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Originally Posted by radiotvnut
..... 19" knob tuned solid state color sets brought $75+ and models with remote and cable ready tuning brought $100-$125. T
I knew an older guy who sold used TV's back in the '70's and according to him, prices were really way up there. He said he could get $75-$100 for a decent 19" B&W. When I started, 19" B&W's usually brought $35-$50 for the nicer solid state models.
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...about the same for Dad - used BW's (baby sitter sets) would go for 40-75 bux, depending on screen size in the late 70s/Early 80s. Atari consoles brought about the need for small screen color sets - easily $100-150, and remote 19" and larger could get $200-275, well into the 90s.
After 2000, it had better be a remote 32 - 36" color, and we could get only $200 for a set, thanks to cheapo Sanyos, Apexes, Funais, and Orions in the 19-26" range at Walmart, Circuit City, and Kmart.
Funny - dad used to fix up a bunch and sell them at Christmas for a bit less, for the single moms buying a Nintendo for their kids - and we used to be open to 8PM on Christmas Eve, so they could get the sets. We literally sold dozens each year - best month of the year, and word-of-mouth got around. It also helped that the Electronics Dept Manager at Zayre/Ames would steer folks our way when they popped for a Nintendo on layaway.
Now, it's all flat screens, and only when folks upgrade in January-April, tax refund season. Tons of 32-46" sets on CL and at the flea markets....