Zenith Flashmatic remote controller--$500 BIN?
 

I was browsing ebay a few minutes ago and came across a listing for a Zenith Flashmatic television remote control unit. The seller put a $150 opening bid on it, with a $500 BIN! For crying out loud, the thing is only a hand-held flashlight--any ordinary flashlight with a flash button will operate Zenith Flashmatic TVs. (I wonder how many people made the Flashmatic controller pull double duty as a flashlight during power outages, etc. :dunno: , or did not realize they could use a standard flashlight to operate the TV if anything went wrong with the ray-gun-shaped controller.) I realize the Flashmatic was Zenith's first attempt at wireless remote control, but good grief--$150 for a controller which is little more than a 1.5-volt light bulb, switch and battery is, IMO, far too high an opening bid; the $500 BIN is just ridiculous, IMHO. I don't think the seller knows anything about this controller or its history, just wants to get as much money as he/she can from the auction. Depending on how many Flashmatic TVs are still in use (I would guess not very many anymore), this person may have a hard time unloading this controller. I doubt very much if anyone is going to buy this just to use it as a flashlight, :no: unless they want to be able to brag to their friends/relatives that they have the world's only Zenith flashlight. :D

Sheesh. Amazing as all heck, to me anyhow. What some people won't do to make a buck these days. :no:

Are you kidding?? He knows exactly what he's got. If he didn't know exactly what he's got, the opening bid would be $1.50 with a BIN of $5.00

Defintely $500 is high, but so was $6500 for the blue Andrea... Fair price on the Flashmatic; maybe $125. That's what others have gone for on eBay.

Charles

Its listed here locally on CL for 350. He's "open to offers"

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/clt/150802130.html

If you can give him a price he wants, I'll pick it up and ship it if he doesn't want to.