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Market values of vintage color sets
Tim,
The 1960's color sets' values don't come anywhere near the $6,000-$8,000 of a working Merrill or the $1,000-$3,000 values of early post-war B/W sets, but at $200-$500 they're still quite worthwhile to restore. The CTC11 brought $400 which I considered to be a pretty good price. I expect to be able to create a full-time position for an assistant sometime next year at the rate the company's income is growing, and I hope to start manufacturing and marketing some of the products I've been developing within 2-3 years. For now, I'm just glad to have all my bills paid on time and to have created a part-time job that keeps a high school kid busy a few evenings and Saturdays. I learned this week that my teenage son needs to build a little more muscle before he's ready to take on the duties of the job. He almost dropped that Sylvania set on the stairs, but he managed to set his end down gently enough that the set survived the trip out of the basement. After a short break (while I supported most of the set's weight), we got the set moved to its new temporary home.
John
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