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Originally Posted by dieseljeep
I guess the $200 price is fairly standard. I saw one in the garage of a long time TV repair shop. I threw the guy an offer for $200 and we agreed!
The only thing is, it missing the back and the bottom cover. Someone cut the CRT mask to make it, almost a porthole. I have to try to duplicate a replacement. The cabinet shows normal wear and tear, for it's age. I'm pretty sure, it's walnut. The HV cage and all knobs are there.
The CRT seems to be usable. It's a high focus voltage CRT, that was replaced sometime in the life of the set. An RCA replacement.  |
In the 90's the 621TS was rapidly increasing in value towards the $2,000 mark. I purchased mine in the early 90's for over $1,000. It seems most collectors believed a rather small number existed. With the Net, many have turned-up and that seemed to lower the value down considerably. I feel in time, when they're basically all unearthed and in collections, the value will rise again.
Also, my opinion is the set in question is "toasted mahogany" or blonde. Even under the wood where the mask goes, it's an even very light color. It would take a tremendous amount of sun bleaching to get a walnut or mahogany finish to look the that, especially on the top panel/speaker grill, and painted accent strips.