CT-100 baiting?

[kx250rider]

Anything is possible, but it's a red flag for suspicion that he knew the year, and it's not written anywhere I know of, on a CT-100. He needed either his own knowledge, or he has done enough research to know what it is, and how to go about checking it's condition. I've found rarer sets in alleys than CT-100s, so I can believe that part easily.

Charles

[Phil Nelson]

Originally Posted by kx250rider

it's a red flag for suspicion that he knew the year, and it's not written anywhere I know of, on a CT-100.

Well, the back label says CT-100 and the chassis is stamped CTC2. Both are visible in the alley photos. In about 5 seconds, he could type two numbers into a Google search box and come up with 1954 references, including a Wikipedia article and Youtube video.

Do you know anyone with a computer who doesn't know how to do an Internet search? That's about the only thing that my 83-year old Dad does remember how to do

Phil

[kx250rider]

Originally Posted by Phil Nelson

Well, the back label says CT-100 and the chassis is stamped CTC2. Both are visible in the alley photos. In about 5 seconds, he could type two numbers into a Google search box and come up with 1954 references, including a Wikipedia article and Youtube video.

Do you know anyone with a computer who doesn't know how to do an Internet search? That's about the only thing that my 83-year old Dad does remember how to do

Phil

The world is full of numbskulls, and the way he wrote it made me think it was his own "knowledge", as he didn't offer his references.

I completely believed the alley theory, as I've picked up a CBS-Columbia 360 color set with the 19VP22, and a Westinghouse 22" color set from alleys of Los Angeles. A collector friend of mine also got a mint-condition CT-100 (bad CRT, of course), from a (*derogatory term for one concerned with the environment*) who called around patiently to find someone to haul it away rather than to throw it out due to the poisonous, environmental hazards within.

Charles

[Phil Nelson]

Originally Posted by kx250rider

from alleys of Los Angeles.

Sounds like prime hunting grounds. Here, it's illegal to put electronics in the landfill. You bring it to a recycling event and pay a fee. No "picking" is allowed for liability reasons. They won't even let you take the stuff out of your car by yourself. You just open the back and point.

Last time I attended, they were loading pallets of junky 1980+ TVs into a semi trailer with a forklift. Nothing that would bring a tear to your eye.

Phil

[Dave S]

Originally Posted by kx250rider

I completely believed the alley theory, as I've picked up a CBS-Columbia 360 color set with the 19VP22, and a Westinghouse 22" color set from alleys of Los Angeles.

Yeah, I was kinda incredulous about the alley connection at first, but I forgot about the Andrea 2-F-12 that Chuck A hates me for finding in a barn.