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Originally posted by jasonlava
One time at the goodwill there a early 60s RCA Vista combo unit. It wa a ROUNDIE and I didn't buy it
They wanted alot for it and I guess for good reason because it was so rare.
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I guess when I think of an organization like Goodwill I think of people who get unwanted stuff for free and SHOULD and many times do turn the stuff over at a bargain price. Hence the term thrift store. Not antique, or collectable store. The deals Chad mentions are more like what one would expect. I like old TVs as good as the next person but I have always understood that most people still look at them as junk. Thats why we still find them on the curb, and people (idiots) still make fish tank viewers out of them. As far as rare goes I wouldnt call color roundies exactly rare. At least the 60s versions. I have liked 50s black and white sets for years and even now many "collectors" shy away from them. Even the antique price guides in the book stores say that only the very early 30s-40s sets carry any signifigant value with a few exceptions like Predictas ect.. I have been pissed many times at antique stores telling stories of throwing 50s sets out because of space and lack of interest. Maybe if they had $25 in stead of $125 on it they would have come out ahead and saved an old set.
This whole profit mentality in America kills me. Like finding an old car rotting in a field and asking the price and its some rediculous amount. The person will talk of how it ran so good when it was parked (20 years ago) and now it is a COLLECTORS item. Thus justifying the price. Reality check: the car sits and sits and rots, the person eventually dies and nothing was gained at all. In fact once again if greed was not a factor then the car could have been saved and the owner could have retrieved a portion of an investment. When I go to the flea market once every few years I will except nearly anything I can get out of someone. Serious, if it needs to go to the flea then it dont need to come back home to unload. It needs to be a bargain find for someone to enjoy. Like I have so many times.
Just some things to think about........
Keep old TVs alive
