I can't believe this seller is such a F****** IDIOT! Infact I e-mailed the seller with the following "kind" message:
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You took a common 1949 RCA set which is usually lower in value compaired to the 630TS from 1946, put a piece if glass on it, call it a coffee table, and start the bid at $1500? What is wrong with you? Obviously, you never restored it electrically, never cleaned the inside of it, never changed one tube or replaced one capacitor. You just threw a piece of glass on it and you call it a coffee table. You even say you are a small furniture designer. Seems like you still need some more practice.
I'm a vintage TV collector and restorer. I buy vintage TVs, restore them electrically, and use them as a normal TV. They can produce a picture just as good, if not better, than most modern TVs. Being a collector, I don't buy them and fix them up because "entertainment memorabilla is hot", but because I love to work on vintage electronics, appreciate the design and technology of the TV circuits, and get an amazing feeling when I bring it back to life working perfectly.
What you need to do is set the opening bid at $20, remove the glass and sell it as a vintage TV. You'll get a lot of money for it because it quite desirable, since it's an RCA, and because people will fight over it. Setting the opening bid low makes the bidder feel like there is a good chance they will get it at a good price, but multiple bidders feel like that so they all bid on it. They want it and don't want to be a losing bidder, so everyone fight over it. I've done this myself and speak from experience.
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What an idiot! It's a damn shame that the television has to have a piece of glass glued on it, because those sets usually produce a nice picture when restored. I know I'm a little out of hand with this, but this stuff just upsets me.
Jonathan