VINTAGE H.F. OSBORNE CHAMPION LAP SKIVER & SPLITTER Start Price USD 325.00 Current Price USD 325.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 455.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, July 23, 2008 End Time Monday, July 28, 2008 Location LANSDOWNE See more about 'VINTAGE H.F. OSBORNE CHAMPION LAP SKIVER & SPLITTER' Description freelanceleather2 Store VINTAGE H.F. OSBORNE CHAMPION LAP SKIVER & SPLITTERFREE POSTAGE WITHIN THE USA ONLYDOES NOT INCLUDE INSURANCE PLEASE DO NOT MAKE A PAYMENT UNTIL THE INVOICE IS SENT... ! HELLO & THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AT MY AUCTION ITEMS !PLEASE READ & FOLLOW ALL PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE & AFTER YOU HAVE PLACED A BIDARE YOU A MEMBER OF THE iilg ??WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT IN THIS AUCTION IS A RARE VINTAGE H.F. OSBORNE CHAMPION LAP SKIVER & SPLITTING MACHINETHE PRINTING ON THE BASE SAYS SPITTLER'S PATENTCHAMPION LAP SKIVER AND SPLITTING MACHINEH.F. OSBORNENEWARK N.J.THIS TOOL DATES TO THE LATE 1800'S & EARLY 1900'S AND COULD EASILY BE OVER 100 YEARS OLD AND IS BEING SOLD  AS SUCH...  IT LOOKS COMPLETE AND ORIGINAL EXCEPT IT IS MISSING A SCREW THAT HOLDS THE HANDLE... SOMEONE HAS PUT A CARTER PIN THROUGH IT..    THIS IS ONE OF MANY SPLITTERS I BOUGHT ON EBAY OVER THE LAST 4 YEARS WHILE I WAS IN MY TWILIGHT ZONE STATE OF DEPRESSION AND I HAVE SOLD MOST OF THEM..  THIS SHOULD BE THE LAST OF THIS TYPE UNLESS I MOVE SOMETHING ELSE AND FIND ANOTHER IN OR UNDER A BOX SOMEWHERE.. THE STARTING BID IS LESS THAN WHAT I PAID WHICH IS CLOSER TO THE BUY IT NOW PRICE....  THE BLADE IS OVERALL PITTED BUT WITH A LITTLE TLC AND SHARPENING THE BLADE AND THIS SHOULD BE A WORKING TOOL...  I AM MAKING NO CLAIMS AS TO ITS USABILITY AS IT HAS NOT BEEN USED WHILE IN MY POSSESSION THIS IS AN AS IS AUCTION************************************************PLEASE!! ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU PLACE A BIDBETWEEN MY DESCRIPTION AND MY PHOTOS I HAVE TRIED TO GIVE A VERY ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF THE TOOL...PAYPAL YESAT THIS TIME I AM ACCEPTING PAYPAL AND MONEY ORDERS FROM THE UNITED STATES POST OFFICE ONLYPLEASE DO NOT SEND MONEY ORDERS FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE, MO's FROM YOUR BANK, PERSONAL CHECKS OR ANYTHING OTHER THAN A UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE MONEY ORDER.....................  AN INCORRECT PAYMENT IT WILL DELAY THE MAILING OF YOUR ITEM UNTIL I RECEIVE A UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE MONEY ORDER...ALSO PLEASE DO NOT SEND CASH WITHOUT DELIVERY CONFIRMATION!! THIS IS FOR YOUR PROTECTION AS WELL AS MINEI RECEIVED A CASH PAYMENT THIS WEEK AND IF I WASN'T AN HONEST PERSON THE BUYER HAS NO PROOF THAT HIS PAYMENT WAS SENT AND HE IS LUCKY IT DIDN'T GET LOST IN TRANSIT*********************************************************I WILL SEND YOU A QUOTE ON POSTAGE IF YOU SEND ME YOUR ZIP CODE #INSURANCE IS REQUIRED AND IS BASED ON THE FINAL VALUEI WILL ALSO SHIP TO INTERNATIONAL BUYERS HOWEVER YOU MUST FIRST CONTACT ME TO MAKE PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS BEFORE YOU PLACE A BID....ANY INTERNATIONAL MEMBER THAT PLACES A BID BEFORE THEY HAVE CONTACTED ME WILL HAVE THEIR BID CANCELED AND YOU WILL BE BLOCKED FROM FUTURE BIDDING.....PLEASE READ THE PAYMENT & SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS BELOW !! IF YOU WIN MORE THAN ONE ITEM I WILL COMBINE THE SHIPPING PLEASE DO NOT MAKE A PAYMENT UNTIL AFTER I HAVE SENT YOU YOUR INVOICETHE FLAT POSTAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL BUYER FOR THIS ITEM WILL BE $46.00 NOT INCLUDING INSURANCE WHICH WILL BE BASED ON THE FINAL VALUE..  