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[Dave S]

Originally Posted by zenithfan1

Awesome! The tv gods sure have shined on you! Those are always too rich for my blood but would love to have one. Great score! Maybe this time it's the deal of the year. Man, the good stuff sure has been popping up everywhere lately. Now, some needs to come out of hiding in the Chi-town area

Mark, this is the second significant item I ran across on Craigslist (first was a 621 a couple of years ago.) And the only two prewar sets I ever tripped over were at house sales.

I checked Craigslist yesterday as I often do and searched for "TV" in the antiques section. Lately this brings up mostly listings for an empty cabinet for a 1950's vintage RCA black and white set ("nice piece of furniture; would make a great mini-bar!"), or a black plastic cased 27" Magnavox from 1984. Or the guy here who keeps listing an RCA 721 at $295. So I really did a spit-take when I saw the headline and photo on this one.

I guess the moral of the story is that this stuff DOES continue to show up unexpectedly, so keep an eye on Craigslist and don't give up on house sales. But yes, I'm still astounded every time it happens.

-- Dave