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Hope you get it Adam!

Thanks, ... 4 days left, I hope it at least doesn't get cancelled again.

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RCA T-120 buy it now $25 : http://cgi.ebay.com/ESTATE-1949-RCA-...QQcmdZViewItem

RCA Personal Portable.

1968? Zenith AC/DC Portable

Nice looking set, is this the dreaded 19AP4 tube?

I'm guessing this is in Richmond VA?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-1949-Dum...QQcmdZViewItem

Yes, that would be a 19AP4. No booster on the CRT which is a good sign, but easily removed. I LOVE old Dumonts and this one is only a few hours from me. What I dont like is the size and weight and the fact that I really dont have the room. I would consider losing a piece of furniture to have this set which is probably an easy restore, or may work as is with little work. These sets are tough as nails and this one was kept in a living room. It looks super clean and unmolested. Original owners probably would not have kept it around all these years if it was worn out and useless. Possibly though they got older and couldnt lift the ton of television. The RA-108 looks a bit smaller than the 109 I once owned. The weight and size was the reason I got rid of that one. And the cabinet veneer was rough.

Man! Will somebody come take this 1959 24" Zenith Space Command out of my kitchen so I can have room for this beast????

Also, I could swear there is a raster on this set but the seller says he cant get it to "light". Looks lit to me. Nice and bright which would be a good sign...

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Originally Posted by fsjonsey (Post 1223842)

Really cool looking zenith Ambassador. QUOTE]

Maybe cool to you but his ad state that it is a "VINTAGE 1940's TV SET". I questioned him on this and await a response. Reason being the set is obviously a 60's set. Very late 50's at best. It looks to me to have a rectangular crt. 60's. Still though if you think its cool and can avoid shipping costs by picking it up then go for it. I doubt you will have to bid battle on that one. Its worth the $24 if you like it. My opinion is that the vertical section seems to be the most troublesome in almost all old sets. It may be the output tube as the seller mentioned but of course that is the easiest and most logical fix for advertisment purposes. I seriously doubt he has any idea about the repair of the set. Getting the sweep back should not be much trouble if you have some TV repair experience. If you DON'T and want to get into the hobby, a set like this would be a good start.

I'm the one who has that TV set- if you think you know what year it is, then you can argue that point with the 85 year old lady that owns it, who said she bought it in the late 1940's. Good luck with that- it would not be a mannerly, intelligent thing to do. I'm have not researched it, so I'm going by what the owner told me. I surely am not going to contradict some elderly person in their own home, and get in an argument with them, over the age of their old TV set. You need to look at the big picture once in a while. Don't sweat the little stuff so much.

On the tube replacement fix, her son runs an electronics repair shop at that location, behind their home, for the past 30 years now. I'm sure he knows what is wrong with the set- but he doesn't want to be bothered with it. If you want to debate that point with him, again- have at it- but I firmly believe his diagnosis will be correct- having watched him repair 4 vintage tape players for me in about 30 minutes one day- and he's done about 20+ repairs or more for me, in the past 6 months or so. The man is the most highly skilled electronics tech I have ever met in my life, and routinely diagnoses problems down to the component level- he's not a "board changer". I would bet money, he's more adept at repairing these things, than most- your comments are surely not appreciated as to him having "no idea". He's an EXPERT.

No need to jump to hasty conclusions ! Not everyone selling an old TV set is unknowledgeable, and there's no need to be so suspicious all the time. Esp. in this case, where the Ebay feedback, is stellar. What's the problem ?

Having said that, I put the set on the TV swap forum here. They actually have TWO sets, they have another old set with a metal frame, I believe that one is an RCA. They want to get rid of both. These people are getting up in age and just want to clean out their home.

Emerson 12" with BIN $175

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Originally Posted by Tubejunke (Post 1227379)

Hey partner, you need to cool YOUR tude a little bit yourself. I don't need any DR Phil speach about my trying to lead someone in the right direction who asked for some opinions. Thats what WE do here. We help each other in all types of situations involving vintage electronics. It doesent mean that were always right. However when it comes to SLEAZEBay I think a lot of folks are a bit weary of grose misrepesentations of items if not complete rip offs. It doesent mean that anybody is making any DIRECT accusation pointed at you. Frankly though if you are going to sell an item then you put yourself in the line of scrutiny. So deal with it! Furthermore if you claim to have a 57 Chevy "Classic" and the actual item is a 77 Malibu "Classic" then people are going to see what is a fact. The item has been misrepresented in a way that will make it appear more attractive to the potentially, hopefully, unfortunately, ignorant bidder. It funny you seldom see misreps that down sell an item. You don't see that 57 Chevy being called an 87 Cavalier with a BUY IT NOW of $500. I wonder why it works that way...

