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Old 05-21-20, 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by squirtdad
to many unknowns and assumptions: is it cardboard, plastic, wood, steel, iron, bronze, tofu? more pictures please
That's the only picture you get. It is Italian. It has patina.

You are blocked from my sale.
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Originally Posted by jiangshi
That's the only picture you get. It is Italian. It has patina.

You are blocked from my sale.
Can you at least describe the other sides of the so called "box"?

...and please, don't block me, I'm a big bidder...
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Old 05-21-20, 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by branko_76
I only see the front and top, how can I be sure it truly is a "box" ?
Please read the description. It will not be a box when you receive it, unless you pay extra.

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Originally Posted by branko_76
Can you at least describe the other sides of the so called "box"?
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i will send you $1,000 western transfer union box you keep extra ok ikr?
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Originally Posted by jiangshi
Just an empty box. Should I open it?
It's vintage air in there, let the new owner get that sweet whiff of mothballs and old machine oil.
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Originally Posted by jiangshi
Will be shipped flat to fit in envelope.
How do you flatten the box without opening it?
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How do you flatten the box without opening it?



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I like to think outside the box.
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Speaking of empty boxes, there are tens of thousands of empty products boxes, wrappers, etc. on eBay. I've seen plenty of cycling related ones that used to hold Campy, Suntour, Shimano, etc. components.

Presumably, some people are buying some of them.
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Originally Posted by jiangshi
Just an empty box. Should I open it?
Can you please confirm what colour the empty is?
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Originally Posted by P!N20
Can you please confirm what colour the empty is?
Faded glory.
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Originally Posted by P!N20
How do you flatten the box without opening it?
I grew up in Detroit. I can cut you and gut you before you hit the ground.

I can take an empty box on, and flatten it, 9/10.

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Originally Posted by P!N20
Can you please confirm what colour the empty is?
The colour of your soul.

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I'm egregiously blocking and reporting jiangshi for acts of egregious blocking and reporting.

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Originally Posted by jiangshi
The colour of your soul.
James Brown.
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Do you recommend insuring the contents if shipped flat?

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Do you recommend insuring the contents if shipped flat?
Sorry. The box was originally flat when manufactured, so flattening it again makes it a pre-existing condition and thus ineligible for insurance claims.

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Old 05-21-20, 08:57 PM
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Got it, no insurance. I’m going to pass on this box and look for one locally. I can’t justify the additional cost to ship as a box, nor the cost to restore to said condition should I choose flat-rate shipping..

Good luck with your sale..
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I'm done.

Obviously none of you appreciate the absolute pinnacle of Italian design.
The box is no longer for sale to any forum members at any price.

You have all been reported and blocked from any future sales.

Good day sirs, or madame's, if that applies.
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I'm considering buying it, but only if you ship it in a box.
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I've heard it said that id someone has made something then somewhere there is a person who collects it. Think metal cookie cans. I bet there are people who collect old bicycle component boxes. LOL I wonder what value they have.

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Originally Posted by Trevtassie
It's vintage air in there, let the new owner get that sweet whiff of mothballs and old machine oil.
don't know about vintage air, but a Little Old Lady used to come into the service station (boy am I dating myself ) where my brother worked spring and fall to get the winter air out of her tires and summer air in and vice versa, She as sharp and insisted on watching the valve cores being removed, the tire flat, and then inflated.

So to be as sharp as her: How do I know there is vintage air in the box if it is not opened?
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Originally Posted by Miele Man
I've heard it said that id someone has made something then somewhere there is a person who collects it. Think metal cookie cans. I bet there are people who collect old bicycle component boxes. LOL I wonder what value they have.
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