I don't own this either. Steve Wittig does, and he is currently selling it on Ebay for $3,295. See here: Wittig Ebay RB29 Plate Block. I wonder where the demand is for this type of materiel selling for this much these days.
There is quite a mismatch between the block from yesterday's post fetching only a fraction of its catalog value at auction and the price of this plate block. I think I recall a Michael Aldrich catalog from probably 2 years ago in which this block was posted for sale, and it was even labeled as "ex-Wittig." If this is the same block (I recall the centering being the same and there are just too few of these) then it doesn't appear if the block was ever ex-Wittig. Whatever the case, much patience will be required to get the price being asked for this item. Somewhere out there is a collector that might want it at the price. Maybe not. Especially if it has been for sale for more than 2 years!
Post script April 2010: It is likely that the block above was probably consigned to Mr. Aldrich for a period. It likely never sold during the contracted period and was returned to Mr. Wittig. So at least in terms of possession there was an "ex" period for this block.
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