On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 01:15:03 +0200, "Mike Connor"
wrote:

I have some very old lines which are still good, and I also have some newer
lines which are basically useless, although unused. There usually is no way
to know why a "cheap" line is cheap, and there is always a risk involved in
buying such lines.


Since, in fact, it is impossible to predict how long a line will
last, there is less risk in buying a cheap line for 10 - 12 US
than buying the typical one for 35 - 60.