Don't want to steal your thunder Bingster, but this one is a beauty and I wonder what it will go for?
> AE 50 wall phone in green plastic < (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290311860869)
It's official... This is auction 28!
I'm floored by this one. Just floored. What do you think gang? Get your guesses in before the auction's final day, and you could be a winner!
S C O R E B O A R D
$325 - McHeath
$450 - mienaichizu
$598.97 - Contraste
$600 - BDM
$650 - Tonyrotary
$628 - Ellen
$799.99 - Dan²
$875.69 - Bill Cahill
$960 - AtomicEraTom
$1250 - bingster
$1287 - Dennis Markham
$1300 - HobieSport
$2000 - Dan/Panther (-948.11) Winner!
Sold for $2,948.11
$600
I love this one, too $799.99
$598.97
Cute cat!
$628.
I bet Skeet put those scratches in there!?
Ellen
$1287.00. It needs a flex cord (handset) replacement. Great telephone.
Oh, I bet 875.69
Bill Cahill
Wow! Those "Jukebox" AE50s are always out of my range even in black with no chrome. I knew the colored ones were made, but never saw one on Ebay. What a great green. I'll guess $1300., but I never get these contests right. :D
Hmmm, I say $650. I love the AE50! I want a nice one one day myself.
The auction was pulled, probably with an offer.
D/P
Unbelievable. PT Barnum was right.
Quote from: Dan/Panther on April 21, 2009, 03:05:24 PM
The auction was pulled, probably with an offer.
D/P
Then relisted, then pulled again....
I've sent a message, too, explaining to the seller that he may have been rooked. We'll see what happens.
960 bucks!
I received a response to my message. Turns out he's relisting it under it's correct name. I don't see why the original auction listing couldn't be edited, but perhaps he doesn't know how. Odd.
QuoteHi, no, I haven't sold it to anyone, or even had an offer for it though it had 28 watchers on it. I found what I think is the correct name and nickname for the phone, automatic electric ae 50 jukebox, and ended the auction to relist it with that title hoping to reach more potential bidders. It wasn't "searchable" in the ended listing & the only way anyone could find it was by going through catagories. It will be relisted tonight with the new title, in the same catagories it was previously listed in. The auction number will be 290311860869 .
Again, I appreciate you contacting me about it,
Charlie
So let's continue accepting bids, and when the item is relisted, the old link will be replaced by the new one.
Well, now Charlie (the seller) knows that there is a lot of interest in it, he won't likely get rooked, and I'm rooting for him. Has anyone on the forum ever seen a colored AE50 (other than ivory) in that good condition for sale?
Not me. I've only ever seen black and ivory.
I find this all quite interesting and hard to put a price on the phone. If it was a colored 302 (other than ivory) it would be valued quite high of course. I don't know how many colored AE50s were made, but my guess is that there were much less made than the 302s.
Just going off of what I've seen on Ebay, there are many more regular black 302s out there than AE50s, and the 302s (un-refurbished and usually untested, no cracks/chips) go for about $30., while the AE50s go for about $80.
So in my meager mind the colored AE50s would be "worth" that much more. But what do I know? It is probably silly to speculate. Anyway, I hope Charlie gets a great price and is pleasantly surprised, like that nice woman who sold the clear original 302 recently.
The fine green AE50 seems to little ol' me to be not only very collectible, but also a very classy and attractive color. But then, I have a thing for British greens. 8)
I told the seller if he took less than $2000.00 he got screwed.
I say $2000.00
D/P
The original link has been replaced with the link to the new auction. I think Charlie's going to be happy with the result.
For those who haven't yet taken a stab at the auction's final price... What are you waiting for?
450 for me
The thing is it's a wall phone, and they usually go for less. I dunno why, I like them and have a couple, but thus it is.
So, I'm guessing $325.
I saw one of these over at the coast recently, they wanted 70 dollars for it, black with no chrome and in pretty decent shape. Don't know if it worked.
Wall phones do seem to be cheaper, but I am guessing somebody will pay quite a bit for a original green AE50. Should be fun to watch!
It's re-listed.
Bill Cahill
Wowie-Zowie. It was $560 with 5 minutes to go, and then ... !
WOW! What a result! Congratulations to Dan/Panther for his bid, which won even though he was almost a thousand dollars under the final price. 8)
Stay tuned for the next auction, to be posted shortly.
Congrats, Sir Panther. I would be surprised if we see another phone like it.
Oy vey, what a price! Just when you think the economy is dead as a doornail there is something like this on e-bay. Amazing.
Amazing !!
D/P
6 seconds to go and a new bidder comes in with nearly $3000!!
I wonder what his/her upper limit was.
Are all you US members now searching out obscure yard and estate sales?
My jaw dropped when I saw what this phone went for. I could have bought my car 4 times over for that!