Mills Mech on Ebay

[OneArmBandito]

Any thoughts on this mech ?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/220926584422?ss ... 1423.l2649

Pricey ? Reasonable ?
Good strategy to have a backup mech ?
I notice the star wheels are very different from those on mine.
Perhaps older ?
the notches on mine are v shaped.

[Dave]

If you actually need the thing then I guess the price is OK.

However, how often does one come across a case needing a mechanism?

Not very often.

[OneArmBandito]

Strips on this appear to be original, while mine are replacements
that are in pretty bad shape to boot.
Maybe swap the whole thing out and keep one back for parts ?
just thinking (probably too much).

[OneArmBandito]

sold for $500. after the auction. Was a nice fellow to tak to.
He's going to be listing a couple of machines.