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Originally Posted by DaveWM
well hopefully it was working (I would think it must have been to ask that much for it) and the new owner (if sold) will have enough good sense to keep it and not turn it into some fish bowl nightmare.
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Dave WM- According to the seller it was working but I got no response when I asked if it had been connected to a converter or cable for testing or if it had just been turned on to see if the screen lit. Let’s hope it finds a home with a knowledgeable person and not a fishbowl freak or shabby-sheik “designer”. I electronically restored a Zenith 15 tube robot dial console for a fellow about 10 years ago that had been in his family since new. The cabinet was as close to mint as you could get. A few months later I saw it in his home and the wife had “shabby-sheiked” it. A crime if there ever was one but it did belong to him to do with as he wished. I did hear from them a couple years ago and they had been disappointed to find what the cabinet treatment did to the value of the set….hard lesson learned and the set will never be the same.
I agree with sampson159 on the $100 value. What the seller didn’t understand (or probably care about) is the crap shoot that goes into these sets as a buyer and cost of restoration. Is the CRT or FBT good? If not there is a chance the set might never play again. I speculate as I’ve no idea who if anyone is the new owner but I’ve seen in this hobby as well as others the existence of a subset of collectors as well as non-collectors who don’t concern themselves with price. Nice work if you can get it but for me one question comes to mind in the purchasing process- If I have to sell this do I stand a chance of at least getting the purchase price back? I’ve been known to pay too much before but I don’t make it a habit. That’s just me. I’m happy for the folks who don’t have to worry about cost. On the other hand I hate the thought that an item with obvious collector appeal (however limited) will get into the hands of someone with no real interest in or respect for what they have. At any rate it’s done.