At 12:54 PM 12/15/00 -0800, you wrote:
>Peter,
>
>All this talk about early SR rear Ders. (and their potiential values) is
>making me hungry. Suppose someone had such a rear Der. that was in very
>good condition and it was dated "pat. 75". If someone (not saying who,
>mind you) had such a thing, what do you people expect it might be worth?
>I heard that the very first year (1975, someone I know has proof) was
>only available to pros in Europe, blah, blah, blah and that they didn't
>appear here in the US intil 1976. Anyone know one way or the other on
>this issue? Just curious.
Hypothetically speaking of course, it's impossible for me to believe that anything not available in the US, available only to pros in Europe, and dated PAT 75 would somehow wind up in MY grubby little hands here in the middle of freakin nowhere WV. I'm not a pro on any continent, nor have I ever been. And I'm not looking that hard. Actually, I'm not looking at all. And I'm certainly not that lucky. That alone should blow any theory concerning rarity or unavailability of the afformentioned item.
Larry "professional bubble burster" Osborn