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Originally Posted by drh4683
The real reason I bought this TV is because of the beautiful cabinet. Since vintage video will never be worth that of vintage audio, I was really in a position of not knowing what to do with this TV. Its obvious that the cabinet alone is worth more than the complete TV, however, I seeked reasonable offers from many antique dealers. All of them told me this TV will never be worth anything, so I was left no choice but to part it out. I have always conducted by business very professionally so here are some photos for you....
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Doug, I think it's very good that you saved that TV set. I don't know much about Wells-Gardener TVs, but I do have a 27" Zenith that I has been in my family since 1990. My parents purchased it new at a store called "Highland Appliance". They are not in business anymore, but they used to have stores located throughout the metro-Detroit area, although I suspect that by 1990 most of the inner-city locations had shut down because of increased crime in the city limits. A lot of people moved out of the city proper. Which reminds me, how are you able to see a picture on that Wells-Gardener TV? When I used my 1990 27" Zenith TV I only get static (also called "white noise") because of the digital transition that occurred last summer. When my parents bought this TV set, I'm pretty sure they were still driving their 1985 Dodge Caravan, which was one of the first minivans. (They bought another in 1992, then a Chrysler Town & Country in 1998. In 2005 they leased another Town and County, before replacing it with yet another Chrysler Town and Country in 2008. This one is a lease too, although they stopped giving good lease deals soon afterwards so now they'll have to purchase one in 2010.) These are all good vehicles for bringing home a fairly large and heavy object like a 27" Zenith TV, although they also have a 2009 Dodge Dakota truck that could also haul home a TV set if there were still anymore Highland Appliance stores in the metro area. They all went out of business when the big box stores (such as Best Buy and Circuit City) came to town, although they never did have any locations in the actual city of Detroit, MI. Although there is one very close to the border located at eastland mall. it's out of business now, not because of any problems, but because of the nationwide shutdown of the chain. I notice you are removing a tube from the TV set in the picture... Be sure to turn off the power because of the high voltages contained inside of the unit.