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OK..... whats THIS? -- (a gold WE 500?)

Started by LoveOldPhones, February 09, 2017, 04:39:30 PM

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Quote from: poplar1 on February 12, 2017, 11:32:07 AM
Here is another "dash 12" gold phone. Note that the box is marked "554 BR--12."

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-WESTERN-ELECTRIC-554BR-GOLD-12-Wall-Telephone-1963-RARE-COLOR-in-Box/262835020953

WOW !  thats really something.  How do people come up with these things....  he's got some rare phones for sale.
when I go looking at estate sales.... i never find anything.... EVER  lol

that bronze 500 went cheap....  i think it was $134
good price if you are into that sort of thing.

andre_janew

Finding rare and unusual phones is often a case of pure dumb luck.  Sometimes it helps to know where to look. 

LoveOldPhones

Quote from: andre_janew on February 12, 2017, 06:06:39 PM
Finding rare and unusual phones is often a case of pure dumb luck.  Sometimes it helps to know where to look. 

thats what I mean.... how do you know where to look ? 
i do realize that its just pure luck really....  but where do you look to increase your odds of success?