Happy Father's Day Flea Market Find!!!

[Dan]

My wife and I went to our monthly "flea-tique " show in Kentucky today and we got there around 9:30. (it opened to early birds at 6 AM) I walked the whole show looking for phones and anything else old and at 11:00 we were on our way out and I saw a phone out the corner of my eye that I somehow missed earlier. I felt my heart beating in my chest as I walked over. The price tag was flipped over so it wasn't visible and I thought to myself , "Please God, let this be affordable."













As  I picked it up he said he could do better on it so I got it for $40 . All original, cords crimps are 12-56 and the rest is 1-57. The voice element and earpiece thing (sorry I do not know the real names) are 1980?!!!.

It was amazing this phone was there from 6-11AM and I asked the seller where he got it and he said he picked things up all over and he couldn't remember. He had a squared off based stromberg carlson (black) also for $45

There are deals out there people. We just have to get lucky I guess.!!!

[Jim Stettler]

Great find Dan. As a guess, you could probably sell this phone for $1,000+

Jim

[JorgeAmely]

Dan:

I am very happy to see that you got a WE500 in Mediterranean Blue color ...

... with the mushroom lamp in matching color (the P model)
... with a gray curly cord
... with a gray mounting cord
... all for $40.

I have attached my picture after I read your post.

PS: Just joking, and enjoy your great Father's Day present.

[Jim Stettler]

I don't think Jorge is joking. 

Jim

[AET]

I've really been in a phone slump, this re-inspired me.

[Dennis Markham]

Dan, as the kids today would say.........

D U D E !!!!

What an incredible find!  I'm still laughing out loud at Jorge's photo!  Dan, you are going to have to kiss a LOT of frogs to top this find!

[Dan]

Dennis, I thought about your $45 medit. blue  at a flea market  find a few years back, it it was VERY ironic the price on this was $45. (and blue too!)

I really appreciate the kind words guys. I have hooked up a 2012 C transformer to it and after moving one wire it lit up like a Christmas tree!!

Don't worry Jorge, from the looks of your picture, you're a young fella and you'll have more time to find phones on this earth than me

[JorgeAmely]

Dan:

It is a very nice phone. It you were to sell it (which I think you won't) it would be worth around $800.

[bwanna]

beautiful & lucky find, dan. you should play the lotto today, too.  after you spied this one, did you then wonder how many other  'finds" you missed.

btw...HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL DADS! hope you are all able to enjoy a day with your kids.

[JorgeAmely]

Dan:

What were you doing so far south of your territory (the Mason-Dixie line)? Aren't you invading other collector's grounds?   

[Jester]

Great find, Dan!  That should fill in all your 500 colors, now--if you include the gray two-tone.

[Dan]

Jorge, I'm a tristate (Ind-KY-Oh) collector. I'll be hitting the south in two weeks.
Where are your stomping grounds again?


Jester-- thanks. I can't believe I am that close to getting the colours done. I need the oxford grey (I don't count the two-tone). Nice meeting you the other day!

[Jim Stettler]

Dan:

It is a very nice phone. It you were to sell it (which I think you won't) it would be worth around $800.

I am still betting at $1,000+. Dan could you do a 10 day auction on Ebay to decide this.

Jim

[Jim Stettler]

I got my girls to clean and polish my phone booth as a fathers day request. I also got the oldest to clean up a SS TT payphone I bought last Wed. ($20.00) it was green and someone painted it black. It is now in the booth and wired  up. I still need to run a line to it. I did test the phone and it does work. I might swap the top w/pare rotary top I have.
Jim

[Doug Rose]

Dan...outstanding find!!  They are out there....congrats....Doug