South bend lathe at auction

That looks like my heavy 10" except it has a short bed, I doubt its a 13". Prolly weighs about 850-900 lb. (my long bed weighs 950). You can take the chuck, tailstock off to bring it down a bit more. As for worth? Hard to say without being able to seat firsthand, I paid $800 I certainly wouldn't go much higher sight unseen. Gonzo is correct, its pre 45 or so but they can still make accurate parts if not completely worn out. SB's are great lathes to learn on.
 
The lathe went for $500. Had no tooling with it other than what you guys say in the picture, I was able to look at it closer, had quite a bit of backlash on all the cranks and the ways were pretty rusty. I decided to let that one go and keep looking. Thanks for all the replies
 
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