Today I was in an antique mall in North Carolina and noticed an old roundie console. It was either a Stromberg-Carlson or a Capehart with Chinese woodwork on the doors. The set was in decent original unmolested condition. I asked the woman running the place if it worked and she said, " I dont think so, I think their just selling it for the cabinet." This made me sick! I have run into it before with later 50s sets or 60s but not with a roundie. The worst part is that most antique dealers I talk to have no clue or concept of any television being worth anything except gutting. Too many times I have talked to antique dealers who tell me of taking old tvs to the landfill. Another thing I didnt understand today was why the cabinet with the worthless inner workings should command a $125 price tag. Kind of funny how a lot of things are worthless untill they are sitting on a dealers sales floor.
01-15-2004, 11:44 PM
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