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Telephone Talk => Auction Talk => Topic started by: Dennis Markham on April 12, 2009, 10:32:14 PM

Title: Finlover Does It Again
Post by: Dennis Markham on April 12, 2009, 10:32:14 PM
Another nice sales job by Mr. Finlover.  The rookies drove this 1973 Aqua 500 up over $200 before a veteran ended it at $219.50.

http://tinyurl.com/c3c37x
Title: Re: He Does It Again
Post by: AET on April 12, 2009, 10:36:34 PM
Definately a jim dandy of an aqua phone!
Title: Re: He Does It Again
Post by: McHeath on April 12, 2009, 10:40:42 PM
Hmm.  Awfully blue ain't it?  Like Rudolph's nose you could almost say it glows.
Title: Re: He Does It Again
Post by: BDM on April 12, 2009, 10:49:09 PM
The pics sold this phone. If the pics were poor, and his name not known. He would have pulled low to mid two digits out of it.
Title: Re: He Does It Again
Post by: bingster on April 13, 2009, 12:03:04 AM
The color's gorgeous, but $200 for a '73???  Maybe I'm being silly, but I can't see spending that much on a gold-bottom phone, no matter what the color.
Title: Re: He Does It Again
Post by: Dennis Markham on April 13, 2009, 12:05:12 AM
You got that right Bingster.  No Gold Bottom phone worth that kind of money.
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Post by: Dan/Panther on April 13, 2009, 12:48:41 AM
Isn't it mainy the soft plastic phones that lose color. I thought the hard plastic ones maintained color fairly well. All of my hard plastic phone have excellent color.
D/P
Title: Re: He Does It Again
Post by: mienaichizu on April 13, 2009, 01:55:43 AM
it glows it glows! :D
Title: Re: He Does It Again
Post by: Dennis Markham on April 13, 2009, 09:13:44 AM
Dan, the hard plastic phones discolor as much as soft.  The Princess, Trimlines and 500's all are effected by UV exposure. 
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Post by: McHeath on April 13, 2009, 10:46:18 AM
Yeah my hard plastic color phones all show some yellowing. 

Title: Re: He Does It Again
Post by: Tonyrotary on April 13, 2009, 02:59:59 PM
WOW!! That is one great looking phone! Why are gold bottom phones worth less if I may ask? Oh he also has a nice white one too for sale.
Title: Re: He Does It Again
Post by: Dan/Panther on April 13, 2009, 03:20:36 PM
There is a guy that has this kind of luck selling vintage radios, he claims they are original finish, yet they look showroom new.
He gets upwards of $500-600 for radios, everyone else has trouble getting $100.00 for.
What is it with these people ? I read the ads looking for hints, it must be subliminal ?
I have a302 that I want to put up for auction, but I've put it off because I fear I won't get what I think it's worth.
D/P
Title: Re: He Does It Again
Post by: bingster on April 13, 2009, 03:43:14 PM
Quote from: Tonyrotary on April 13, 2009, 02:59:59 PM
WOW!! That is one great looking phone! Why are gold bottom phones worth less if I may ask? Oh he also has a nice white one too for sale.

It's not so much that the color of the bottom affects the price, but rather the gold bottoms indicate a newer age range that's generally not worth as much money as the older, black bottom phones.
Title: Re: He Does It Again
Post by: Tonyrotary on April 13, 2009, 03:54:53 PM
Thanks bingster.
Title: Re: He Does It Again
Post by: McHeath on April 13, 2009, 04:45:02 PM
I have my doubts about these phones, they seem too blue, even the background and inside parts seem blueish, I dunno.  But then look at his feedback, 100% love him, if I had the money burning a hole in my pocket I'd buy one of his phones to see what gives. 
Title: Re: He Does It Again
Post by: Steve on April 13, 2009, 08:00:21 PM

Every time I see these auctions, I wonder if hes using the "vivid" color setting on his camera, or a blacklight along with regular lights to photograph them.
Title: Re: He Does It Again
Post by: Bill Cahill on April 14, 2009, 03:53:27 PM
Too rich for my tastes.
Bill Cahill   :(
Title: Re: He Does It Again
Post by: contraste on April 15, 2009, 02:07:37 PM
The German Finlover:


http://tiny.cc/0T47m
Title: Re: He Does It Again
Post by: HobieSport on April 15, 2009, 03:10:10 PM
Quote from: contraste
The German Finlover:
http://tiny.cc/0T47m

Nice photos!  More than nice.  Wish I could read German.  Those of us who want to sell some on Ebay have a lot to learn from these folks who present and sell so well.  I do anyway. :)
Title: Re: He Does It Again
Post by: McHeath on April 16, 2009, 12:52:36 AM
QuoteThe German Finlover:


http://tiny.cc/0T47m

Holee das Unholee Krappen Batmayhn, das der phoner ist ich uber shiny'en und das blind'en me eyes'en like'en der look'en ut das der sun'en en'en das sky'en!