Need a Model B ASAP!

jappler · Post by **jappler** » December 28th, 2007, 5:33 pm

Stuck in area of Cali where there's no place to row, and between work & grad school there's no time to get to the gym... Help! I'm going downhill fast!

For economic and nostalgic reasons I'd really like to find an old model B that's in good working condition. Anybody have any leads?
I'm willing to have it shipped cross country.

rowland · Post by **rowland** » December 28th, 2007, 8:49 pm

hi ,
do a craigs list search in ca there is a least 2 in the bay area for sale. i also saw one in carmel.
here is the link for the one in carmel it's been there almost a week ,make the person a offer, you might get it. good luck
http://monterey.craigslist.org/spo/498906950.html

jappler · Post by **jappler** » December 28th, 2007, 10:02 pm

Thanks for the craigslist leads.
i had looked there but somehow only found one of the SF ones, and it's sale is pending to someone who beat me to it.
Hopefully the one in Carmel is still available.
Thanks again.

rowland · Post by **rowland** » December 28th, 2007, 10:22 pm

try this link. when you do a craigs list search, concept, concept2, concept 2, rower ,rowing-----they all can bring different results depending on how it was listed, example:. many a times I have done searches with only the word concept, if the posted it by concept2 my search with just the word concept would turn up with zero results. I hope this helps in your searching.
ps were are you located in CA

ttp://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=rower&minAsk=min&maxAsk=max

rowland · Post by **rowland** » December 28th, 2007, 10:30 pm

hi again
I just did another search for ca there is a model d for 500.00 in LA in the valley and maybe a "a" or a "b" in palm springs for 375.00. the owner didn't know what it was. you will have to do your own search, I got to run don't have time to do the links

jappler · Post by **jappler** » December 29th, 2007, 1:02 am

No sweat, you've gone above and beyond the call already.

thanks again.

By the way, to answer your previous question, i'm in pacific grove (monterey area). About 2 hours south of San Fran.

rowland · Post by **rowland** » December 29th, 2007, 1:04 am

hi,
in your search did you find this one in greenbrae,ca- {a little north of SF in marin country}it's only 250.00, if you haven't seen it check it out.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/spo/520709057.html

rowland · Post by **rowland** » December 29th, 2007, 1:09 am

ttp://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=rower&minAsk=min&maxAsk=max

the "h" at the begining of thre link was left out it should read. tells us when you find something.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/sss? ... maxAsk=max

jappler · Post by **jappler** » December 29th, 2007, 1:20 am

Yep, i found both.
The $250 one is possibly sold, and I've talked to the guy who has the one in Petaluma.
He's a nice guy, and seems to be making a pet business of refurbing model B's and selling them.
The price seems a bit high to me, though. Word on the street is a market value closer to $400 for the B.
That's what i've offered him, so we'll see if he will accept it.
My guess is we'll meet somewhere in the middle.

johnlvs2run · Post by **johnlvs2run** » December 29th, 2007, 1:28 am

Be sure to check Ebay too.

There's a model B there now with a starting bid of $200, plus shipping which is usually around another $100.

$400 is plenty for a typical model B. Most on Ebay go for less, plus shipping.
Mine went for $535 but it was upgraded with quite a few extras.

jappler · Post by **jappler** » December 31st, 2007, 12:55 am

Well, the guy up in Petaluma sold the refurbed one he had for his full asking price (high 5's), and backed out of selling me the other one, which was not refurbed, and had no PM for $300.

Guy in Carmel never called back, so I'm assuming he's gone somewhere for the holidays and probably sold the thing anyway.

I'd say I'm disappointed that I didn't get an erg., but really I'm more disappointed in human nature. It's amazing how nice and willing to drive to meet me half way that guy was when he didn't have a sale at the price he wanted in the bag, and how quickly he turned his back on me when he got what he wanted and figured he could get it again with the other one.
I called him and offered to drive the full 3 hours to pick the thing up on Saturday, and he just never returned my call.

Good grief, you can't even buy a rowing machine these days without someone trying to take advantage of you.

Back to the drawing board.

johnlvs2run · Post by **johnlvs2run** » December 31st, 2007, 11:59 am

Be patient, and you'll find one for a good price soon enough.

larry@lyndevalley.com · Post by **larry@lyndevalley.com** » January 1st, 2008, 1:07 am

To think that my precious Model B, my trusty steed, is only worth a paltry $250. What is the world coming to?

Bob S. · Post by **Bob S.** » January 1st, 2008, 11:40 am

larry@lyndevalley.com wrote:To think that my precious Model B, my trusty steed, is only worth a paltry $250. What is the world coming to?

Heck, after I got a Model D, I gave away my B for nothing and it had a PM3 update.

Bob S.

jappler · Post by **jappler** » January 1st, 2008, 11:55 am

Rowland,

Just got your message. Thanks!

Sent them an e-mail.

Jason

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