Here are a few fun quotes...
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I am willing to change the buy it now for anyone who requests a different price.
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Somebody request .99
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The TV powers on and has sound, but I can't get a definate picture. I assume it needs an antenna, of which I do not have.
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You have an eBay store that specializes in mid-century items, yet rabbit ears are a mysterious concept?
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The record player is a Garrard - has multi speed and plays 16, 33, 45, and 78 records.
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Unwilling to claim a "definate" picture, but you're sure it plays 16 RPM records? And these are more common than an antenna?
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These Televisions are highly collectable and much coveted!
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I'll eat my hat if it gets one bid.
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Purchased from an estate were original owners were doctors. Telesets like these were VERY expensive brand new and only the affluent could afford them!
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Wow if I owned it, perhaps I could suddenly heal the sick! I wonder if the servants were allowed to even glance at the Teleset?
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These DuMont Teleset Consoles were in the same price range as plasmas are today - around $5K and up.
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Expensive? Yes. Equivalent to $5K in 1965 dollars? No.
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Most DuMont televisions that are available on the secondary market are not this style, they are more boring - this teleset is way cool
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Ok, this implies that the TV is "somewhat" boring, just not as boring as other styles. Aren't all DuMonts on the secondary market, or could I buy one of these new at Curcuit City? I'll have to look closer next time I stop in.
