Just picked up a Fetco CBS-2052E and HWB-10 for 600 bucks. Used one year, just needs a little cleaning.

Got a Jericho J-500 off Craigslist for $140. Been interested in the ghost tooth style burrs for a bit, so figured why not pick it up.



The evenness of the grind at French press and coarser is insane.

A Goodwill find, probably collectible. This is a Bialetti Moka Express porcelain demitasse set consisting of four cups, three saucers and a trivet that serves as a saucer. Since I enjoy my moka pot coffee, it's something I'll use. I especially like the family history and product line specs. It looks like a promotional set, so I wonder if it was given to dealers or distributors.

Here's the whole grouping.

The saucers and trivet.

The Renato Bialetti cartoon cup.

The matching saucer.

A housewife portrait cup.

On the side of the housewife cup, there's promotional language.

It has a trivet instead of a saucer -- glad I kept looking at other shelves!

A portrait cup of Alfonso Bialetti, the family patriarch. Il nonno means "grandpa"!

The decoration is transferred from other promotional artwork and pushes the limits of resolution. I'm sure it was a manager's order to a worker. Okay, as you asked ...

And the matching saucer.

This cup has more promotional puffery. It's different on each side.



The matching saucer has product line info.
The bottoms are all marked as Bialetti porcelain.

And the grand total ...

drgary wrote:A Goodwill find, probably collectible. This is a Bialetti Moka Express porcelain demitasse set consisting of four cups, three saucers and a trivet that serves as a saucer. Since I enjoy my moka pot coffee, it's something I'll use.

Here's the whole grouping.
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It's only a deal because of the .80 senior discount.

I picked up a Mini Moka Lever (AKA Mini Gaggia Lever) through a lucky CL find for $80



The machine looks like it was barely used.

I posted more pictures here in this thread.

Mini Moka Lever (Mini Gaggia Lever)

I got a "used" Mahlkonig K30 for $1050. It had only 175 shots on it and goes without saying it's condition was "virtually new." I wouldn't be surprised the factory was responsible for 100 of those shots. It's not bad of a grinder for home use.

drgary wrote:A Goodwill find, probably collectible. This is a Bialetti Moka Express porcelain demitasse set consisting of four cups, three saucers and a trivet that serves as a saucer. Since I enjoy my moka pot coffee, it's something I'll use. I especially like the family history and product line specs. It looks like a promotional set, so I wonder if it was given to dealers or distributors.

Here's the whole grouping.
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Wow this is great find. Those cups are very cool.

I was shopping at the local Safeway today when I found this infuser sitting on top of the bulk bin. There was no box or price tag so I asked the produce guy where I could find it for sale. He said it was a display item, so he asked the manager if they could just give it to me. The manager took a look and said "Merry Christmas"! It's a Timolino Ingeni Coffee and Tea Maker with an online price of $20.48.



I stopped by Goodwill next and decided to pass on an unused 2 cup Bialetti for $4.99 because I already have one.

I check out what's new in our local Salvation Army store every week or two. Got lucky this past Summer when I found an Oak display case for my smaller coffee gear & roasting gear that just fit the one wall in my coffee bar with no windows.



Solid oak, no veneer or mdf. Even the back is oak & fully finished. Built in 2007 according to the brass plate in one of the drawers & sold by Williams Sonoma. From what I've been able to find out it would have sold in the $5000-$7000 range new. Picked it up for $149 in as new condition.