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01-05-2014, 07:52 PM
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Seven inch magnifier lense question
Now, I know 7 inch magnifiers are not that common, but I never expected a plain little one like this to sell for $110.50!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/161185832736 Please educate me on why this one is so special with three bidders at or above $108. I thought it would look good on one of my sevens, but not at that price. Jas. 
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01-05-2014, 08:20 PM
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I'm not surprised. The market has been strong for magnifiers of any size the past few years. Also at 10 3/4" tall and 11" wide, I think that's for a 10" set when you factor in the mask.
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01-05-2014, 08:41 PM
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You are right Bob. I am pretty sure that magnifier was for a 10" set. I guess if someone needed it to complete some rare 10" set it might be worth it, but not for any of the tv's I have. You can buy a whole TV for 110.50
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01-05-2014, 08:55 PM
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Of course you can, but there are far more TVs out there than magnifiers. Plus people use these for other purposes than TV magnifiers.
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01-11-2014, 09:44 PM
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As a TV collector for many years I must say that if you purchase one of these, you likely will end up keeping it stored away. I had many of them through the years when they were more plentiful, including the elusive 3" version for the Pilot. I would put them on the sets and then dislike how it looked. I ended-up eventually parting with them all.
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01-11-2014, 09:49 PM
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You could have an Ant holocaust with that thing!
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01-14-2014, 10:29 AM
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01-14-2014, 11:14 AM
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I agree with decojoe67, I have only one magnifier, not as elaborate as the one pictured, and I never liked the way it looked on the TV (7"), so it's been boxed for several years. In fact I'd forgotten about it, I should consider selling or trading it away, as I will not be using it anyway, and it would be a lot cheaper than the one listed above!
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01-14-2014, 12:50 PM
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I agree that a magnifier is something you'll rarely use. My TV-37 happened to come with a magnifier with a homebrew stand. A magnifier restricts the viewing angle so that your face needs to be directly in front of the screen. It can also pick up a lot of glare unless the room is quite dark. In this photo the magnifier reflects a fisheye view of the messy shop where the photo was taken.
Phil Nelson Phil's Old Radios http://antiqueradio.org/index.html 
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01-15-2014, 02:01 AM
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I have a lens made for the Pilot sets as well as one made for 10-inch sets that I got with my RCA 8TS30, and I agree that I am not likely to keep them sitting in front of the associated TV sets except for brief demonstrations.
Phil, I love how you made that alternating-view picture. It shows off the ability of the lens very well (which is not very much, relative to the size of the lens itself, is it?).
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