fish tanked roundie

[drh4683]

Think of it as a great picture with short the vertical sweep...

[DaveWM]

seems like the blue gun is a bit weak

[sampson159]

i am appalled,shocked and completely discussted.what a waste of a beautiful roundie.what is this obsession with tv/fishtank conversions?

[DaveWM]

I think it must be some wanna be designers that saw it somewhere, and have no clue what they are destroying.

[Phil Nelson]

Some people honestly don't know that old TVs have value. There is currently a Predicta barberpole ("Perfecta") on eBay. The seller picked it off the curb. The previous owner put it out on a yard sale and it didn't sell, so off to the curb it went.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Philco-Perfecta-...item1e5cdfdc9a

Looks complete. Current bid is $26.

Not to defend fishtankers -- I complain as loudly as anyone else -- but around here you can't give away plain-jane 1950s B/W consoles. I could fill a gymnasium with TVs that go unsold on craigslist. That goes double for combos with a radio & phono.

You can't expect the average Joe (or Jane) to know the difference between a worthless B/W console and, say, a 21-CT-55 color roundie. They look very similar, and to them, it's just "Grandma's old TV" that nobody bought at the yard sale.

Phil

[pugs5061]

Unfortunately with EVERY TV this will happen until they are worth more than the shipping to get them to the collector. I've been talking about this quite a bit. I know the few hundred of us on this sight can't do much about it but if we work with the "true" antique community prices will go up to the point that it is worth it to ship(save) these TV's. Obviously this set will be saved, being in New York and being a Predicta but the problem is the same with all the Post war, Pre 1960 TV's (Portables excluded because of the ease of shipping!). If you have been watching ebay there is a hardcore bunch of people that have set there prices in the $200+ range, Even $500 for a Zenith Roundie Console. Are they worth it? No, not now but just wait. This is how prices escalate and items become worthwhile to save. Yes its a double edge sword but it is worth it if you truely want to save these televisions. My last word is that if this guy thought he'd get enough(as with anybody) he'd ship the damn thing!
PSS. 1960's and up(Solid State) sets will have to stand on there own for now, value based on design, uniqueness and quality. There just not "vintage" or "antique" enough yet.

[pugs5061]

Unfortunately with EVERY TV this will happen until they are worth more than the shipping to get them to the collector. I've been talking about this quite a bit. I know the few hundred of us on this sight can't do much about it but if we work with the "true" antique community prices will go up to the point that it is worth it to ship(save) these TV's. Obviously this set will be saved, being in New York and being a Predicta but the problem is the same with all the Post war, Pre 1960 TV's (Portables excluded because of the ease of shipping!). If you have been watching ebay there is a hardcore bunch of people that have set there prices in the $200+ range, Even $500 for a Zenith Roundie Console. Are they worth it? No, not now but just wait. This is how prices escalate and items become worthwhile to save. Yes its a double edge sword but it is worth it if you truely want to save these televisions. My last word is that if this guy thought he'd get enough(as with anybody) he'd ship the damn thing!
PSS. 1960's and up(Solid State) sets will have to stand on there own for now, value based on design, uniqueness and quality. There just not "vintage" or "antique" enough yet.

[Dennman6]

[QUOTE=Phil Nelson;2977621]"Some people honestly don't know that old TVs have value...Not to defend fishtankers -- I complain as loudly as anyone else -- but around here you can't give away plain-jane 1950s B/W consoles. I could fill a gymnasium with TVs that go unsold on craigslist. That goes double for combos with a radio & phono."

Well, then I'm a weirdo, because I would love to get my hands on a 1950s B&W console. In about 1974 we had a 21" 1950s Zenith with the big bug-eye knobs that we used as a 2nd set in the basement. My uncle(84 this month) would pick these up for $20 or so, change out a few caps, then give 'em to family or friends for the kiddies(who didn't "need" color or a newer set). My uncle & grandfather ran a small local radio-TV shop in Schenectady in the late 40s/early 50s.The Zenith he gave us was a metal cabinet set minus its swivel base.

But our main set was this RCA Victor CG305L from c.1964 or 1965. My parents' first new set. So to us kiddies having the Zenith was great, as we weren't missing much since both sets in the house were B&W. We lived in Milwaukee then & local indy UHF WITI-18 always ran the old Universal horror movies, Little Rascals, Laurel & Hardy, Three Stooges. What a great way to get an appetite for the classics! I am going to try & get the 23ENP4 in this RCA sent out to Scotty before he closes at end of July. House has contractors crawling all over it due to 32 years of tree roots pushing in the foundation-so far 9 big trees gone(locust & mulberry) front walk & rear patios torn up, debris in yard-looks preety bad. So the house is a priority right now. Here's also a 1960s Magnavox on its 2nd CRT-an RCA Silverama. Uncle Joe gave us this one Easter weekend of 1979.

[bandersen]

Originally Posted by Dennman6

Well, then I'm a weirdo, because I would love to get my hands on a 1950s B&W console...

There are several for sale around NW Indiana / Chicago, IL if you're interested. Here's an RCA in Merrillville, IN for example: http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwi/atq/1831413105.html