Lot of 8 TV's on eBay Leo Indiana
 

Some of those tabletops look restorable.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-Tube-Tel...item519660c7dd

The Crosley, one RCA and Philco 1403 definitely. The rest I think I would part out.

I agree. I used to not care much for blonde sets but the more I see the more I like them :yes:

The Crosley and the Philco oughtta be saved. I already have one of each, so I'm not jumping at them. Recognize the value of the parts though. Like Bob, I don't have the heart to strip anything restorable.

The seller specializes in early radio, probably stumbled upon the TVs and doesn't quite know what to do with them. I've bought a couple odds and ends from him over the years. No problems.

The blonde Philco roundie console is the only thing that jumps out at me. Split chassis is easy to work on, tube stays with the chassis so no heavy lifting. Really like the reverse-painted jade green screen mask. Pic tube looks broke though. Base is yanked off anyway. 16LP4's are pretty hard to come by. Looking closer, the top veneer looks pretty bad. So I'm neutral.

I'm a stone's throw away. Could go take a look. I'm full up with projects for the next ten years, so not urgent. If he had a color roundie or a Farnsworth I'd be all over it.

Might be worthwhile to buy them and run them down to Columbus and let Steve auction them next year. Get 'em into collectors hands that way.