The "mystery" craigslist TV has been saved!

[Dave S]

Originally Posted by drh4683

Your typical chicagland basement:

Green 9x9 asbestos vinal floor tile, wood paneled walls, brass cone lights mounted to the walls, acoustic celing tiles with the little holes and the built in bar and sometimes a light up mural. Then the Zenith TV in the corner with books on top of it.

I can't tell you how many estate sales I've hit in which the 1968 Zenith TV was still upstairs, wired up to the outdoor antenna and plugged in.

Sounds a lot like the suburbs in New Jersey. And I have a young-ish friend who is doing his new house in that style, only more "Disneyland perfect" than it ever was in real life. Complete with CTC-5. I just gave him my mom's old Mixmaster from the fifties which will look just right on his kitchen counter.

[sampson159]

i sold basement waterproofing here in columbus for some time.tile floors,paneling in the post war neighborhoods.saw lots of built in b/w sets.all were gutted with just the masking still mounted in the wall.when i got into the business years ago,i thought i would find lots of treasures.not one gem was found!seems all the children got the homes and got rid of those old ugly round screen tvs and bulky console radios.we gave them to the salvation army,etc.
what a disappointment this was.i did get a plasma from a customer who had good credit but no down payment.i took the set for the money down.sold it about a year later.other than that,no luck at all.could have got more than a few pianos.why would they take them downstairs?

[DaveWM]

Originally Posted by sampson159

could have got more than a few pianos.why would they take them downstairs?

piano lessons?