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Cleaning up the shop, took the cover off my Lincoln 225 AC and saw the original price tag from 2000.I bought it about 4 years ago for $125. Had the leads, a 50' extension cord, a 10' extension cord and it was on a roll around cart.It was marked down from $299.99 to $115.02.I think it was part of a clearance when a box store near me went under.
Reply:People on craigslist are trying to sell them for $500 hahahahaha definitely will get your money back if you ever decide to sell itSent from my C811 4G using TapatalkVantage 300 kubota ,miller 304 xmt ,lincoln ln 25 pro , ranger 305 G, plenty of other tools of the trade to make the sparks fly.
Reply:1970 ad for AC225.  $95. LIST price. They were over $150 when they were introduced around 1962. "USMCPOP" First-born son: KIA  Iraq 1/26/05Syncrowave 250 w/ Coolmate 3Dialarc 250, Idealarc 250SP-175 +Firepower TIG 160S (gave the TA 161 STL to the son)Lincwelder AC180C (1952)Victor & Smith O/A torchesMiller spot welder
Reply:Originally Posted by Oldendum1970 ad for AC225.  $95. LIST price. They were over $150 when they were introduced around 1962.
Reply:1970...Gasoline was @ 25 cents a gallon, and that was Full Service with an attendant cleaning the windshield and checking under the hood and airing your tires.   Our money was 90% silver. Silver dimes, quarters, half dollars. And a very nice house could be had for around 24k.Oh....and I'm guessing a new car was @ 3,000.00  So yea...a nice welder for 125.00 sounds about right. But anyway...I do like to see those old price tags on quality tools from the 60's and 70's  That was also before the stick on price tags...so they used an ink marking gun which marked many items. I still have some stuff with the blue ink price still showing. Like a Weller Welder for 2.69 Anyway...Welcome to Central Banking and Planned inflation. If it wasn't for devaluation of our money by inflation...Our debt could never get paid.   I remember my dad bitching about the Federal Debt back in the early 80'sHe was very upset because the national debt of the USA had hit the One Billion dollar mark. Now we're at something like 15 Trillion.   It's all part of the plan.
Reply:Originally Posted by BD1In 1970 I bought a MILLER THUNDERBOLT for $100.00 through my employer. Sold it 20 years later for $100.00