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If you had a like "brand new" TV from the early 1950's still with the box, what would it take for you to part with it? Something like that, even if not a rare set, would be one fantastic display item. I wouldn't sell it for less than he is asking, it's a showpiece.
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Looks like most of the collectors here don't agree with you Jim. And it sure is odd how you posted your opinion justifying this set's high value only minutes after I sent the owner a link to this discussion here on AK.
I have been in touch with this guy (he is in my town) and he tells a story that is quite unbelieveable.
Here is what he wrote me And note: he types in all caps yelling at me.
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I HAVE BEEN CALLED BY 4 PEOPLE AND EACH CLAIMS A DIFFERENT YEAR 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, THE SET HAS BEEN IN A DRY ATTIC IN SEALED PLASTIC FOR THE PAST 17 YEARS AND WAS TURNED ON FOR 2-MINUTES FOR PICTURES. THE SET WAS IN THE ORIGINAL-SEALED BOX WHEN I GOT IT IN 1991 WHEN THE MAN WHO OWNED IT DIED AND I BOUGHT HIS HOUSE IN MILWAUKEE. THE SET WAS IN A SEALED ATTIC BEDROOM FOR THE CHILDREN THAT HE NEVER HAD, HIS WIFE DIED IN 1970 AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WERE BOUGHT FOR THEIR CHILDREN THAT THEY NEVER HAD WERE STILL SEALED IN THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING. A CHICAGO DEALER SAID THE SET IS WORTH MORE THAN $500.
DAVID 414-803-5448
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Oh yes, and BTW, that set in my avatar is a pristine fully restored 1951 Halli 820 with NOS crt and there is no way it would ever fetch $500. It just isn't that rare. And rarity, condition and age are what determines a sets value, not some story about how it was stored in the attic for 50 years and was never used. Yea Right!