Went to a school auction years ago and they must have had 500 IBM Selectric typewriters. The ones with the letters on a ball. The poor auctioneer couldn't get a bid from any of the thousand or so people there. Finally he asked for $1 each. He said you could use them for a boat anchor. Still didn't get a bid. Wish I would have bought some of the solid oak typing desks and chairs that went for less than $10. This was in about 1975.
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