Ok...Who has the IVB with a starting bid of $2k?

[James Burke]

I know inflation is rampant, but somebody's got a IVB listed on eBay with a starting bid of $2k.

Judging by its appearance, it seems to have come over on the Mayflower.

I won't publish the link, but you can see for yourself.

If you do happen to take a look at it, be sure to put it on your watch list and we'll drive the seller plumb crazy thinking they have a very interested audience.

I miss the good old days when you could pick up a very nice GS15 Plus for right around $500.

JB

 

[kcollinsdesign]

You can buy a Cricket (or even better, a Silhouette Cameo) for under $300 (Cameo on sale right now for $279.00 and can cut 12" x 10', 15" available). A 28" U.S. Cutter ( a much better choice for sign making) can be had, new, for $329. Any of those things will smoke a 4b (I had two and spent over $10k for each – not counting fonts...).

If the seller is willing to ship it to me, I will take it to my local recycling center and charge them only $70.00.

That said, for a few hundred dollars (and considerable effort) you can wire an interface card (if you can find one anymore) into one of the font slots and use the 4b (with its tangential cutting head) for cutting engineer grade reflective and, especially, sandblast stencil. It really is a high quality machine and is built like a tank!

 

[JimmyG]

GACK. . .now there is one more listed for $500 + $339.30 shipping. . . neither one mentions program & font module/cartridges. . . Exciting days way back then on all the programming to cut a 15"x15"+ layout. . .
I gotta say tho, that those Gerber IVB machines would sure do some major runs with cutting sandblast stencil and reflective vinyl. . . ;-)~

 

[John Miller]

I bought a VIB with 15" plotter, a 750 plotter and various interface boxes fonts etc. last summer, all for $100. I have a client that orders 4K 1,5" disks pretty regularly. The sprocket feed is indispensable.

 

[netsol]

don't go making fun of joseph gerber

Joseph Gerber - National Science and Technology Medals Foundation

Joseph Gerber was awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation for his past and continuing technical leadership in the invention, development and commercialization of manufacturing automation systems for a wide variety of industries - most notably apparel - which have made those...

nationalmedals.org

 

[James Burke]

don't go making fun of joseph gerber

Joseph Gerber - National Science and Technology Medals Foundation

Joseph Gerber was awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation for his past and continuing technical leadership in the invention, development and commercialization of manufacturing automation systems for a wide variety of industries - most notably apparel - which have made those...

nationalmedals.org

Absolutely not. They're the mainstay of my monument business.


JB

 

[netsol]

we have 3 edges, 2 gx15's , a couple 4b's and an odessey