OR $7.25 BASED ON  THE BUY IT NOW PRICE  !!! THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR INTEREST IN MY AUCTION ITEMS !!! PAYMENT I IS EXPECTED WITHIN 10 DAYS AFTER I HAVE SENT YOUR INVOICE AT THE END OF THE AUCTION.... PLEASE DO NOT MAKE A PAYMENT UNTIL THE INVOICE IS SENT... AT THIS TIME I ACCEPT PAYPAL AND UNITED STATES POSTAL MONEY ORDERS FROM THE US POST OFFICE ONLY... PLEASE DO NOT MAKE A PAYMENT UNTIL THE INVOICE IS SENT... IF YOU DO PAY BY A MONEY ORDER AND SEND ANYTHING OTHER THAN A U.S.POSTAL MO IT WILL BE HELD ALONG WITH THE ITEM THEN RETURNED WITH YOUR ITEM WHEN I RECEIVE THE PROPER PAYMENT... I LIKE SENDING POSITIVE FEEDBACKS HOWEVER I ALSO LIKE TO RECEIVE THEM AND IF I RECEIVED ONE FOR EVERY ITEM I HAVE SOLD I WOULD HAVE OVER 500.. THEREFORE I ONLY SEND FEEDBACKS AFTER I HAVE RECEIVED ONE.. IF PAYMENT HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED AFTER 10 DAYS A NON PAYING BIDDERS CLAIM WILL BE FILED!!.. TRUTHFUL COMMUNICATION IS THE SECRETE AND SOMETIMES PROBLEMS ARISE I AM NOT UNREASONABLE EMAIL ME ! PLEASE DO NOT MAKE A PAYMENT UNTIL THE INVOICE IS SENT... I WILL HAVE YOUR ITEMS IN THE MAIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER I RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT AND SOME ITEMS MIGHT BE MAILED THE SAME DAY HOWEVER ALL ITEMS WILL BE MAILED WITHIN 2 DAYS OF RECEIVING THE PAYMENT... DO I CHARGE FOR S&H YES DO I PROFIT FROM IT NO!! I MAKE ONE SOMETIMES TWO TRIPS TO THE PO A DAY TO GET YOUR ITEMS OUT ASAP.. GAS, PAPER, PACKING MATERIAL, LABELS, LASERJET TONER, ENVELOPES, BOXES, ETC.... ALL COST MONEY & THIS IS NOT A BUSINESS FOR ME... I AM SELLING EVERYTHING I HAVE BOUGHT IN MY DEPRESSED STATE OF MIND ON EBAY SINCE APRIL 2004 WHEN MY LIFE AS I KNEW IT ENDED SUDDENLY... IF YOU ARE CURIOUS CHECK MY ABOUT ME PAGE ON EBAY.. PLEASE DO NOT MAKE A PAYMENT UNTIL THE INVOICE IS SENT..... I WILL ALSO SHIP TO INTERNATIONAL BUYERS HOWEVER YOU MUST FIRST CONTACT ME TO MAKE PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS BEFORE YOU PLACE A BID.... ANY INTERNATIONAL MEMBER THAT PLACES A BID BEFORE THEY HAVE CONTACTED ME WILL HAVE THEIR BIDS CANCELED AND YOU WILL BE BLOCKED FROM FUTURE BIDDING..... RETURN POLICY: I WILL ACCEPT A RETURN ONLY IF THE ITEM IS GROSSLY MISREPRESENTED WHICH I HAVE GONE OUT OF MY WAY NOT TO DO... SOME ITEMS WILL BE LISTED "AS IS" IN THOSE AUCTIONS THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS OFFERED... ALSO ANY RETURN IS SUBJECT TO RECEIVING THE ITEM IN THE EXACT SAME CONDITION IT WAS SHIPPED AS EVIDENCED BY THE PHOTOS AND THE BUYER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SHIPPING COST & OTHER FEES. PLEASE PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU BID... & PLEASE DO NOT MAKE A PAYMENT UNTIL THE INVOICE IS SENT...NO US JUST ME AS GINA MY BETTER HALF PASSED ON 4/30/04... TO SEE AND KNOW ABOUT HER READ MY ABOUT ME PAGE ON EBAY.. IN MY SEVERE DEPRESSION FROM HER LOSS AND THE FACT THAT I HAD ALSO LOST MY JOB TO CHINA IN THAT SAME WEEK I HAVE SENT ALMOST ALL OF MY TIME AND HER LIFE INSURANCE MONEY ON EBAY BUYING LEATHERCRAFT TOOLS AND NOW I NEED TO RECOVER SOME OF THAT MONEY BECAUSE FOR 3 OF THE YEARS SINCE I WASN'T WORKING.. I STILL BUY BUT I WILL BE MOSTLY SELLING THE MANY EXTRA TOOLS I HAVE AMASSED TRYING TO GET THE ONE TOOL I STILL DIDN'T HAVE. YOU CAN CONTACT ME BY USING THE ASK SELLER A QUESTION LINK THROUGH EBAY Place a Bid!