tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post6388660852571619055..comments2024-03-25T15:02:25.695+11:00Comments on oz.Typewriter: Here Come da FuNkOMatic TypewriterRobert Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-39922273934898335592012-07-30T10:56:57.675+10:002012-07-30T10:56:57.675+10:00I saw these listings too... amazing silliness. But...I saw these listings too... amazing silliness. But, Australia is far away and if you can talk up a 'rare' and 'antique' typer, and base your prices on reconditioned models from mytypewriter.com (hey! that must be the ballpark value of my rusted/stuck/rebadged model), then people will try and get away with it. <br /><br />It's a bit of a value-bubble, really - many typers (being less common) will go for much higher prices than they do in the states. <br /><br />rinorino breebaarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08732964644950027323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-51554856808191650282012-07-30T06:33:11.955+10:002012-07-30T06:33:11.955+10:00Here in Switzerland, you only get the high prices ...Here in Switzerland, you only get the high prices - not the grotesque listings you seem to find down under. Pity.maschinengeschriebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955578932937697125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-27667958541073091252012-07-30T03:51:05.621+10:002012-07-30T03:51:05.621+10:00I like the name: FUNKOMATIC!. Here in Argentina it...I like the name: FUNKOMATIC!. Here in Argentina it´s the same. On a site like ebay are published some common typewriters at high prices.Fer Andradehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438606270227702149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-26655874570944787352012-07-30T00:10:30.877+10:002012-07-30T00:10:30.877+10:00The name Funkamatic really deserves to be on a typ...The name Funkamatic really deserves to be on a typewriter. Which reminds me ... I'm about to post the video of my Turbo Torpedo with the original FuNkY music.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-85132009598526313252012-07-29T23:47:12.586+10:002012-07-29T23:47:12.586+10:00(I mean, the body in fluorescent Atomic Green, and...(I mean, the body in fluorescent Atomic Green, and the typebar cover in Radioactive Blue...)Miguel Chávezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411154570699775904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-40176009600402143732012-07-29T23:45:22.651+10:002012-07-29T23:45:22.651+10:00Beauty (and rarity) is in the eye of the beholder....Beauty (and rarity) is in the eye of the beholder... none of those brands are known to me, they didn't sell in my country; so if I eventually came across one of those "funky atomic all-metal" typewriters with Spanish keyboard I'd probably consider adopting them. <br /><br />That said, how about painting the cover in fluorescent Atomic Green, and the typebar in funky industrial fluorescent Radioactive Blue?Miguel Chávezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411154570699775904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-48363822519778938212012-07-29T21:59:31.266+10:002012-07-29T21:59:31.266+10:00Have you ever noticed how rare all of the Underwoo...Have you ever noticed how rare all of the Underwood 5's are on eBay?<br /><br />Also, I like the purple, with the ribbon guard in pink. I have yet to come up with some 'funky' name, but I will try!L Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00585495720234064210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-3803832532946203502012-07-29T21:26:22.009+10:002012-07-29T21:26:22.009+10:00Hahaha, funny you should mention that Tippa - I me...Hahaha, funny you should mention that Tippa - I messaged the seller to say it wasn't cursive. Poor bloke ripped that off the internets somewhere. He hasn't changed it yet tho. <br /><br />I think if you got it a hot pink and a pink would be absolutely FUNKTASTIC..Nathttp://natslaptaps.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-83071401617437746362012-07-29T20:57:30.963+10:002012-07-29T20:57:30.963+10:00Sometimes I entertain myself by searching TYPEWRIT...Sometimes I entertain myself by searching TYPEWRITER on Ebay just to laugh at some of the descriptions and prices. Then I check completed auctions and many times feel sorry for the buyer that got sucker in on some of the junk.<br /><br />I vote for purple and lime green to make a Barney typewriter. (Barney the dino on children'd TV here in the states) and go one step farther and heatshrink the platen a different color as Richard did with his Torpedo.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-7229113576190617122012-07-29T18:16:20.303+10:002012-07-29T18:16:20.303+10:00Rob.... you missed the Adler Tippa 'Cursive...Rob.... you missed the Adler Tippa 'Cursive', that was actually a Tippa with a standard typeface. <br /><br />But I was also stunned at that poorly painted unit getting such an absurdly high price. But hey... Anything that got imported through CFM out at Scumshine... <br /><br />I also sent an email to the "Torpedo" poster, correcting that he was way out with his age estimate - but to no response. <br /><br />Just as well those latter units didn't sell.. But I would love to know on what basis they believed they were asking even close to a fair price.Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.com