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Re: worth a look?

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Ljm183 wrote:Just got a message from the seller No makers name on the rod and the tip ring is falling off
DaveM wrote:I asked the seller and he straight away told me it was a chapmans 500? I didn't bother bidding though.
Some disparity here, it seems. Strange how a seller can go from one statement to another.

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Haydn Clarke wrote:
Ljm183 wrote:Just got a message from the seller No makers name on the rod and the tip ring is falling off
DaveM wrote:I asked the seller and he straight away told me it was a chapmans 500? I didn't bother bidding though.
Some disparity here, it seems. Strange how a seller can go from one statement to another.
Got another message this morning, and say,s

"Handle 24”. Each section is 48” making a total of 10 ft.
My mistake, there is a makers name.R Chapman & Co,,Ware, Herts and a number 500."

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Someone got a bargain then, with all that extra gear
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Wasn't me, this time !!! :Wink:
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I liked the look of the holdall and seatbox/bag, though that did look a bit narrow to sit on, but a bargain there I think.

Gaz

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Very confusing info from the seller, did anyone on here bid or win this?

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AshbyCut wrote:Wasn't me, this time !!! :Wink:
That makes a change! :Sarcasm:
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MaggotDrowner wrote:
AshbyCut wrote:Wasn't me, this time !!! :Wink:
That makes a change! :Sarcasm:
:shocked:
"Beside the water I discovered (or maybe rediscovered) the quiet. The sort of quiet that allows one to be woven into the tapestry of nature instead of merely standing next to it." Estaban.

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