Throw it on Craigslist. Ask $2500 - $3000. There's very little in the way of lathe offerings in B.C. right now so
there will be people looking for lathes...
Jesus yes. At LEAST $3K Canadian. More if you are not in a hurry. At $1500, I'd buy it in a heartbeat, swap out anything that came with it, that was better than what I already have for my Super7, and resell it for a tidy profit!
There are almost always folks looking for a decent Myford, and that one looks like it is in far better shape than most that hit the marketplace.
That is a Myford ML7. Recognizable in an instant, by: The oilers on the spindle, the conical cast dials for the feeds on the screws, the hollow spindle of the tailstock, and the arc of the adjuster screws slot on the compound slide. Among other spotting points.
Not of the newest design, as it has a cast Apron, without the power cross feed on it.
The spindle bore is 5/8 inch.
There is a serial number that will tell you the year made. Tailstock end of the bed, on the vertical face at the rear of the lathe. Should start with a K.
Myford ML7 Lathe
There is no "dial" at the end of the tailstock, that is the way the screw for the tailstock is held in place, as it allows a tool to be fed through the tailstock, a feature, I am told, is pretty popular with amateur makers of woodwind instruments and similar shaped objects. See the cutaway diagram in the link provided.
The Burnerd Grip-tru chucks, well... They got so expensive, that Myford (who was charging well over the odds for what they were selling) stopped buying them to provide with their lathes. Great small chucks. The replacement cost of that single chuck on the lathe is pretty close to the prices being suggested by the guys who live in places where the selection and supply are both far more abundant!
The lack of a Quick Change gear box, is hardly the disaster some make it out to be. Reality is that setting up a gear train to cut a thread is a quick and easy proposition, just a minute or three. Oh Woe! Wailly-Wailly!
There will be no 'ridge' to check for, as far as wear on the bed goes, as it is a flat bed with a flat mating surface on the carriage. If you cannot SEE wear, there is unlikely to be enough to worry anyone who is in the market for such a machine.
The top speed on the ML7 is slightly lower than that on a Super7, and the spindle is slightly less robust, but it is still a lathe capable of making someone a very happy owner!
My second lathe was an ML7, I regret selling it on, as I had both it, and a Super7 in my shop for a period of time, and it was very convenient to be able to switch from one machine to the other, without taking the parts out of the chuck at times. The gent I sold mine to was, as far as I know, very happy with it, and it was not nearly as nice as that one. Or as well tooled. I got $1800 for it, a friend delivered it via his RV, and I had given him a money back guarantee, too.
Can't help ya with the Swiss Made Mystery Tool. Sorry.