What is this TV

[vortalexfan]

Originally Posted by decojoe67

Those kind of prices are typical non-radio/TV collector prices in antique shops. The only chance of it selling is another non-radio/TV collector with deep pockets wanting it for conversation piece in their home.

Actually I am good friends with an antique shop owner near me (and he's cut me some pretty good deals on some old radios and what not) and he once got in an old Stromberg-Carlson "Oriental" TV Set from about 1952 (it was a console set) and he priced the set at about $450 and he said that the reason for doing so was to keep it out of the hands of the "fish tankers" because he knew someone who was actually into restoring old TVs would know what it is and would buy it (at a much more reduced price as he was willing to come down on the price with someone who would of actually fixed up the TV right).

So I don't know if thats the case in all antique shops but I know that was the case with my friend, and I think that's kind of a smart move, seeing as not many of these old sets are left out there anymore (well except for that new stash that was found recently by one of the members on here.)