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05-14-2009, 08:16 PM
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Stupidity
http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-Admiral-...3A3%7C294%3A50
US$ 100.00???? For a really not rare TV with a BUSTED CRT and a missing speaker??? I don't think so!!! I know that in the US those Admiral sets are not rare; even here, in Brazil, where they are not very easy to find, I was able to buy that same model ( with an INTACT CRT, but also, coincidently, with a missing speaker ) for LESS money than this guy is asking for!!! I paid US$ 90.00 for mine, to be more precise; and again, the CRT on mine is INTACT. For Brazilian standards, I paid a cheap price, because TVs of that vintage usually sell for considerably more here... they are not easy to find here, specially if you are outside the city of São Paulo. I would like to bid on this TV because I need the right side control door, which is missing on mine, but... a hundred dollars... it is waaayyy out of question, at least for a piece in that condition!!! 
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05-14-2009, 09:13 PM
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You could make them an offer for less. They have a bunch of other stuff for sale from the same estate. This admiral is a much better deal for the same price IMHO:http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-1950s-Ad...3%3A1|294%3A50
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05-14-2009, 09:48 PM
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I asked the seller to see if he would send me just the control door. Let's wait to see his answer.
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05-14-2009, 09:49 PM
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Correction
The door that is missing on mine is the LEFT, not the right side door.
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05-14-2009, 11:27 PM
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He has several sets listed, none of them worth the opening bid in the condition they are in.
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05-16-2009, 08:02 PM
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Gee I wonder what lake they were stored in for the last 50 yrs. Those look worst than the Admiral I fixed up a few yrs back.
Terry
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05-16-2009, 08:24 PM
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I could use the tuner knob, but not for anywhere near $100.
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05-17-2009, 06:29 AM
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That's what I paid for the General Electric 10T4 , and it had some raster .
I was looking at that set , then I noticed the CRT was junk . Even with a good CRT the price is too high considering the condition of the chassis . Lots of work to do on it , and it would never be 100%
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05-17-2009, 01:38 PM
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05-18-2009, 06:24 PM
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Here's my Admiral from a few year back. It was pretty rough.
http://audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=67156 Terry
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05-18-2009, 06:32 PM
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Outstanding job! I've got a 20X122 in need of some TLC too, but nothing like that. What did you use to remove the rust and polish the bakelite? I've tried Brasso, Novus polish and even a little toothpaste
 They all work OK, but I'm not getting quite the shine I'm looking for.
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05-18-2009, 07:15 PM
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On the chaiss I took off all of the easy stuff to get off. Masked the tube socket and hit it with a wire wheel. Then a coat or two of gray hammertone paint. The cabinet I used this spray stuff I got from AES. The stuff has a lot of silicon in really slippery.
Terry
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06-10-2009, 08:56 PM
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