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#520517 Fri Mar 14 2014 10:23 AM
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does anyone really believe this sold for that much or are they really getting that hard to find?? ebay item #301116417722


Always looking for Mint oil cans. Esp Aviation and Outboard Oil Cans and pumps. Looking fot Cheerwine signs!
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i can believe it... Kevin had 2 cities service bennetts that were the same model at his North Dakota auction. I left very strong bids as I wanted them to leave as original for display. They wound up bringing $1100 each or something!


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That's one of the most common Bennetts out there....WOW


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Being new to the hobby, I'm finding it hard to find even the common pumps in unrestored condition for less than $1000.

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Road trip, get away from the East Coast!

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Well I guess you have to know where to look. I work the whole east coast and wouldn't pay more then $400-500 max with the sun shinning for that pump. $1000 is the I never turn off the highway and need a handy cap plate just because I'm lazy price.


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looks like an uneducated buyer,they must have wanted it really bad.


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Originally Posted By: Maxgas
Well I guess you have to know where to look.
Can you provide some pointers on where to look?

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think small towns, big fields, and dirt roads.....Damn, I felt like a Country singer typing that


Always looking for Mint oil cans. Esp Aviation and Outboard Oil Cans and pumps. Looking fot Cheerwine signs!
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Originally Posted By: Perdue31
think small towns, big fields, and dirt roads.....Damn, I felt like a Country singer typing that
Thanks - not many small towns, big fields, or dirt roads in the DC suburbs. Guess I have to branch out.

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Older commercial building where they had/have lots of company vehicles [trucks/cabs/delivery], farms etc. Check w/ station service companies, Bulk delivery, meter readers that have to go in backyards, cable/telephone service guys. Place Wanted ads in Pet/Feed/Grocery/liquor stores. Offer incentives to Scrap Dealers/workers. Leave cards at garage/tag sales. Place ads in Penny Savers/newspapers/Craig's List. Bumper Stickers/Magnets w/ a readable phone #.

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Originally Posted By: Dick Bennett
Older commercial building where they had/have lots of company vehicles [trucks/cabs/delivery], farms etc. Check w/ station service companies, Bulk delivery, meter readers that have to go in backyards, cable/telephone service guys. Place Wanted ads in Pet/Feed/Grocery/liquor stores. Offer incentives to Scrap Dealers/workers. Leave cards at garage/tag sales. Place ads in Penny Savers/newspapers/Craig's List. Bumper Stickers/Magnets w/ a readable phone #.
Thank you Dick - a lot of good ideas.

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There was a guy near Denver that use to Complain There aren't any pumps around me! Now he has them Stacked in his garage & backyard, brother's, daughter's, Mother's Houses!
They won't find you if no one knows your looking/wanting/Craving.
I'd bet within 50 miles of you there are 100 pumps.

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No need to buy common pumps on ebay when they are still available in the wild. Here's a Bennett I picked up a couple of months ago for WAY LESS than the one on ebay.
Got the lead from a fuel delivery guy just like Dick said.
Now I just have to decide what to restore it too.... I'm really torn between Texaco and Mobil. wink


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That pumps need no restoration.


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Jeff, I'm not too far from you. I just picked up a 700 series Bennett just south of you for $100. Keith Johnson (Manassas Fats) has been buying out of Manassas for years. I agree, the "low hanging fruit" is gone, but I've been pretty lucky driving down the driveway of farms & orchards and talking the owners out of theirs or getting leads on farms that have them.

I also agree with Maxgas, I wouldn't touch that Bennett. It looks great the way it is. Brady

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Originally Posted By: huskybob
Here's a Bennett I picked up a couple of months ago...
Wow, I love the patina on that pump. I would keep that look.

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Jeff, I'm not too far from you. I just picked up a 700 series Bennett just south of you for $100. Keith Johnson (Manassas Fats) has been buying out of Manassas for years. I agree, the "low hanging fruit" is gone, but I've been pretty lucky driving down the driveway of farms & orchards and talking the owners out of theirs or getting leads on farms that have them.

I also agree with Maxgas, I wouldn't touch that Bennett. It looks great the way it is. Brady
Hi Brady. Keith introduced himself to me a little over a week ago thru a PM. I'm going to start with many of the ideas that Dick mentioned and also scout out of some of the outlying areas that are a bit more rural.

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Originally Posted By: Maxgas
That pumps need no restoration.


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One other place to post want ads is in small town post offices....... a lot of farmers get their mail in town believe it or not.
Like Dick said CL is another really good place to look, but you have to look often.... once a day probably is not enough.
I've gotten a number of pumps that that way and a few years ago thanks to an ad in the Spokane CL I was able to get a Gilbarco 996 with 2 really nice Husky porcelain pump plates for $500.
Seriously though...... step away from the computer every now and then and hit the back roads and beat the bushes.
Here's the "patina" on the back side of the Bennett..... I was just kidding about restoring it...... especially to Texaco or Mobil.


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Beautiful! Nice find on the Richfield pump! The colors and decal are really nice!


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that Richfield has an incredible look to it... what a great find


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Originally Posted By: huskybob
Like Dick said CL is another really good place to look, but you have to look often.... once a day probably is not enough.
Thanks huskybob! I've been checking CL within 200 miles or so for quite a few months, at least twice a day. There's just not much listed for "gas pump" around here.

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JeffS...... When you check CL you also need to check "gas pumps", "gas station", "service station" and make sure they are in quotation marks.

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