steve graber on thu 7 dec 06
this topic was on another pottery board a while back. police were found to not re-sell their scales gained in drug raids. they did not want to have any make their way back into the old drug weighting useage.
see ya
steve
Cindy Gatto wrote:
Mel,
I'm sorry but I have to ask. Are you saying that a police station is a
source for a cheap or free triple beam scale?
Cindy Gatto & Mark Petrin
The Mudpit
228 Manhattan Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11206
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Kris Bliss on thu 7 dec 06
hey, i dunno if the police have 'em
but pawn shops certainly do.. cheap too
and lots of cool power tools..
bliss
in rainy anchorage
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mel jacobson on thu 7 dec 06
those of us that have taught high school know to
keep those scales locked up, or bolted/welded to tables.
drug dealers use them to weight out illegal drugs.
they get confiscated in drug busts.
so.
they are just around....and the police have them.
call any police/sheriff station...ask them, and they will
direct you to those that have them.
and, don't assume if you live rural, that they
won't have them.....man, the country folks have
a lot of police action.
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Cindy Gatto on thu 7 dec 06
Mel,
I'm sorry but I have to ask. Are you saying that a police station is a
source for a cheap or free triple beam scale?
Cindy Gatto & Mark Petrin
The Mudpit
228 Manhattan Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11206
718-218-9424
_www.mudpitnyc.com_ (http://www.mudpitnyc.com/)
mudpitnyc@aol.com
pam blessinger on fri 8 dec 06
There is a website for police departments to auction their excess items. Its called Propertyroom.com. I ordered my triplebeam scale, and paid $25.00--it works great.
I took a quick look today, and was dazzled my all the diamond rings, but I'm sure scales can be found.
Good luck
Pam Blessinger in freezing Delaware
steve graber wrote:
this topic was on another pottery board a while back. police were found to not re-sell their scales gained in drug raids. they did not want to have any make their way back into the old drug weighting useage.
see ya
steve
Cindy Gatto wrote:
Mel,
I'm sorry but I have to ask. Are you saying that a police station is a
source for a cheap or free triple beam scale?
Cindy Gatto & Mark Petrin
The Mudpit
228 Manhattan Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11206
718-218-9424
_www.mudpitnyc.com_ (http://www.mudpitnyc.com/)
mudpitnyc@aol.com
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Snail Scott on fri 8 dec 06
At 05:57 PM 12/7/2006 EST, you wrote:
>...Are you saying that a police station is a
>source for a cheap or free triple beam scale?
Yep. Dope dealers and ceramists use triple-beam
scales. (Like us, they work in precise gram
increments.) When they get busted, their goods
are confiscated, and sold at police auctions. I
am actually one of the few people I know that
didn't get their scale at a police auction, but
the person I got it from did get it that way.
They aren't necessarily cheap, though, as the
auctions are a well-known source, and all the
new start-up dope dealers are there along with
the new start-up potters bidding for a set of
scales. Last I checked, $100 was a typical price
in my city. Still cheaper than new, though.
Policies vary a lot across the country, though.
Some places (so I've heard) apparently give them
away to upright citizens with ID, while others
have them destroyed outright. (Scales, not
citizens.) You'll need to check locally. It may
be worth calling nearby cities, too, to see if
their policies (or prices) differ.
-Snail
Logan Johnson on fri 8 dec 06
Hi Gang,
Another good place to get scales is pawn shops. I got my Ohaus triple beam for $70.00
I also sold two pieces of pottery at the same time & was allowed to leave a few cards in the place as well ! Pawn shops often have more than one scale like the one I went to & are usually happy to reduce inventory a bit. At least all the ones I've talked to have said that. I don't need another scale but I keep an eye out for other potter friends of mine I know might in the near future.
Just my $ .02
Happy holidays all !
Logan
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Mike Juengling on fri 8 dec 06
I'll put my two cents in on this subject. I recently purchased a triple
beam, used, on eBay. I did a "Buy it now" for $60 plus shipping rather
than wait out the auction process. I did a history of similar auctions
afterwards and found that I overpaid as they had been going for $40 to
$50. They seem to be listed quite frequently.
Michael Juengling
Eric Suchman on fri 8 dec 06
I got mine on eBay for 40.00 extra weights included
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Cindy Gatto on fri 8 dec 06
oh okay. I did have a good private laugh at the thought of walking into a
NYC police station and saying to the desk sergeant "Do you have any triple beam
scales I want to make ceramics!"
Cindy Gatto & Mark Petrin
The Mudpit
228 Manhattan Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11206
718-218-9424
_www.mudpitnyc.com_ (http://www.mudpitnyc.com/)
mudpitnyc@aol.com
Ron Johnson on fri 8 dec 06
I looked at propertyroom.com just now and found no scales, but a search on eBay turned up plenty of triple beam scales.
Ron Johnson
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: pam blessinger
> There is a website for police departments to auction their excess items. Its
> called Propertyroom.com. I ordered my triplebeam scale, and paid $25.00--it
> works great.
> I took a quick look today, and was dazzled my all the diamond rings, but I'm
> sure scales can be found.
>
Rog Coman on fri 8 dec 06
Cindy,
Pawn shops are also a place to shop for triple beam scales. That is where I
got mine - for $35.00 - it is almost like new.
Rog Coman
Fish Hook Pottery
Montrose, CO
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cindy Gatto"
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Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 3:57 PM
Subject: Re: triple beam scales/police
> Mel,
> I'm sorry but I have to ask. Are you saying that a police station is a
> source for a cheap or free triple beam scale?
>
> Cindy Gatto & Mark Petrin
> The Mudpit
> 228 Manhattan Ave
> Brooklyn, NY 11206
> 718-218-9424
> _www.mudpitnyc.com_ (http://www.mudpitnyc.com/)
> mudpitnyc@aol.com
>
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Edouard Bastarache Inc. on fri 8 dec 06
Hello,
up here the police has the scales seized from dope
dealers
auctionned.
Check with your local police force to know what
they do in
area once the trial is over.
You may then save at least on the shipping costs.
Later,
Edouard Bastarache
Le Français Volant
The Flying Frenchman
Sorel-Tracy
Quebec
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