Shortline Sammie Wrote:
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> OPRRMS Wrote:
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> > Shortline Sammie Wrote:
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> > > Lol George...I kow how that works! Bidder
> 33968
> > > first bought the UPY 1419 for $190,000; then
> > > bought the UPY 1456 for $340,000 and finally
> > one
> > > more, the UPY 1483 for $200,000; all three
> were
> > > MP15N.
> > >
> > > Bidding generally started with "wholl give me
> a
> > > hunderd-thousand dollar bill?"; then "hows
> about
> > a
> > > fifty thousand dollar bill?" Generally shot
> up
> > > once he had a bid then.."hunderd-ten";
> > > "one-twenty";"one forty back in the corner"
> > "one
> > > fifty on line" and thats about where they
> > > stopped...all except for the "Porsche".
> > >
> > > Dick Samuels
> >
> > Dick, do you know who bought the 1378? It was
> the
> > one Mike tested the Diesel Particulate Filter
> on
> > for awhile.
>
> It was the second unit auctioned and I hadn't
> starting writing buyers numbers yet; however it
> sold for $150,000.
>
> Dick

Thanks, Dick.

Here's my favorite Ryan Martin photo of it.

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