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Old 03-06-2009, 03:13 PM
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Please tell me someone scored this CTC-5

I stumbled on this a day or two ago on Craigslist:

http://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/ele/1054390276.html

Photo attached in case the listing is deleted--unless my eyes deceive me, it's the $495 loss-leader CTC-5, and yes, that price tag says $40. I've sent several emails, to no avail. Please tell me someone here found this too and it's not in the alley or worse.

Funny, this is the second CTC-5 (if I'm right about it) that I've stumbled on in Chicagoland in the last six months--the previious was the Wingate console I posted about a few months back. That one had a happy ending; I hope this one does too.

Chicago is clearly a good color TV town. I'm sure it's because there is so much television production here, especially in commercials, and a lot of early color programming--WNBQ went all-color in 1956.

So--anyone know what happened with this set?

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Old 03-06-2009, 07:30 PM
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I emailed them on the 1st, and I never heard back from them either.

Maybe ohohyodafarted or Zenithfan1 knows who got it?
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Old 03-06-2009, 08:15 PM
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I never saw that ad, and I Google craigslist for color tv or antique tv every couple of days.

I don't know if mark got it either.

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Old 03-07-2009, 03:51 PM
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I haven't seen it until now either. I want it though! I'll send an email too just to see what happens. It would be a damn shame to see it thrown out. Man Jeff, you seem to have the luck in finding the 5s, thanks again for finding the Wingate!!
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Old 03-07-2009, 09:24 PM
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Email sent, I hope they reply to one of us, it's driving me nuts thinking about that set. I'm going to have nightmares of it going into a dumpster tonight!
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Old 03-08-2009, 04:51 PM
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I sent an email too - but no reply. Hope they aren't reconsidering
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Old 03-08-2009, 05:56 PM
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The posting is expired now too. We may never know what happened to it. They never replied to me either, or several others too. SUCKS
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Old 03-08-2009, 10:07 PM
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They may simply have sold it to the first person who responded, and ignored the rest of the emails. Why answer a bunch of email about something you no longer own?

I have gotten a couple of good craigslist scores by responding early and offering to pay a little more than their asking price and pick up the item (or have a shipper pick it up) at their earliest convenience. They say, "Hey, he sounds like a nice guy," the deal is immediately sealed, and everyone goes home happy.

A couple of other hints:

-- If it's something you really want, keep your trap shut until you make a deal (don't blab all over international forums like this).

-- If the seller includes a phone number, call them immediately rather than sending email. Lots of people selling online are not Internet geniuses, and may check email sporadically or simply space out on things.

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