1959 color in Indiana CTC7?

[Username1]

http://bloomington.craigslist.org/ele/1670300094.html

I HAVE A 1965 FISHER 500 C VINTAGE TUBE TYPE STEREO RECIEVER IN NEAR MINT CONDITION IN THE WALNUT CASE ALSO A 1959 RCA COLOR TV WITH THE OWNERS MAN AND A 1949 PHILCO CONSOLE RADIO PHONO WITH THE OWNERS MAN AND TWO TABLE RADIOS ONE PRE 1950 RCA RADIOLA IN MINT COND THAT NEDS SOME REPAIR AND A MID 60,S ZENITH WOODY ......WILL SELL FOR CASH ...OR TRADE FOR A NICE CUSTOM VAN OR PA SPEAKERS ...812 876 6826......

[sampson159]

that set has a very weak crt.i inquired about that one about a year ago.he wants 300.00 for it.cabinet is okay.he works the fleamarket circuit specializing in tube audio.would be a great but is you have a good crt.decent fellow but does have a nasty streak in him.saw it at the fleamarket.

[Ampico-kid]

Looks like a CTC9 Winslow...........

[TubeType]

I called the owner this morning to see if a road trip was warranted. He confirmed the set to be a 1959 RCA Winslow CTC9. His asking price was within my acceptable range; so I hit the road with my son. Not that it makes any difference, this guy lives at the end of a gravel road that's at the end of a gravel road. I thought I lived in the country. We arrived ninety minutes later.

The owner took me inside and showed me the set. It turned out to be in very good condition. The owner said someone from Gary, IN was coming by later to see the set. I'm starting to feel the pressure. He told me that he had received the set, about fifteen years ago, from an old lady, who was one of his longtime TV service customers. He had replaced all of the old tubes with NOS tubes. I got a queasy feeling in the pit of my stomach. I told him it was a nice set and I would give him his asking price. At that point he started back pedaling by quoting the cost of the owner’s manual, $100, and the cost of the NOS tubes, $250. I couldn't get to the door fast enough. I told him thanks and hit the road.

[ChrisW6ATV]

So, $650 for "the whole package"? Yes, that is high.

[oldtvman]

Originally Posted by ChrisW6ATV

So, $650 for "the whole package"? Yes, that is high.

I already have one of those, don't think it's worth my time to drive down from South Bend

[miniman82]

Originally Posted by TubeType

I told him it was a nice set and I would give him his asking price, he started back pedaling, I couldn't get to the door fast enough.

Gotta love people on CL!

That's why I refuse to even contact someone who doesn't provide an asking price in the ad, because things like this do happen. At least on Ebay the only thing that can go wrong is the shipping, but it's usually not much if you do get the run around. Win some, lose some I guess.

I just picked up 4 turbochargers on CL for $300, so there are good people out there.

[sampson159]

tried to warn you guys.i thought 300 was a little much.now its 650?no way.the blue gun is way down on that set.i passed on it.i would have went maybe 100.00 on it.i do hope this set finds a good home though!

[TubeType]

Originally Posted by ChrisW6ATV

So, $650 for "the whole package"? Yes, that is high.

Not quite. He was headed North of that total by the time I hit the door.

[andy]

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[TubeType]

Originally Posted by andy

I would have agreed on a maximum price before I drove that far...

I agree.
It would have been too far if I still lived in Dallas, but from here it was only ninety miles away.
That's "right up the road" in Texas.