So who snagged the Mediterranean Blue?
I was willing to go 500, but I thought that was enough.
Item # 190794498847
Wow, that's a beaut!
Not I but I sure tried. Just to rich for my blood. Think I would rather clean one up myself and save the money. It is a beautiful phone however so congrats to someone.
Mike
Congratulations to the seller! Great auction Finlover.
I guess I'll go start polishing the Old Rosé 302 in consolation.
Just never thought it'd go over 500. Thought that was quite safe!
Even the "ebaY Handles List" knows not who got this one but fellow CRPF member "Finlover" knows....
Winner 0***0 352
Terry
...............actually, i was thinking of nominating this phone for an auction contest....but i'm still a bit vague on the etiquette of posting live auctions.
my guess would've been $420...........so only 90 dollars out.
Everyone is a little vague about that topic. There isnt a rule for what can or can not be the subject of an Auction Contest. The only common thread amoungst the contests seems to be that the phones are the ones that are somewhat all the way to extremely rare and/orr the ones that typically can be real interesting to watch as the auction ends. Maybe we need some more "run of the mill" phones in the contests!
Terry
What about this auction for an Ivory AE40! http://www.ebay.com/itm/130846450172? ( dead link 06-22-21 )
Yes that one was a surprise. $1026.51. It looks like new but the light Ivory color makes it look painted to me even though it is obvious that it isn't. I wonder if the pictures added some $ to the final price.
Terry
Ah, Finlover!
I always loved viewing his work(and his auctions), but his other interests seem to have moved him away from this hobby. I have drooled over many of his auctions, and miss his input here.
$500 for a 500? Actually, it should be $500 for a 501. That phone is a 501 model with a gas tube. That makes it nicer in my opinion. And the fact that it was "massaged" back to life by fishlover makes it even better. ;) ;D
Hi, Boys!
Sorry to have been AWOL for so long! Playing music has taken over most of my free time and I'm down to restoring phones for a collector friend. Recently I fell in love with a new bass guitar so to help pay for it I decided to pare down my collection to my very favorite phones (which aren't neccessarily the most valuable). In the next weeks I'll be selling mostly 500s, all immaculate. I forgot how much fun these auctions can be; it's anybody's guess where they'll end up! The Med. Blue phone went to someone named Danfeng Cai (don't know if that's a man or a woman) in Oregon.
So far the phones I've decided to keep are my AE34,40 and 50(in service), a mint red '55 500, a black NOS '52 500, a red WE Continental, a Uniphone desk model with the NU handset, and a gray NOS NEC Model 4. Most of these can be seen on my facebook page if you're interested: http://www.facebook.com/greg.scarborough.9/photos_albums
The AE34 now has a chrome fingerwheel and bands by the way.
Finlover, Your AE34 is the most beautiful phone I've ever seen. I can clearly see why you'd want to keep it!
Thank you, sir! :) It might be my "desert island" phone... It looks even better now with the chrome bands and fingerwheel. The gold plating that I had done tarnished so it must not have had too much actual gold in it I guess. Plus I wasn't wild about the matte finish. The chrome makes it look more streamlined.
Hey fin, love your light blue 510 current auction. I recently got a black 510 and can't get the thing to ring or dial out. I know the dial is ok so I am going to have to ask the experts how it is wired because I can't figure out the schematic. I picture of the connections under your dial would be much appreciated or if anyone has a picture of the connections under a 510 dial (the numbered connection strip) :), I'd love to see them! Thanks if you can help me out!
No problem, Dan, I'll take a photo of it tomorrow morning.
Thanks, the girls at work HATE my 410 (two line 302) ring, so when i told them I would get a 500 two liner , they immediately liked that sound better (they both have it as their main ring on their I-phones)
Here you go, Dan. Hope this helps!
Quote from: Dan on February 14, 2013, 12:27:37 AM
Thanks, the girls at work HATE my 410 (two line 302) ring, so when i told them I would get a 500 two liner , they immediately liked that sound better (they both have it as their main ring on their I-phones)
Do they realise how much louder the real thing is compared to the one used on mobile phones? :D
Dan, if you want it to ring on the first line, connect red and black ringer leads to 1 and 2; if you want it to ring on line 2, connect red and black ringer leads to 3 and 4. The dial leads should be connected to F (blue), RR (blue or green), R (white) and GN (white).
You guys rock!!!!! Looking forward to getting this up and ringing!
Every time I get an email notice that there is a new post in this thread, I could just kick myself for losing that auction.
A-a-a-a-a-a-u-g-h!!
Quote from: George Knighton on February 16, 2013, 10:20:37 AM
Every time I get an email notice that there is a new post in this thread, I could just kick myself for losing that auction.
A-a-a-a-a-a-u-g-h!!
Made up for it today by catching an eBay auction for a Mediterranean Blue.
Only thing I see "wrong" is the modular wall cord. :-)
I've bought from this seller before, so I know the auction was reliable.