)
JPFO (Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership)
