All us out here pausing and zooming, trying to see what else they got crammed in those typewriter crevices. Not that I could afford it either, but it's fun to look.
You are lucky you got out of there with your wallet. That is some shady stuff, take a picture and we will tell you the price? What a scam. I never understood how businesses like that stay open. It's like they actively try to put buyers off.
I went to a value village today (savers for people in the USA) and found a Remington Performer for $35 which I didn’t have on me and I might go back to see if they still have it next time I get paid. But my mom was with me and well I was putting stuff away she decided to try and lift it out of the cart instead of waiting for me to get back and she dropped it on the ground. I checked to make sure it was okay and it was still in working order but I was really upset about it.
Wow, it’s rather overwhelming! So… conversely, I’m guessing the best emporium & antique store bargains will be found in small, outta the way cities & towns (albeit with much more limited selection). Now I have an urge to drive to Erie, Pennsylvania. 😳
My guiding principle is, if they don’t show prices for their stuff, I either can’t afford it or they are shady. Or both. I am not their target demographic.
Uuuggh the internet has brought us great stuff like this community BUT at tge same time it has brought us things like ebay prices!! Most items you see on ebay are items that have been on there for months if not years on end, clearly not selling, so the prices just arent correct
How... you... were... able... to just walk away without even LOOKING at the Valentine, touching the keys, for a typospherian -- maybe THE typospherian -- is just... wow. I don't know how you let that happen. I know there's probably some instinctual part of you somewhere deep down that probably realized it would be out of grasp so why bother risking, as you said, future grocery money on it... However, the hesitancy or pause you gave to just look/play/tinker it mystifies. After all, you godmother these machines and even if it that Valentine is a highly collectible item, so many ended up in dumpsters and landfills, and locked away with neglect. I often find these machines, even in high-end antique stores, placed in the case wrong or with their key bars jammed up or the carriage lock jammed in. It wouldn't hurt to check in next time, give it a little passing care as it makes its way to its eventual future owner.
Regarding the Olivetti Valentine: You didn’t miss anything. This typer only is famous for its looks. The typing experience is mediocre. Here in Germany they are more common and affordable. I had once the chance to type on it. Nah! I went away with an ALPINA for 12 bucks.
Wow, that looked like a Hollywood props warehouse! But their pricing strategy is offensive, to say the least.
I always tell people, I will not pay eBay prices.
I'm thinking she went to check online prices.
All us out here pausing and zooming, trying to see what else they got crammed in those typewriter crevices. Not that I could afford it either, but it's fun to look.
Thanks for sharing i you our adventures. I too wonder what was inside the valentine case!
You are lucky you got out of there with your wallet. That is some shady stuff, take a picture and we will tell you the price? What a scam. I never understood how businesses like that stay open. It's like they actively try to put buyers off.
I went to a value village today (savers for people in the USA) and found a Remington Performer for $35 which I didn’t have on me and I might go back to see if they still have it next time I get paid. But my mom was with me and well I was putting stuff away she decided to try and lift it out of the cart instead of waiting for me to get back and she dropped it on the ground. I checked to make sure it was okay and it was still in working order but I was really upset about it.
I stay at Tokyo Hilton in Shinjuku. They have a Valentine on display in the Executive Lounge. Beautiful design.
Wow, it’s rather overwhelming! So… conversely, I’m guessing the best emporium & antique store bargains will be found in small, outta the way cities & towns (albeit with much more limited selection). Now I have an urge to drive to Erie, Pennsylvania. 😳
You have to haggle on the price and not take what the salvage yard owner says right away.
The Typewriter I have is a 1925 Underwood SS in perfect working condition
There’s a Hermes 2000 for sale in my area for $150, it looks to be in good condition.
My guiding principle is, if they don’t show prices for their stuff, I either can’t afford it or they are shady. Or both. I am not their target demographic.
My ❤ to you. Free.
Uuuggh the internet has brought us great stuff like this community BUT at tge same time it has brought us things like ebay prices!! Most items you see on ebay are items that have been on there for months if not years on end, clearly not selling, so the prices just arent correct
How... you... were... able... to just walk away without even LOOKING at the Valentine, touching the keys, for a typospherian -- maybe THE typospherian -- is just... wow. I don't know how you let that happen. I know there's probably some instinctual part of you somewhere deep down that probably realized it would be out of grasp so why bother risking, as you said, future grocery money on it... However, the hesitancy or pause you gave to just look/play/tinker it mystifies. After all, you godmother these machines and even if it that Valentine is a highly collectible item, so many ended up in dumpsters and landfills, and locked away with neglect. I often find these machines, even in high-end antique stores, placed in the case wrong or with their key bars jammed up or the carriage lock jammed in. It wouldn't hurt to check in next time, give it a little passing care as it makes its way to its eventual future owner.
Regarding the Olivetti Valentine:
You didn’t miss anything.
This typer only is famous for its looks.
The typing experience is mediocre.
Here in Germany they are more common and affordable. I had once the chance to type on it.
Nah!
I went away with an ALPINA for 12 bucks.