Yes, I gave up at $35 plush shipping, more than I've paid for any of my #1s.

Yes, Tim used to be fairly local to us.  I think he moved to Texas
somewhere around when his hiatus started.  But I can't find anything to
prove that right now.

KE

On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 11:42 AM stephen rosenthal 
wrote:

> I saw that and was ready to bid, but since I already have a MF #1 and
> really only need a new blade, once it went past $80 I was out. To see it go
> for that price plus $20 shipping is more than a bit excessive in my
> opinion. Especially since, although listed as new, the blade appears to
> have been botched in an attempt to sharpen it.
>
> Here’s an interesting little tidbit. Bennetville is an area near Yosemite
> in California. I know back in the day Tim lived somewhere in that vicinity,
> so based on his eBay username I wonder if he’s still around that area.
>
> Anyway, thanks for your responses.
> Steve
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 18, 2020, at 11:00 AM, Kirk Eppler  wrote:
>
> 
> Also, I don't know who was watching, but one of Tim's replica's just sold
> for $152.50 plus shipping.  I saw it appear at $30, and didn't expect it to
> go anywhere near that value, and was not disappointed.
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/184288323787
>
> To Adam's point, Bennetville was a saved search for me, and they have 82
> positive feedbacks in the past 12 mos, 14 in the past month.  HMMMMMmmmmm
>
>
>
> On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 1:51 PM Kirk Eppler  wrote:
>
>> Tim has gone dark.  His contact information has been dead for quite some
>> time.  I've chatted with vendors who used to retail his stuff, and he
>> preferred to not be found by the public.
>>
>
>
>

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