It seems that if you don't normally sell machinery you might think it a good idea to try selling a lathe finished with an attractive patination of Hammerite, Rust and Shite whilst at the same time pricing it several hundred pounds higher than some very nice looking examples of the same model.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MYFORD-SUP...QAAOSwbwlXBTGk

On the other hand they might actually be fairly smart and have worked out that it would look far worse clean :D