CT-100 on eBay!

[Eric H]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ory=73374&rd=1

[vintagecollect]

Wow, what a rare opportunity to own a CT-100 ready to watch and well taken care of!! Great photo shows fully operational condition and nice collection of related historical material. Well worth the price considering total investment needed to bring basket case version back to life. Shame I live too far....

[yagosaga]

Originally Posted by bobgary

Heh heh. The TV isn't "ready to watch." While the "photo shows fully operational condition," it isn't. The picture of it on is from 1992. If you read carefully, you'll see that the set has problems, although they may be totally correctable. The guy placed his CT-100 up for sale over a year ago (and the text in his auction is exactly the same from the last time). Bidding went to over $4000. Then I don't remember what happened. Either he had an auction reserve that was never met or he just pulled the auction. There doesn't appear a reserve this time, so maybe he's now prepared to let the thing go for at the least his starting bid, which has been met. I suspect the 15GP22 may have done what they are prone to do......

The set was on ebay from Sep-24-04 thru Oct-04-04, item number 5722503800. It was gone (or not?) for US $2,800.00 (Reserve not met). The text is not exactly the same. Is is declared as in working condition, but with two exceptions: the hue control is frozen in position and the color killer does not open the chroma channel. If one bids on it, one will expect a working color set with a black and white picture. There is no indication that the 15GP22 was aired.

[yagosaga]

Originally Posted by bobgary

If that were the case, the guy could have easily posted a very recent picture of the set in operation. Instead what we have is a 12 year old picture, displaying an image that the text admits isn't the true current state.

I have already asked him before two hours for a recent picture of the working set. (Don't worry, I don't have the money to bid on it.)

[pustelniakr]

Man! Don't that just purdy?

Appears to be some SERIOUS unobtainium in that there picture box, otherwise, I might just be tempted.

Rich P

[John Folsom]

I recently had a 15" color set shipped from New Hampshire to Florida for $350, residence to residence. They pick it up and put it on a pallet. So I expect you could ship this CT100 for much less than the sellers estimate. The agent I used is Florida Moving Systems, http://www.flmove.com/ (321) 259 4330 , ask for Mike Stadt, and he can give quote you a price. They can set up a move for any from/to destination in teh USA. And tell Mike I said "hi".

Good luck, hope one of you Audiokarmites gets the set. Everyone should have a CT100!

[Sandy G]

I'd LOVE to have it, but I expect it'll go for close to $4K, & that's about $3.5K more than my mommy will let me spend...Waaaaaaahhh..-Sandy G.

[blue_lateral]

I think so too, I remember reading it in some old RCA book. I can't seem to find it now.

Perhaps one of the 15g experts can tell us if this is really true?

jc

[pustelniakr]

Originally Posted by bobgary

When you ship a CT-100, doesn't the CRT need to be removed? I thought I read somewhere that even when they were new, the CRT was shipped separate from the rest, and final assembly took place at the store. Shipping the thing with the CRT installed seems rather risky.

With all that unobtainium in there, you could ship that CRT in a box filled with wadded dollar bills for packing material, and still come out ahead

Rich P

[pustelniakr]

Originally Posted by bobgary

Are you suggesting that the auction is a hoax, and the guy won't deliver the goods?

Not at all. If it works you are way ahead. If it doesn't, well...

Critical repair parts being unobtainable, expense to ship such critical parts should not be questioned. Spend the money necessary to have the unit, and any parts needed to be shipped separately, survive being drop-kicked out of the plane.

This puppy is going to command a lot of green. I sure would want lots of info and recent pics (esp. showing live action), before I would bid. It is a beauty, but I would want more than a beautiful paperweight for all that green.

Rich P

[Dave A]

RCA varied the delivery throughout the short life of the CT-100. Some were delivered in three parts. Cabinet/chassis/CRT. Some came complete.

Dave A

[Tim]

As Dave mentioned, the installation Instructions I have mention that the Yoke, Purity Coil and Kinescope mounting components were shipped in a carton in the bottom of the cabinet. The CRT was matched to the set and shipped in a separate carton. Reference marks on the yoke and neck assisted the installer in positioning those components correctly.

[Steve D.]

I've known the seller of this CT-100, Craig, for many years. He is a very up front guy.

-Steve D.

[Jonathan]

Wow, that set is a beauty.... only if I had the money....

[yagosaga]

Originally Posted by bobgary

Why should the guy send you recent pictures of the set if you don't have any intention on bidding?

I have asked him for permission to put the photo on AK and he gave it.The set was swichted on yesterday at appr. 7 o'clock p.m. (European time). Craig wrote:

Now that there are bids, eBay does not allow revising/adding
photos. But I did just turn on the set (for the first time in a year)
and it is working - after warm-up of a minute or two, with good
sound and picture, as you can see, there is some color on some
channels; also some picture noise (lines thru picture) on some
channels, which can be due to a dirty tuner (has not been
cleaned since I have owned it) or maybe one of the vacuum
tubes. By the way, I had hooked up my cable TV line to the set
and perhaps it would be better with a regular antenna like in the
good old days! Anyway it is working,...