Trick or Treat?

[Greg G.]

I have been lurking for months on the forums, great stuff. I have 30-40 phones in my collection. I have one older than this, no '49 I am afraid. I was clenching my teeth hoping this one was, no complaints of course. No cracks, just dusty really. The handset is sunbaked on the top, but should sand out.

I was down on all fours disconnecting this from the wall. I have scissors, NO NO, I have a screwdriver handy thank you  . I thought there was a crack in the center, but it is just a piece of an old phone # sticker on top, WHEW! The handset is a G1, but the top earpiece (the bottom would not unscrew) says 1960 inside. Just under the edge of the front the yellow date can be seen on the base 9 10 54.

So needs a good cleaning and some work on the top of the handset, just about perfect though, even on the bottom. One of the best original condition phones I have.

Briny I get a kick out of you, so feel free to tell me you hate me right off the get go.  I left the sticker on it just for you    

Me?  Well, if it makes you feel honored to be hated by me, fine - DORK!  I hate you, I hate you, I hate you, I hate you, I hate you, I hate you, I hate you, I hate you!!!

Not really.  Nice find, I vote on the "treat" side.  Even better than my $1.99 GW find!  That's the way ALL clueless people should price things, not the other way around, like that $158.00 70s repro POS I posted in another thread.

[Dan]

Congrats on your find.
The old black ones are my favorites, especially with the metal fingerdial.

[Dennis Markham]

Craig, that phone for a buck is excellent.  Think about what one can buy for a dollar these days.....not much.

I think Dan/Panther was referring to Craig T Nelson, the actor that played Coach on the TV sit-com of the same name a few years back.

[Dan/Panther]

Dennis;
Exactly, we've arrived  main stream now, Celebrities are posting.
Even with all his Money, he looks for the bargains, and a great find at that.
D/P

[Craig T]

Craig, that phone for a buck is excellent.  Think about what one can buy for a dollar these days.....not much.

I think Dan/Panther was referring to Craig T Nelson, the actor that played Coach on the TV sit-com of the same name a few years back.

I know, I was teasing him asking if he wanted me to autograph his phone.   This forum is great, no shortage of sarcasm here either, I like Thanks for the fix Briny, I needed that.  . I will show off some others soon. Thanks everybody for welcoming me also, very kind of you all. I have pictures of each of them individually, but I was thinking of taking a family photo of them instead.

GET EM FAVRE!

[Tonyrotary]

Welcome to the forum Craig. Also great phone for a great price!

[Dan/Panther]

I knew it, I knew it, wait till I tell my kids I'm exchanging emails with Craig T. Nelson, The only problem is they'll say; "WHO" ?
D/P

[bwanna]

wasn't gomer pyle always saying  "i knew it, i knew it, i just knew it" when he was right about something

[Dennis Markham]

Donna, Gomer who??  That must have been before my time.

Craig, you never lived in southern California did you?  Seriously.

[bellsystemproperty]

That is a nice phone. I like the 500s with the G1 handsets. They have that right amount of weight that makes them feel important, unlike the POS modern phones.

[bwanna]

haha dennis, i happen to know that you are OLDER than i am

[Craig T]

Donna, Gomer who??  That must have been before my time.

Craig, you never lived in southern California did you?  Seriously.

You know I did my time in Oakland.  Michigan that is.  

Hey I was thinking about making a lamp out of this. Briny do you need a new lamp?

[Dennis Markham]

Donna, I thought I'd give that a run up the flag pole and see if it flew.

Craig, I'm going to send you a personal message.

[Craig T]

I have been lurking for months on the forums, great stuff. I have 30-40 phones in my collection. I have one older than this, no '49 I am afraid. I was clenching my teeth hoping this one was, no complaints of course. No cracks, just dusty really. The handset is sunbaked on the top, but should sand out.

I was down on all fours disconnecting this from the wall. I have scissors, NO NO, I have a screwdriver handy thank you  . I thought there was a crack in the center, but it is just a piece of an old phone # sticker on top, WHEW! The handset is a G1, but the top earpiece (the bottom would not unscrew) says 1960 inside. Just under the edge of the front the yellow date can be seen on the base 9 10 54.

So needs a good cleaning and some work on the top of the handset, just about perfect though, even on the bottom. One of the best original condition phones I have.

Briny I get a kick out of you, so feel free to tell me you hate me right off the get go.  I left the sticker on it just for you    

Me?  Well, if it makes you feel honored to be hated by me, fine - DORK!  I hate you, I hate you, I hate you, I hate you, I hate you, I hate you, I hate you, I hate you!!!

Not really.  Nice find, I vote on the "treat" side.  Even better than my $1.99 GW find!  That's the way ALL clueless people should price things, not the other way around, like that $158.00 70s repro POS I posted in another thread.

Some of the prices get crazy here too. For every $1.00 phone I have found, there are three in the antique shops that are from 1983 and they want $45.00 for it and what a deal the scuffs come with it. 

[foots]

$1.00 - wow! I wish Hobiesport were around, he's a big fan of black phones.