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Date Listed: 20 Nov 2017
Auction Duration: 7 Days
List Price: $800.00
OPENING LIST PRICE Reduced on 11/24/17 to $100.00
Current Bidders: 0
Current Price: $100.00
Watchers: 0
SHORT CONTEST - 2 DAYS TO GUESS
A discussion of this item can be found at http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=19307.0
GAP RULE: At least $5 between guesses to prevent crowding.
Guess Deadline: All guesses and a single allowed revised guess, if needed, MUST be submitted at least 24 hours before the auction ends.
Seller Listing Title: "Rare Western Electric Bell Picturephone DISPLAY AT&T Picture Phone Telephone"
Condition: " - - - "
Condition Qualifier: " - - - "
Listing Description: "Here is a rare opportunity to own a piece of history. This is an original Picturephone DISPLAY from the Illinois Bell Picturephone trial program. In 1970, commercial Picturephone service debuted in downtown Pittsburgh and AT&T executives confidently predicted that a million Picturephone sets would be in use by 1980. As you all know, this didn't happen. It failed badly and these became expensive paperweights for the building engineers because the CEO's wanted them out of their sight."
eBay Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/222727350599
Another chance to move up or to get onto the CRPF Contest Standings List (http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=4198.msg51445#msg51445)
Past Contest Phones: http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=17437.msg180238#msg180238]
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S C O R E B O A R D Players: 12
$ 202.02 - TelePlay ( 13 )
$ 350.00 - Haf ( 1 )
$ 375.00 - Pourme ( 5 )
$ 404.00 - Fabius ( 6 )
$ 450.00 - Russ Kirk ( 8 )
$ 500.00 - Duffy ( 7 )
$ 544.00 - david@london ( 11 ) -> WINNER - Final Selling Price $532.55
$ 600.00 - compubit ( 9 )
$ 777.00 - skyrider ( 3 )
$ 1,100.00 - WEBellSystemChristian ( 10 )
$ 1,500.00 - HarrySmith ( 2 )
$ 1,865.99 - Jim S. ( 4 )
$ 2,000.00 - wds ( 12 )
Early Morning Auction Status
11-20-17 Listed $ 800.00
11-21-17 0 bids $ 800.00
11-22-17 0 bids $ 800.00
11-23-17 0 bids $ 800.00
11-24-17 0 bids $ 800.00
11-25-17 2 bids $ 123.72 ( 2 bidders )
11-26-17 2 bids $ 123.72 ( 2 bidders )
11-27-17 3 bids $ 137.50 ( 3 bidders )
11-27-17 7 bidders, 7 bids Ended at 07:23:02PM PST
Quote from: Haf on November 24, 2017, 04:26:47 PM
Wow, starting bid dropped from $800 to $100.If it becomes a contest phone now, I would guess $350 :)
Haf
$1,500.00
$777.00 Thanks
$1865.99
$375.00
$404
As stated it's a display item. It has no guts, you can see right through it (through the grills) in one of the pictures.
$500.00
$450
$600.
Jim
$1100
$544
$2000
$202.02
$197
Quote from: andre_janew on November 27, 2017, 05:46:08 PM
$197
Guess placed with 4 1/2 hours left in the auction and a bid was placed within the last 24 hours of the auction so can't add this to the list.
All guesses have to be placed at least 24 hours before the end of the auction and I usually place my bid with 24 hours to go so guesses after mine are usually late. Sorry.
Contest Winner: david@london
Guessed Price: $544.00
Total Wins: 3
Auction Winner: s***1 ( 288 )
Winning Price: $532.55
Bidders: 7
Bids: 7
Contest Standings: http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=4198.msg51445#msg51445
CRPF Hall of Fame: http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=138.msg976#msg976]
Thanks to all who played along in this contest.
.....nice to have another (flukey) win.
apparently the British GPO had plans for a picturephone device (which never materialized) - as shown in this 1970s film clip where Henry in London speaks to, and sees, Bill and Betty in Australia.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN3hF8dX8TM