To answer that question, I'm selling it because vintage tv is now more than a hobby. I used to work for a leading long-distance phone company which is now in the news for the worst accounting scandal in US history. Vintage electronics is my job now.
Some products and services we offer are:
1 - We buy, restore and sell vintage radio, tv, hi-fi and guitar amplifiers.
2 - We design and build tube guitar and hi-fi amplifiers.
3 - We restore vintage electronics for those collectors who already have the sets but lack the time or expertise to do their own restorations.
When I acquire an especially rare set (there were fewer Crosley 9-408's made than RCA 630TS's) I hold onto them for private display in my home.
One of my goals is to increase the number of surviving antique sets that are also working antique sets.
This has been something I've wanted to turn from a hobby into a career since I was 12 years old. The ultimate goal of my business is to bring America's consumer electronics industry back to its former glory in the same way as we all love to bring pictures bact to the screens of classic tv sets that have sat dormant for decades. I hope to market a 100% American-made tv set within 10 years. Please visit my Web site and have a lok around. The URL is
http://home.earthlink.net/~amptechsys. Here's my AboutMe page on eBay, also
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/jshorva65/
Thank you for the reply.
John