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   IMERC | Jun 20, 2008 10:55am | #1

   must be goobermint surplus...

    

   Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming

   WOW!!! What a Ride!
   Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!

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   Engineerguy | Jun 20, 2008 11:28am | #2

   And they're still charging $6.41 for shipping?

    

    

   Impossible is an opinion.

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   USAnigel | Jun 20, 2008 01:27pm | #3

   I bet it still has no life span to it!

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   KenHill3 | Jun 20, 2008 04:53pm | #4

   I went as far as putting it in my cart, just couldn't pull the trigger.

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   frammer52 | Jun 20, 2008 05:56pm | #5

   I will be happy to give you 12 of those for that price!  shipping included!  when do you want them?

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   Piffin | Jun 20, 2008 07:40pm | #6

   Are yours virgins or experienced? 

    

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   frammer52 | Jun 20, 2008 07:57pm | #7

   For the money, I will provide virgins!  Just send me a check and they will be there tomorrow.

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   Ted W. | Jun 20, 2008 08:39pm | #8

   Lends new meaning to the phrase "screw bit". LOL--------------------------------------------------------

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   frammer52 | Jun 20, 2008 08:51pm | #9

   12 for 160000 is my offering, how many do you want?

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   Ted W. | Jun 20, 2008 09:14pm | #10

   As many as I can deflower before the check bounces. :)--------------------------------------------------------

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   sisyphus | Jun 21, 2008 12:02am | #11

   Strangely enough there are no customer reviews for the bits yet.

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   frammer52 | Jun 21, 2008 12:31am | #12

   I would have given one, but couldn't think of anything nice to say.<G>

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   sisyphus | Jun 21, 2008 05:36am | #20

   You'd think at that price it would come with some bonus extras... like a house.       ; )

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   frammer52 | Jun 21, 2008 05:30pm | #29

   OK, I will throw my house in also, you convinced me!

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   smiley | Jun 21, 2008 04:16am | #13

   It must be some bit. What I'd like to know is how you discovered this little jem?

   Cheers

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   BillHartmann | Jun 21, 2008 04:24am | #14

   A real ripe off.ACE has it for $129,999http://www.acehardwareoutlet.com/(wk0hoe55lbu3y3bxe3iqx345)/ProductDetails.aspx?SKU=1000031300
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   A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.

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   Ted W. | Jun 21, 2008 04:32am | #16

   ROFL! Now that's competetive marketing for ya. Wonder what da' depot has it for?--------------------------------------------------------

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   JonBlakemore | Jun 21, 2008 04:59am | #17

   This is the one time where the pat "$99,500" answer is actually reasonable! 

   Jon Blakemore RappahannockINC.com Fredericksburg, VA

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   Ted W. | Jun 21, 2008 04:28am | #15

   Setting up an Amazon tool store on my website and just out of curiosity selected the "sort by highest price first" option. Then had to go to Amazon.com to make sure it wasn't a glitch in the software I'm using. Not a glitch, it's really there. No doubt a typo, but still funny.--------------------------------------------------------

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   qtsam2 | Jun 21, 2008 05:05am | #18

   I wonder if this is really some kinda price they charge  the goverment.

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   Ted W. | Jun 21, 2008 05:31am | #19

   You mean like the special bit required to fasten those $600 toilet seats? Well, at least they're letting the general public in on the action. --------------------------------------------------------

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   qtsam2 | Jun 21, 2008 06:25am | #21

   exactly what i am thinking. i mean 2 different sources, and 2 astronomical prices..... making me wonder

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   IMERC | Jun 21, 2008 06:39am | #22

   somebody's site got hacked.... 

   Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->

   WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!

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   Ted W. | Jun 21, 2008 06:53am | #24

   Didn't think about that possibility. Certainly could be. And changes something small enough just to show they were there, but not big enough to get noticed real soon.

   I had my server hacked once. 14 websites, all the same thing. Somebody changed only the index page to thier own page. A black background with an evil looking face, and a phrase something like "Your website has been HAD by.. ") I forget the name, something like Bishop85 or similar. Anyway, it also had a comment at the bottom not to worry, only the index.html file had been changed, and even had instructions how to change it back. Apparently done to show his little hacker club that he could do it. --------------------------------------------------------

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   ToolFreakBlue | Jun 21, 2008 06:52am | #23

   Maybe we could save on shipping if we pooled together and bought a dozen at one time. Send me your payment via paypal with your address and I will send you your bit when they arrive.

   TFB (Bill)
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   Ted W. | Jun 21, 2008 06:55am | #25

   Well okay, but I'm going to check that it's the same brand. I wouldn't want to feel cheated.--------------------------------------------------------

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   ToolFreakBlue | Jun 21, 2008 07:02am | #26

   Great, do understand though that they 5 days to ship from Ace. I will turn them around the moment they hit the door.TFB (Bill)

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   HammerHarry | Jun 21, 2008 03:57pm | #27

   The interesting thing is, the Amazon site says 'sold by, and shipped from, Ace hardware', and on the Ace Hardware site, the price is significantly less.

   So it must be a typo at Ace Hardware, or the manufacturer's price list, but the price difference makes me wonder - does Amazon have such a significant markup difference when they're essentially reselling Ace items?  I think this is an interesting insight into the inner workings of Amazon. 

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   Ted W. | Jun 21, 2008 07:06pm | #30

   I didn't catch that part. (can't accuse me of paying attention <g>)

   I always thought there was no markup when they sell for somebody else, just that the sombody else pays a percentage to amazon. Apparently that's not the case. Or maybe Ace has it marked up at amazon. Heck, maybe both!

   I wonder if either of them have sold any?--------------------------------------------------------

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   BillHartmann | Jun 21, 2008 07:51pm | #31

   Well something is clearly screwed up. I would not use that one point figure out if there is a markup or not.Also it says that it takes 4-5 extra days for an order from Ace. and that is not common either..
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   A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.

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   reinvent | Jun 21, 2008 05:13pm | #28

   At that price you could have one mounted on a ring to give to your girl friend. She would think you are loaded!
   I wonder how much more a Torx version would cost?