eBay item: RARE 1961 IBM 72 SELECTRIC TYPEWRITER GREAT FOR FORGING

[The Raddish]

eBay Link [ebay.com]

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This auction is for a vintage IBM Selectric 72 typewriter. This is one of the early Selectrics produced in the early 1960s, a Model 7X. Now you can create those forged documents right the very first time. We will ship at no charge for Buy It Now buyers.

Yes, this is the one CBS should have used to forge there documents. So to give your forged documents that original look use the original equipment. All you need is some old typing paper to give your forged documents that unique original professional look!

The IBM Selectric was introduced in 1961, and was revolutionary, in that the platen does not move, but instead the type element moves. The single type element (ball) has 88 characters on it, in 4 rows. This typewriter is a model 72, with a cloth ribbon in a plastic cartridge.

The typewriter comes with a Prestige Elite 72 typing ball and a 10 1403 OCR typing ball (We do have other types available).

This typewriter has been tested and is in very good condition

Everything included in the auction is shown in the photos.

We double box all typewriters for safer shipping!

[dalesd]

No self-promotion, please.

[TrickySlicky]

Needs to be a selectric 2 circa 1971 to be able to do superscript and subscript.

link [wikipedia.org]

Quote : from link The Selectric II had a lever (above the right platen knob) that would allow the platen to be turned freely but return to the same vertical line whereas the Selectric I did not. This feature permitted the insertion of subscripts and superscripts.

[vodreaux]

It been removed!
Ebay Banned it.

[mmathis]

Unless you had 40 year old paper, those forgeries would be some of the worst around

[SomethingsRight]

Hmmm....i wonder if CBS checked ebay first.......probablly not.

[sparkyjones]

Quote from vodreaux : It been removed! Ebay Banned it.

No, it's still there... you will have to search for this item number:

3839925186

For some reason the hyperlink script isn't working.

[J. Bourne]

I heard that Karl Rove had already bid on and won this several months ago.

[slayter]

Quote from J. Bourne : I heard that Karl Rove had already bid on and won this several months ago.

[sparkyjones]

Quote from J. Bourne : I heard that Karl Rove had already bid on and won this several months ago.

Was he previously accused of forging documents?

[slayter]

Quote from sparkyjones : Was he previously accused of forging documents?

Could be

[J. Bourne]

Quote from sparkyjones : Was he previously accused of forging documents?

No, but some have speculated that he 'planted' the documents that Rather used on CBS, so as to be able to change the topic of the debate from Bush going AWOL, to forgery.

Ya gotta hand it to Rove - that evil genius bastard.

[sparkyjones]

Quote from slayter : Could be

I thought Karl Rove got pissed in the early 70's and threw his typewriter onto the steps of the --oh, wait, that wasn't him. Nevermind.

[J. Bourne]

Quote from sparkyjones : I thought Karl Rove got pissed in the early 70's and threw his typewriter onto the steps of the --oh, wait, that wasn't him. Nevermind.

[sparkyjones]

Quote from J. Bourne : No, but some have speculated that he 'planted' the documents that Rather used on CBS, so as to be able to change the topic of the debate from Bush going AWOL, to forgery. Ya gotta hand it to Rove - that evil genius bastard.

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Come back with some facts and we'll talk... I could go off on a bunch of left wing conspiracy stuff, but it's polite to debate facts.