I'm surprised it is still there...Doug
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-Blue-Western-Electric-302-in-Box-Rare-Find-/142257772679?hash=item211f395887:g:haMAAOSwUKxYiLyo
Sure is pretty but I think the seller has either one too many 9's or an extra 4 in the price. ;)
I think its a steal
Quote from: Doug Rose on January 25, 2017, 05:52:28 PM
I think its a steal
You might be right. Only been on eBay for 4 hours now and it does have 22 watchers already.
This one, not NOS but in nice condition sold for $2,600 in 2014
( somebody named "Doug Rose" won that contest ).
http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=11562.0
The blue's do generally sell for more than any other color. So, being NOS with a couple years inflation, you may indeed be right.
Too rich for my wallet . . . ;)
It is probably worth it, but not to me. I would of started the auction @ 3K and let it run for a week.
JMO,
JimS.
I agree he's a couple thousand too high, but on the other hand I see phones sell for way too much on EBay almost daily. it's all about timing - having a nice phone on eBay the same day someone with a lot of money is cruising eBay for a nice blue phone.
I remember when this sold the first from a collector and I know what he bought it for.you would cry. I bought a red one at a show in Indy in the box for 150.00. How times have changed.
Price now reduced to $3995
Still about $3,500 too high! There's no way it's worth that much.
This may be a case where price is determined by anal extraction.
That's a lot of Buddhas.
This is not the one I thought it was. So there are at least two out there in the box.
Were you thinking of the blue one without the dial selling for $369?
last I saw, the originals were going for about $1K.
I have notoriously had very bad luck when it comes to special 302's. It would be my luck, if I had the money to buy it, the very next week another would show up with a $1000.00 BIN price. About 6 years ago I purchased a minty Peking Red 302, for North of $900.00. Now they go for $300.00.
I think we need a law, that says, "No one can buy an item for less than the seller paid for it paid for it". IT COULD HAPPEN.
PLEASE ! :o
D/P
The seller of the Blue 302 purchased the phone for $1500.00.
Zapper
This 302 is a great example of what happens when there are so few of an item, that "value" is nearly impossible to determine. If we were looking at an M-blue 500, used, but in nice shape, we can guess fairly closely at value. This is because one shows up on EBay every month or two. Since both buyer and seller generally know that, prices stay in a range. With this phone in this condition, we have true unobtainium, so price boils down to just one person (BIN), or two people (auction) who really want it.
My blue 302 cost me $125, the same as my blue 500.
Back in the pre-internet days, A blue 302 could go for 3K.
JMO,
JIm S.
For $3,000 surely someone enterprizing could build a totally brand new exact replica, complete with box?
What makes a blue one blue anyway? Is it paint or is it actually formed out of blue materials?
Andy.
Quote from: andy1702 on January 30, 2017, 01:15:47 PM
For $3,000 surely someone enterprizing could build a totally brand new exact replica, complete with box?
What makes a blue one blue anyway? Is it paint or is it actually formed out of blue materials?
Andy.
Well, in this case it is blue plastic made by measuring certain amounts of colored plastic pellets that make up WE blue and then mixing them together while heating them until melted with stirring to get a consistent, homogeneous (not swirled) color which is then forced under pressure into a steel mold and when cooled, removed for final finishing.
This one is very nice and the bottom image show both the inside and outside are blue. If painted, the inside would be likely black and the H3 and date stamps covered to some extent with paint over spray,
The bottom of this NOS 302 is perfect. The blue plastic housing and handset are perfect. The matching colored cords are perfect.
Quote from: andy1702 on January 30, 2017, 01:15:47 PM
For $3,000 surely someone enterprizing could build a totally brand new exact replica, complete with box?
What makes a blue one blue anyway? Is it paint or is it actually formed out of blue materials?
Andy.
Andy.... I can only imagine the replies from King Steph and Lord Arthur from days gone by.
Doug
No box but not bad for $160.
Stan S.
Stan....it is a beauty.....Doug
Sure is. A beautiful paint job. Some folks know how to paint. I am not one of them.
Stan S.
Stan.... I had one for many years until I found the real deal. Great dial card. Seemed receiver is a give away of a paint, but you knew that. Are those genuine OPW cords?.....Doug
I only have 2 Ivory 302s, plus one for parts.
I came REALLY close to buying one a couple years ago. It was listed on Craigslist for around $50, and was painted Ivory. I thought it was a prewar painted Ivory 302, because the paint was chipping off around the cradle ears, showing what looked like metal underneath. I tried to contact the seller, but they didn't answer. It eventually went to an ATCA member, who discovered what it was. I've been kicking myself ever since. >:(
Fortunately, I have 5 Med Blue 500s now, 3 of them restored, 1 almost done, the other a long way from being done. All of them are 1956 too, another fun fact!
It is no longer for sale, meaning he got an offer he can live with.....outside of eBay.....Doug
Quote from: JimH on January 27, 2017, 12:59:16 AM
Price now reduced to $3995
Original price was BIN $4,995. Then reduced to BIN $3,000. Why is the "ended - error in the listing" price $4,795? Why jack the price up prior to ending the listing?
Quote from: TelePlay on January 31, 2017, 09:42:57 AM
Original price was BIN $4,995. Then reduced to BIN $3,000. Why is the "ended - error in the listing" price $4,795? Why jack the price up prior to ending the listing?
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