NOTE: Due to lack of interest (low number of members guessing), these Special Auction Contests will end as of 6/15/21
These are the winners of the CRPF
Special Auction Contests
determined by a "Special Statistical Analysis" method (counting the wins and writing them down)
as of June 6, 2021
---------------------------------5 Wins - Grand Champion (to date)TelePlay – SA 4: 1894 No. 1 Speaking Tube Desk Set; Guessed $22,500.00, sold for $30,000.00
TelePlay – SA 8: 1895 No. 3-A Potbelly; Guessed $13,500.00, sold for $15,500.00
TelePlay – SA 16: WE 1967 300B Triode Vacuum Tubes; Guessed $4,150.00, sold for $4,200.00
TelePlay – SA 21: WE "499H" Operator's Push-Button Dial Plunger Key Pads; Guessed $45.00, sold for $33.00
TelePlay – SA 25: WE #10 Candlestick; Guessed $1,250.00, sold for $1,254.99
3 Winswds – SA 5: 1897 No. 88-C "San Francisco" Potbelly; Guessed $4,200.00, sold for $4,500.00
wds – SA 12: AE Strowger Dial Candlestick Telephone; Guessed $5,500.00, highest bid $4,600.00
(reserve not met)wds – SA 28: Samson Intra-House Candlestick Telephone (circa 1890's); Guessed $431.00, sold for $475.00
2 WinsAE_Collector – SA 2: Clear AE40 Deskset; Guesses $778.00, sold for $796.00
AE_Collector – SA 3: 1905 Strowger 11 Digit Lamp Phone; Guessed $2,400.00, highest bid $2,650.00
(reserve not met)Fabius – SA 7: 1900 No. 21-A "Erie"; Guessed $5,500.00, sold for $5,500.00
Fabius – SA 9: NOS 1961 Kellogg/ITT "Mushroom"; Guessed $615.00, sold for $610.00
Jim Stettler – SA 22: 1898 Solid Cast Brass Potbelly; Guessed $1,313.13, sold for $1,324.00
Jim Stettler – SA 23: ITT/Kellogg Cinderella Duplex Dial Mobile Telephone; Guessed $160.00, sold for $152.50
Sargeguy – SA 11: American Bell Theodore Vail Replica; Guessed $800.00, sold for $806.00
Sargeguy – SA 13: E 1950s Blue 304 Project Phone; Guessed $875.00, highest bid was $933.00
(reserve not met)tallguy58 – SA 10: Model 260 Dial Speed Adjustor Tool; Guessed $118.00, sold for $127.50
tallguy58 – SA 14: WE 1950 Red 305G; Guessed $620.00, highest bid was $612.85
(reserve not met)tubaman – SA 26: 1800/S Rope Shaft Deveau Candlestick; Guessed $4,287.00, sold for $4,335.59
tubaman – SA 27: AE 80/90? Gold Plated Commemorative ('59/'69?) Rotary; Guessed $138.00, sold for $139.50
1 WinDan/Panther – SA 1: Superman Comic Book #1; Guessed $3,200,000.00, sold for $3,207,852.00
david@london – SA 20: S.H. Couch, Push Button Candlestick Co. Intercom Telephone; Guessed $290.00, sold for $287.00
FABphones – SA 23: ITT/Kellogg Cinderella Duplex Dial Mobile Telephone; Guessed $145.00, sold for $152.50
HarrySmith – SA 29: Golf Ball Candlestick Telephone (circa 1900/04) No1(AF); Guessed £3,250.00, sold for £3,666.99 ($5,170 US)
Kenton K – SA 6: 1898 Solid Cast Brass Potbelly; Guessed $7,500.00, sold for $7,500.00
Roody – SA 19: Stromberg Carlson Oil Can Candlestick; Guessed $540.00, sold for $510.00
Russ Kirk – SA 15: Candlestick Mute-A-Phone; Guessed $265.00, highest bid $263.00
(reserve not met)0 WinsEverybody Else
(you have to play to win)No Winner ContestsSA 17: Huge carved wooden D1/E1 Display Phone -- (No Bids Placed - Did Not Sell) Ended at 18:09 PDT
SA 18: Unusual Antique Telephone (Prototype?) -- (Auction ended early by seller on 2-25-17)
SA 24: Stromberg Carlson "1894" Coffee Grinder Upright Telephone -- (Auction ended early by seller on 7-19-20)
S U M M A R Y5: TelePlay
4: 3: wds
2: AE_Collector; Fabius; Jim Stettler; Sargeguy; tallguy58; tubaman
1: Dan/Panther; david@london; FABphones; HarrySmith; Kenton K; Roody; Russ Kirk
0: Everybody Else
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