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Started by Sargeguy, May 11, 2009, 09:33:57 PM

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JorgeAmely

Mmm, I thought yours was green. If that is the case, you could sit each next to the other and connect a battery in between both and do some basic measurements with a DVM between the good and the bad to see where the bug is.
Jorge

Dave F

#121
Pink Mushroom phone for only $1149, and free shipping too!

http://cgi.ebay.com/300505194302   ( dead link 02-15-21 )

Honey, you had better forget about that weekend in Vegas, I'm buying another phone!!

HarrySmith

#122
Dave, I sold that phone to him!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=290483921722   ( dead link 02-15-21 )
Harry Smith
ATCA 4434
TCI

"There is no try,
there is only
do or do not"

Dave F

Quote from: HarrySmith on December 15, 2010, 01:08:06 PM
Dave, I sold that phone to him!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=290483921722
I'm trying to think of something clever and witty to say, but I just can't think of anything suitable for this family forum.  I know it's a "buyer beware" world, but there ought to be law....  You wanna know something Harry, somewhere out there is a poor soul who might actually buy it.

Dave

HarrySmith

I certainly hope not and it does not look too promising, this is his third time relisting it!
Harry Smith
ATCA 4434
TCI

"There is no try,
there is only
do or do not"

NorthernMan

He forgot to use the words  " RARE"  or "VERY RARE"  then it would sell easy ;).

On a similar Ebay topic do you notice more and more that sellers are using an outrageous BIN price to make the buyer feel like he got a deal.  Sheesh !  I guess that's marketing 101.

AE_Collector

I think there is another thread discussing the last time he listed it. Hasn't it gone UP in price since it didn't sell last time??

Terry

HarrySmith

Yes, I think I mentioned it last time or the first time he listed it. The price is still the same. What would make a person think something he paid $146.00 for will sell in the same venue for 10 times that?? Makes no sense to me, everyone on eBay had the same chance to buy this phone for less than $200.00. Every time I see it I really want to ask him that!
Harry Smith
ATCA 4434
TCI

"There is no try,
there is only
do or do not"

Dave F

Quote from: HarrySmith on December 15, 2010, 07:00:18 PM
What would make a person think something he paid $146.00 for will sell in the same venue for 10 times that?? <snip>
He's probably hoping that some snooty interior decorator or other transient eBay user will stumble upon it and find it irresistible.  Most regular folks have never seen the likes of a mushroom phone, and the high price could convince them of it's rarity and "obvious" value.  After all, nobody with any brains (or a sense of decency) would ever try to sell something for $1100 if they knew it was only worth $150, would they?  I know it's not my job to keep the world safe for dummies, but still it is annoying seeing anybody getting taken for a ride. 

Dan/Panther

Harry;

When he got the phone from you, he got a real bargain. It should have sold for 2 or 3 times that.

Mushroom, in Pink, in that condition. I'm gonna offer him a grand.... :o

D/P

The More People I meet, The More I Love, and MISS My Dog.  Dan Robinson

HarrySmith

Yes, I agree. I expected it to go for $3 - 400.
Go for it ;D
Harry Smith
ATCA 4434
TCI

"There is no try,
there is only
do or do not"

Ed D

#131
Not sure how collectible or desirable this is, but Mr. Helpful flagged another phone he cites as fairly rare...  Item # 160581926582 on the bay, a North 540.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1956-North-Electric-rotary-desk-telephone-working-cond-/160581926582   ( dead link 02-15-21 )


ESalter

I've seen a heck of a lot of phones but never one of those until a few weeks ago.  I picked one up at the local antique store, I thought the flush mounted fingerwheel was pretty neat.  It's missing the numbercard retainer, sadly.  I posted on here asking if anyone has an extra one but didn't get a single reply, so maybe they are fairly rare.

Dennis Markham

#133
Jorge Amely shared one of his albums with us in the past.  Check out the restoration he did on one of these North models.

http://tinyurl.com/3lu2jhu   ( dead link 02-15-21 )

JorgeAmely

#134
Dennis:

When I restored that phone, I also created an album on how to restore the dial.

https://picasaweb.google.com/Amelyenator/NorthElectricModel541DialOverhaulProcedure#   ( dead link 02-15-21 )

I am lucky to have two of these phones: the 1956 model shown in the album and a 1958 model. The 1958 has a steel base, painted in black and features a more modern ringer, which looks like a C4A. It also has a vinyl handset cord from that year.

Jorge