I personally can not accept lack of research as an excuse for not knowing what DECADE a 20th century item is from at least to a certain degree. Especially with the idea that you are internet literate (if you will) in mind. It wouldnt take a lot of research. Really all this is a stupid waste of time and still all matters of opinion. I have every right to advise someone to be careful with anything that is NOT what it is said to be. If you are interested in what we are here for, then welcome aboard. If you came here to sell that is OK too but if you make a mistake in identifying your product please don't fall apart if someone remarks on it TO SOMEBODY ELSE.

Sorry to steam you as I did make some skeptical remarks. It may have all been different if your ad said OLD CLASSIC TELEVISION FOR SALE or something similar.

That set is from the 1960's no doubt...the woman is probably senile.

Working General Electric 802

clean chassis and cabinet on that one! :yes:

Working 1959 Color TV

1954 CBS RX-90 Prototype 15" Color Set

It's a shame on that RX-90- Old story, bad 15GP22...<sigh>

Over used, If we can ....

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Originally Posted by Sandy G (Post 1264902)

It's a shame on that RX-90- Old story, bad 15GP22...<sigh>

If we could land men on the moon 38 years ago Shirley we can rebuild a dud 15GP22

yes i know, stop calling me Shirley

Nice Philco Miss America

Hi I'm Looking For A Flyback Transformer For A 1958 Setchell Carlson Portabe Tv Model " 17 P68u " The Part Number Is "setchell Calson" Wf110 " The Alternative Part Is " Triad D-638" Can Any One Help? Thanks!

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Originally Posted by DERRICK TETA (Post 1269115)

Hi, You might have better luck on the Television Swap Forum.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ZENITH-FLASH-MAT...QQcmdZViewItem

Only about a half hour drive away from me, gonna have to keep an eye on it....

Very nice RCA but I bet the reserve is pretty high due to the completed restoration.

Nice GE with remote and power tuning! Cool color and look on this set. I have one w/o the remote stuff but mine is green.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Eames-Er...QQcmdZViewItem

polaraman

1957 Rca Victor Ctc-5 Color Television Works!!!

Good looking Philco Golden Grid

I really like the style of that one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Early-1950-s-Phi...QQcmdZViewItem

Those golden grid chassis are a little cramped, but they produce a helluva picture with no retrace lines!

Not worth a fortune but probably would be easy to repair and VERY reliable. Sets like this that old folks have hung on to are usually very well taken care of and were only put to the side when they eventually upgraded to color. So the set was probably working fine when stored away and often will come back to life with very little trouble. It would be nice to see someone give this handsome set a good home. They don't make em like that anymore.....

Very nice Emerson 571

An interesting GE in Cali

Never seen this concept before. A optional cabinet for a portable to slip in to. All is there and working...sort of. Not mine. Just fascinated by it.

See it you know where;

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ype=osi_widget

Dave A

10" RCA combo on Baltimore CL. Looks clean.

http://baltimore.craigslist.org/ele/391901722.html

Early RCA projection set: http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-RCA-CONS...QQcmdZViewItem

It's listed in a strange place: Collectibles > Radio, Phonograph, TV, Phone > Radios > Parts & Tubes

1949 Crosley with Colordaptor Color Wheel

This is a gem to see. How does this thing work with the odd oar-paddle dividers between the color segments? Every other wheels I have seen have continuous color segments. A whole lot 'o black-out between fields.

And it appears to work. Any AK bidders?

Dave A

1950'ish Motorola Guts

I'm guessing the cabinet now houses a fishtank or plasma. :tears:

Oh well, nice clean chassis and tube if you need it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Motorola-Black-a...QQcmdZViewItem

Darn, I'm NEVER close enough to pick up anything. That is a SUPER clean chassis, almost unused looking. I think that chassis would go in my Model 17T13 or 17T8. One of my Motorolas works but it would be nice to shove this in the more battered of my two sets. Might be a plug and play. The really cool thing is this Ebay set has a power transformer it seems where both of mine have the stupid selenium rectifiers. This example is probably a few years older than mine. Probably 1950 or so.....

Grandma's Setchell-Carlson B&W TV set in the family photo album

Sometime at Christmas at Grandma's in the 50's and early 60's. I'm pretty sure that the TV set (partially visible in both pictures) was the Setchell-Carlson that had continious tuning channels 2 thru 6 (VHF low) and 7 thru 13 (VHF high). A ring knob was used to select VHF low or high. Not sure why grandma looks unhappy, maybe the TV needed service? :D

Another old one not far from here. I thought I'd pass it on to you guys in case someone needs it.
http://nashville.craigslist.org/clt/397920039.html