[julianburke]

In questions to the seller, this is what I sent him:

The person who buys this set will be an expert on it and will know what he is buying. There will be no amateurs like yourself looking to buy it or would want to turn it into a fishbowl. The background info you give is very common knowledge among the collectors and easily found available by googling "CT100". As far as accusing ANY member of VideoKarma of being bovine excrement is disgusting. I am a proud member of VideoKarma and I just might be considered an expert on television as I have been doing it for over 45 years both in the consumer industry and as a broadcast engineer. There are also many members of VideoKarma that absolutely blow me away for their engineering skills in making these and other very complicated items work. Apparently you got into this set inexpensively and stand to do well on it and additionally, I suggest you tout it for what it is and leave out any reference to any club or individuals who may have offended you and sell it in a professional manner.

Here was his reply:

Hi Sir - You take yourself entirely too seriously. Part of the reason I have not tested the CRT electrically is because of advise from one of the videokarma members. All I was tring to convey was that TV collectors are as silly and persnickety as old car collectors, except worse. The fact that you felt the need to write me shows more about you than me. As far as the cabinet on my CT-100, it is about the same condition as the other one presently on eBay, except the sun faded side - If I were a crook I would not have posted a pic of that side. This cabinet can easily be restored, but then I know how to do that, but most collectors do not and will have to pay big bucks for the work. My CT-100 front is actually cleaner than the San Diego set - that whole set is sun faded, not just the one side. And its red stripe looks horrible, mine is nearly perfect, so don't tell mine is a piece of junk. Videokarma is made up of good guys and pirates, but a CT-100 tends to bring out the pirates!

Here was my additional reply:

First, I didn't call you a crook.
Second I didn't say there was anything wrong with your set as it looks nice and above average and certainly did not imply it was a piece of junk.
TV & car collectors are silly? Maybe so but just look at your ebay ad.
Pirates on VideoKarma? I find far more on ebay.