Auction 133: Western Electric #1 (D-8083) Dial - Ended 9/30/14

[TelePlay]

Listed about an hour ago in a 7 day auction is the now infamous forum Western Electric #1 (D8083) Dial starting at $0.99 with no reserve. It has one bid and is sure to go up in price. With everyone expressing great interest and offering interesting opinions on this dial in its forum topic, the BIG question is, once again, how much will this rare dial sell for when the bidding ends?

The seller listed it as an "Very rare Western Electric #1 rotary phone dial" with the item condition as "Used" and " - - - " with the auction listing description as "ULTRA RARE WESTERN ELECTRIC #1 DIAL. Only about 15 are known to exist. This one is in excellent condition, the dial plate is mint and there is no paint loss. The dial rotates and returns with gusto. The only defect is a broken part of the insulator strip by the 'y' connection. I have glued this back down. Very rare opportunity to own one of these very rare and sought after dials! PLEASE NOTE: I will not accept offers to end this auction early."

http://www.ebay.com/itm/151420250794

NOTE: we will use a 3% gap rule between guesses to prevent crowding. As such, guess gaps of 6+% can be split. I'll help with these as the auction goes forward and guesses are entered.

It's another chance to move up a rung or to get onto the CRPF -> Contest Standings <- list

   . . . for as twocvbloke said,    - - - >  "You gotta be in it to win it ! ! !"    "

New forum members are very welcome and encouraged to take a guess. After all, there are no wrong guesses, just one lucky one. No one knows the winning bid on any auction until it ends. However, it is important to get your guess in before someone else grabs your guess.

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S C O R E B O A R D

$  1,000.00 - Slal  ( 16 )
$  1,800.00 - WEBellSystemChristian  ( 3 )  -> WINNER - Final Selling Price $1,542.89
$  2,125.00 - TelePlay  ( 17 )
$  2,450.00 - Fabius  ( 6 )
$  2,750.00 - Mr. Bones  ( 11 )
$  2,900.00 - WesternElectricBen  ( 15 )
$  3,250.00 - Kenton K  ( 7 )
$  3,450.00 - kleinkaliber  ( 9 )
$  3,575.00 - Sargeguy  ( 12 )
$  3,700.00 - poplar1  ( 2 )
$  3,900.00 - HarrySmith  ( 5 )
$  4,128.00 - Dennis Markham  ( 4 )
$  4,275.00 - tallguy58  ( 13 )
$  4,444.44 - Russ Kirk  ( 8 )
$  4,800.00 - Argee  ( 14 )
$  5,000.00 - Doug Rose  ( 1 )
$  5,300.00 - Gilas  ( 10 )


Early Morning Auction Status Changes

09-23-14     Listed     $           0.99
09-24-14      5 bids    $       113.50
09-25-14      8 bids    $       207.50
09-26-14      9 bids    $       210.27
09-27-14    16 bids    $       522.00
09-28-14    17 bids    $       535.00
09-29-14    21 bids    $       610.00
09-30-14    21 bids    $       610.00
09-30-14    14 bidders, 26 bids $1,542.89  Ended at  14:00:24 PDT

[Doug Rose]

$500....Doug

[poplar1]

$3,700

[WEBellSystemChristian]

$1800.

[Dennis Markham]

$ 4,128

~Dennis

[HarrySmith]

$3900.00

[Doug Rose]

$500....Doug

missed a zeo....$5000

[Fabius]

$2450

[Kenton K]

$3250

[Russ Kirk]

$4,444.44

[kleinkaliber]

$3450

[Gilas]

gonna go higher and say $5300

[Mr. Bones]

$2750.00, if I may, please. Thanks!

Best regards!

[Sargeguy]

$3500

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EDIT: Entered as a split the difference guess of $3,575, half way between $3,450 and $3,700.

[tallguy58]

$4275