local pick up
It was 20 bucks shipping to me.
My reasoning to buy it was as follows.
1) The seller has great feedback. This means, without question, that he is an honest person. Dishonest people do not have such feedback. 2) The seller did not know what was wrong with the motor. This means that he knew that it did not "burn out". 3) He clearly had no clue what is wrong with it. This means that it is likely something very simple. 4) If he said something like "probably a bad capacitor", likely it would mean that he is lying, since if it was true he would know how to fix it himself. 5) It is very risky to buy things at a high price because they can be bad. Think of all the clapped out lathes on ebay, where the seller would say something like "X swing, Y HP, power feed". Obviously he is hiding something but wants to make $$$. If someone is selling some item with known problems for a very small amount of $$$, you can be sure there is no profit motive to lie and cheat. 1xA buyer is coming today to pick it up. I was not very greedy, the buyer is getting a great deal, but let's just say I made some $$$ and has 3 minutes of fun getting it "fixed".
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