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Originally Posted by wa2ise
That usually means that a pilot light, or the tube heaters, lit up when he turned it on...  Not that it works as intended by the manufacturer.  |
For sure. Here's a little tale of the reverse. I found a blonde Motorola VT71 on craigslist for $50 and noticed she also had a Predicta listed for $125. At the time I had no interest in obtaining one. I like the older sets and knew they were a pain to work on.
So I go to pick up the VT71 and mention that some folks really go nuts for the Predictas and she should ask for more $. She says "Why? It doesn't work even work. Do you want it?". I hesitated and she offered a discount if I took both. So I did
Would have really been kicking myself today if I hadn't.
That's a great reason to get sets in person - you can haggle. I've knocked 50% of the asking price of some sets.