I apologise for not notifying the site that the VB 36 was sold some time ago for the full asking price. Had I had another 20 machines I could have sold the lot, such has been the demand.
The first lathe is a centre lathe, the words merely mean that the centre lathe is used more frequently than is the dedicated bowl turning lathe which happens to be a VB36. Does this help to clarify the wording?
I am downsizing the workshop, and as the VB is used as a second lathe, selling it would leave space for a further work bench, I have had 5 interested parties, but I shall wait for a sensible offer, otherwise it shall remain.
I can not speak for the condition of the lathes you refer to, nor can you I suspect. As for the 'new' price, you get what you pay for. And the VB 36 is by far the finest lathe on the market today. As an engineer I can gategorically say that the build quality of the VB 36 is second to none...