VINTAGE 1940s MOTOROLA GOLD FACADE MINIATURE ANTIQUE MID CENTURY OLD TELEVISION

[kvflyer]

I have five of these, one is a blonde. My total investment is not even $610! I smell fish...

[decojoe67]

Originally Posted by kvflyer

I have five of these, one is a blonde. My total investment is not even $610! I smell fish...

If you follow this seller you know he could get "bids" of $610 for a smelly fish!

[broadcaster]

The guy is a fraud. BEWARE!!

[Samuel1981]

May karma rob him of all his earthly possessions for swindling the innocent.

[timmy]

Well it don't stop at the one selling you have to look at who is bidding maybe they are desperate people, who knows, lol,lol, they don't.

[decojoe67]

Originally Posted by timmy

Well it don't stop at the one selling you have to look at who is bidding maybe they are desperate people, who knows, lol,lol, they don't.

If you follow the seller you'll see the same pattern repeating itself. Whatever is going on, as mentioned before, you "smell a fish". It's always best to walk away when that happens!

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by broadcaster

The guy is a fraud. BEWARE!!

Seems to be as bad as the pool-table man.

[timmy]

We'll eventually his luck will run out. And yes I won't be taken by what's happening there with that seller but there are a certain amount of people that are paying what he wants so until these people smarten up he will continue to rip off. And yes the pool table guy , wow see those prices, lol,lol....

[oldtvsandtoy]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

Seems to be as bad as the pool-table man.

Yes vintageaudiophilia (Don Seller) is another one trys to sell sets 10x what they are worth.

[decojoe67]

Originally Posted by oldtvsandtoy

Yes vintageaudiophilia (Don Seller) is another one trys to sell sets 10x what they are worth.

What's sad is that a collector like myself will often be willing to pay high retail for a nice set, and would likely be doing business with him, but I won't let myself be totally ripped-off. Not for any set.

[reichsrundfu]

Hey guys,

When I woke up this morning it was still the United States of America. Yes the auction closed at a rediculous amount for such a pedestrian set, but there is no law preventing some dumb schmuck for over paying on something. Especially an auction.

I would never pay up that amount on that crappy tv but then you know what: I either bid it to the maximum I want to pay for it, or I don't bid. Done. Point being in an auction environment you put something up and let the market decide its actual value at that moment. If the winning bidder isn't asking questions before bidding then shame on him (or her). We all live in the same universe ( and I personally have been outbid on hundreds of things just since January 1) simply because I know better. I take my shots and walk away no regrets, one way or another.

Now... Who really wanted this TV and was pissed off somebody with deeper pockets, or lower mental fortitude, outbid you?????

George

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by reichsrundfu

Hey guys,

When I woke up this morning it was still the United States of America. Yes the auction closed at a rediculous amount for such a pedestrian set, but there is no law preventing some dumb schmuck for over paying on something. Especially an auction.

I would never pay up that amount on that crappy tv but then you know what: I either bid it to the maximum I want to pay for it, or I don't bid. Done. Point being in an auction environment you put something up and let the market decide its actual value at that moment. If the winning bidder isn't asking questions before bidding then shame on him (or her). We all live in the same universe ( and I personally have been outbid on hundreds of things just since January 1) simply because I know better. I take my shots and walk away no regrets, one way or another.

Now... Who really wanted this TV and was pissed off somebody with deeper pockets, or lower mental fortitude, outbid you?????

George

The idiots that buy (assuming they are not shills) get to live with being fleeced, but for the rest of us we get to put up with every idiot who has a dirt common low value set using ebay and more specifically this numb nuts (and his merry band of shills and idiots) as a price guide and thinking their beat up $10-60 set is worth ~$1000....He is silently robbing us all through market forces whether we realize it or not.

[SwizzyMan]

There's a sucker born every minute.

[baursam]

Originally Posted by baursam

Now he has a working 621TS starting bid at 2495. Am curious to see what happens with this one.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/142012389795

Looks like a last minute bid by one of his friends saved the day. I guess it's possible but based on his history, it seems unlikely

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

The idiots that buy (assuming they are not shills) get to live with being fleeced, but for the rest of us we get to put up with every idiot who has a dirt common low value set using ebay and more specifically this numb nuts (and his merry band of shills and idiots) as a price guide and thinking their beat up $10-60 set is worth ~$1000....He is silently robbing us all through market forces whether we realize it or not.

I left the swap meet, before you got there.
I bought a Motorola portable type 7" gold faced set. A TS4J, built in January, 1949. It's the most complete set of the model, I've ran across. The carrying handle is a little ratty, but all the proper knobs, set-top antenna and base, back cover and a spring-hinged auxillary control cover on the back, as well.
I never knew, the control cover existed, as they all seemed to be missing.
It seems, the last time, this set was repaired, was in the early 50's, so it needs total restoration.
It does have the glass ballast tube, which is good.