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Telephone Talk => Auction Talk => Topic started by: JorgeAmely on June 27, 2009, 09:08:50 PM

Title: My cheapest purchase so far ...
Post by: JorgeAmely on June 27, 2009, 09:08:50 PM
99 cents. Who has gotten a cheaper phone off ebay?
Title: Re: My cheapest purchase so far ...
Post by: bingster on June 28, 2009, 12:20:14 PM
That beats my cheapest ebay phone by about $15. 8)
Title: Re: My cheapest purchase so far ...
Post by: McHeath on June 28, 2009, 12:35:40 PM
Amazingly low price.  My best E-Bay price so far is $4.99. 
Title: Re: My cheapest purchase so far ...
Post by: Dan/Panther on June 28, 2009, 12:59:56 PM
Mine also $4.99. Opening bid, no other bidders.
D/P
Title: Re: My cheapest purchase so far ...
Post by: foots on June 28, 2009, 03:53:55 PM
Same $4.99 here - on whatever this is.
Title: Re: My cheapest purchase so far ...
Post by: JorgeAmely on June 28, 2009, 04:56:56 PM
Funny thing is that the seller lives 15 miles from here and won't let me go pick it up.

Go figure.  :o :o ???
Title: Re: My cheapest purchase so far ...
Post by: Jester on June 28, 2009, 06:00:49 PM
That's a good looking phone for 99 cents.
Title: Re: My cheapest purchase so far ...
Post by: Dan on June 28, 2009, 06:19:28 PM
Quote from: JorgeAmely on June 28, 2009, 04:56:56 PM
Funny thing is that the seller lives 15 miles from here and won't let me go pick it up.

Go figure.  :o :o ???


Meet him @ a local McDonalds or somewhere out in the open. Heck, tell him you'll give him $5 to prevent the hassle of shipping it and possible cracks and damage. He saves $, keeps his address private (somewhat-you can look @ his shipping address unless he uses a PO box) and you get the phone quicker and not broken. Everyone wins!
Title: Re: My cheapest purchase so far ...
Post by: Dan/Panther on June 28, 2009, 10:00:28 PM
Unless he pads the shipping....
D/P
Title: Re: My cheapest purchase so far ...
Post by: jsowers on June 30, 2009, 04:56:13 PM
Jorge, we're tied. I got this ivory 11-58 phone for 99 cents on eBay in November, 2007. The shipping was, of course, more than that. I hope the picture of the handset caps doesn't turn anyone's stomach.   :o   Most of this phone was original, but the dial was circa 1961. I got another one of those nice bonus cards with it too. That was worth 99 cents all by itself!
Title: Re: My cheapest purchase so far ...
Post by: JorgeAmely on June 30, 2009, 05:14:00 PM
jsowers:

Just in parts alone is worth many times 99 cents. I have paid $3-5 for a Lucite wheel, about $2-3 for the original 283B plug. A mid fifties dial (not black) is worth $5-7, etc etc...
A nice card is about $3-5 at a phone show.  :(