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Telephone Talk => Auction Talk => Topic started by: JimH on March 24, 2015, 11:33:08 PM

Title: Blue 302 on Ebay
Post by: JimH on March 24, 2015, 11:33:08 PM
Contest, anyone?  It will be interesting to see what this one goes for.  No cracks or chips!

Jim

http://tinyurl.com/pmop499

Title: Re: Blue 302 on Ebay
Post by: Kenton K on March 25, 2015, 12:14:23 AM
And did you see the Blue Kellogg 554 and Blue banjo phone! WOW! Blue cords!
Title: Re: Blue 302 on Ebay
Post by: andre_janew on March 25, 2015, 04:38:19 PM
The blue 302 has a current bid of $665.  Wow!  Someone wants it bad!
Title: Re: Blue 302 on Ebay
Post by: JimH on March 25, 2015, 04:56:31 PM
Quote from: Kenton K on March 25, 2015, 12:14:23 AM
And did you see the Blue Kellogg 554 and Blue banjo phone! WOW! Blue cords!
I saw those! Definitely beautiful phones! WE 554s are rare in that color.....these seem even more rare!
Title: Re: Blue 302 on Ebay
Post by: Doug Rose on March 25, 2015, 05:37:20 PM
Do you have a link for the Blue Kelloggs?
Title: Re: Blue 302 on Ebay
Post by: poplar1 on March 25, 2015, 06:47:28 PM
http://www.ebay.com/itm/191543688752
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mediterranean-Blue-Kellogg-554-Telephone-/191543690212
Title: Re: Blue 302 on Ebay
Post by: Doug Rose on March 25, 2015, 07:33:11 PM
thanks David
Title: Re: Blue 302 on Ebay
Post by: andre_janew on March 26, 2015, 07:11:41 PM
Now the blue 302 is up to $769.89 with a little over 3 days left.  Could this one sell for over $1,000?
Title: Re: Blue 302 on Ebay
Post by: WEBellSystemChristian on March 26, 2015, 08:05:10 PM
Stop it, David, those Kelloggs are making me drool! :o

That Banjo is really beautiful! My favorite color on a really beautiful phone up that you don't see everyday, and you don't see any in that color!
Title: Re: Blue 302 on Ebay
Post by: TelePlay on March 26, 2015, 08:36:08 PM
Quote from: WEBellSystemChristian on March 26, 2015, 08:05:10 PM
That Banjo is really beautiful! My favorite color on a really beautiful phone up that you don't see everyday, and you don't see any in that color!

Yes, it is, regardless of the condition of the handset cord.
Title: Re: Blue 302 on Ebay
Post by: AE40FAN on March 27, 2015, 10:06:12 AM
OMG that Banjo phone is extremely rare!
Title: Re: Blue 302 on Ebay
Post by: WEBellSystemChristian on March 27, 2015, 10:14:46 AM
Quote from: AE40FAN on March 27, 2015, 10:06:12 AM
OMG that Banjo phone is extremely rare!
More like one-of-kind!
Title: Re: Blue 302 on Ebay
Post by: AE_Collector on March 27, 2015, 01:31:46 PM
Same black rubber dyed blue coiled handset cords that me early AE 80 in dark blue has on it. And I have one dyed green on a very early Jade Green AE 80 as well. And both are cracking away in pieces like on the banjo phone as well.

Terry
Title: Re: Blue 302 on Ebay
Post by: Russ Kirk on March 27, 2015, 02:28:42 PM
Auction contest - please.
Title: Re: Blue 302 on Ebay
Post by: HarrySmith on April 01, 2015, 05:45:12 PM
The Blue Kellogg's are sold.
The 554 sold for a reasonable $250.38.
The 500 was at a reasonable $207.50 until 2 last minute snipes took it all the way to $1,000.00!

WOW :o
Title: Re: Blue 302 on Ebay
Post by: TelePlay on April 01, 2015, 08:38:39 PM
For the record.

Title: Re: Blue 302 on Ebay
Post by: WEBellSystemChristian on April 01, 2015, 09:00:02 PM
What's funny is the 554 is also a Kellogg; I just think a lot of the bidders had their hearts set on the 500!
Title: Re: Blue 302 on Ebay
Post by: Doug Rose on April 02, 2015, 05:35:38 AM
With the Blue Kellogg Banjo and the Blue WE 302 both going for a Grand, I guess they are they are both equals in being a scarce find. I had never seen a Blue Banjo and really liked the look. 1K for a telephone...WOW!!!....Doug
Title: Re: Blue 302 on Ebay
Post by: WEBellSystemChristian on April 03, 2015, 02:21:58 PM
Quote from: Doug Rose on April 02, 2015, 05:35:38 AM
With the Blue Kellogg Banjo and the Blue WE 302 both going for a Grand, I guess they are they are both equals in being a scarce find. I had never seen a Blue Banjo and really liked the look. 1K for a telephone...WOW!!!....Doug
I wouldn't necessarily call a blue 302 rare, but more of an uncommon phone that commands a really, really high price. When was the last time you saw a blue 302? It was probably only a couple weeks ago, getting bids like there's no tomorrow.

That being said, I will probably never find one locally, expensive or not.
Title: Re: Blue 302 on Ebay
Post by: Doug Rose on April 03, 2015, 02:57:00 PM
Christian...."RARE" is the must over used word in telephone collecting or any hobby for that matter.  I will say a Blue 302 is a tough find. Yes, you see one most every week, but usually over 1K, pending on condition.

The Blue Banjo phone I thought was more in the 500 set class, pardon the classification, and not the 302 series. I would not expect to see a Mushroomless (that is a word) Blue 55 500 set sell for $1K, maybe I am wrong. First time for everything  8)

1K for a phone is something I have a hard time understanding. Love my phones, but Janet would kill me. I think it takes the fun out of the chase when you just spend to get. Maybe its because I cannot spend to get  :'(   I do enjoy the chase....Doug