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Date Listed: 22 Nov 2017
Auction Duration: 5 Days
List Price: $0.99
Current Bidders: 2
Current Price: $15.75
Watchers: 8
Contest Tip from: Pourme
GAP RULE: At least $5 between guesses to prevent crowding.
Guess Deadline: All guesses and a single allowed revised guess, if needed, MUST be submitted at least 24 hours before the auction ends.
Seller Listing Title: "Northern Electric #1 Uniphone in Brown"
Condition: "Used"
Condition Qualifier: " - - - "
Listing Description: "This auction is for one Northern Electric Uniphone #1 in Burled Mahogony / Brown walnut . This phone has no cracks or chips just normal wear and tear for an almost 70 year old telephone. It would be a great candidate for a restoration with addition of a couple of period cloth cords. The phone colour is closer to the first pic .... i have added others with a good flash to show the spectacular colours embedded in the case and handset."
eBay Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/312008942109
Another chance to move up or to get onto the CRPF Contest Standings List (http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=4198.msg51445#msg51445)
Past Contest Phones: http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=17437.msg180238#msg180238]
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S C O R E B O A R D Players: 10
$ 200.00 - TelePlay ( 11 )
$ 230.00 - WEBellSystemChristian ( 9 ) -> WINNER - Final Selling Price $226.37
$ 357.00 - AE_Collector ( 3 )
$ 399.00 - skyrider ( 1 )
$ 406.00 - Fabius ( 4 )
$ 415.00 - Pourme ( 10 )
$ 425.00 - Doug Rose ( 2 )
$ 444.00 - Russ Kirk ( 5 )
$ 500.00 - HarrySmith ( 8 )
$ 555.00 - CanadianGuy ( 7 )
$ 749.00 - zapper ( 6 )
Early Morning Auction Status
11-22-17 Listed $ 0.99
11-23-17 8 bids $ 60.00 ( 4 bidders & 12 - #61 )
11-24-17 8 bids $ 60.00 ( 4 bidders & 20 - #34 )
11-25-17 10 bids $ 76.00 ( 5 bidders & 25 - #25 )
11-26-17 10 bids $ 76.00 ( 5 bidders & 28 - #19 )
11-27-17 15 bids $ 105.50 ( 6 bidders & 29 - #15 )
11-27-17 9 bidders, 21 bids Ended at 11:37:02AM PST
$399. Please
These are really tough to photograph, they do look like pic #1. I purchased mine from Paul F. It was painted and it really protected the bakelite.
I got my wall version from Stephen Jester in a trade. These are just super phones and in the correct light they look terrific.
My guess is $425...Doug
MTS Dial Card = Manitoba Telephone System for those wondering. Typical of phones in Saskatchewan and Manitoba during this era, it has a GPO Dial as much of the automatic switching equipment installed after WW2 was obtained from Britain.
$357
Terry
$406
$444
$749.00
Zapper
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
That's where I live! I can't believe how high some of your guesses are! Is that eBay hype causing such high prices? I don't know what the flea market/garage sale price would typically be. I've seen a fair number of regular black ones like this over the past 10 years. Anyway, I don't want to get off topic.
$555
Quote from: CanadianGuy on November 23, 2017, 06:58:47 PM
That's where I live! I can't believe how high some of your guesses are! Is that eBay hype causing such high prices? I don't know what the flea market/garage sale price would typically be. I've seen a fair number of regular black ones like this over the past 10 years. Anyway, I don't want to get off topic.
$555
CG....big difference, you can usually get a working Black one for about $30.....Doug
Quote from: Doug Rose on November 23, 2017, 08:08:25 PM
CG....big difference, you can usually get a working Black one for about $30.....Doug
I meant for the rare one :)
Quote from: CanadianGuy on November 23, 2017, 06:58:47 PM
That's where I live! I can't believe how high some of your guesses are! Is that eBay hype causing such high prices? I don't know what the flea market/garage sale price would typically be. I've seen a fair number of regular black ones like this over the past 10 years.
In the era of art deco Bakelite radio cabinet, mottled burgundy or burled walnut is common if they survived. In phones, they are quite rare probably in that there weren't as many made with respect to black and few of the few made it to today without being broken and tossed. Bob Angel had a mottled burgundy
(http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=14268.0;attach=122190;image)
with a broken Bakelite finger wheel, cap and cradle and he detailed his repair of the finger wheel at this link:
http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=14268.0
The radio cabinets I have are outstanding once cleaned and polished. This contest phone is rare (not found that often) and in good condition so it will sell for more than a black version, as Doug said. I can not remember seeing even a handful of these over the years. Not unobtanium priced but not black cheap either.
This one with a broken off and missing cradle ear sold for $430 (http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=10018.0) about 4 years ago.
(http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=10018.0;attach=71353;image)
That's the history or the basis I use when selecting any phone for an auction contest. Hope this helps you see why it's special.
This is one of my burled walnut radio cabinets, hard to photograph as Doug said, but in person a very handsome radio.
$500.00
Quote from: CanadianGuy on November 23, 2017, 06:58:47 PM
I can't believe how high some of your guesses are! Is that eBay hype causing such high prices?
$555
And then you guessed the second highest price so far?!
Terry
I was going to go all-out and say $1000 for sh*ts and giggles, but I don't normally participate in these as it is. Plus, 555 sounded cool since they use that in movies for the NXX/exchange code :P
Well it's only a game....Good Luck!
Terry
I'll go low and guess $230.
$415.00
Quote from: TelePlay on November 23, 2017, 09:12:21 PM
In the era of art deco Bakelite radio cabinet, mottled burgundy or burled walnut is common if they survived. In phones, they are quite rare probably in that there weren't as many made with respect to black and few of the few made it to today without being broken and tossed. Bob Angel had a mottled burgundy
(http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=14268.0;attach=122190;image)
with a broken Bakelite finger wheel, cap and cradle and he detailed his repair of the finger wheel at this link:
OUCH!!! what a great phone!!!>>>Doug
$200.00
Contest Winner: WEBellSystemChristian
Total Wins: 13
Auction Winner: o***e ( 185 )
Winning Price: C $226.37
Bidders: 9
Bids: 21
Contest Standings: http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=4198.msg51445#msg51445
CRPF Hall of Fame: http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=138.msg976#msg976]
Thanks to all who played along in this contest.
Somehow I managed to forget to submit a guess. On the dollar amounts, I would assume that all the guesses were US, not CA which would mean the Teleplay won?
Quote from: wds on November 27, 2017, 05:54:10 PM
Somehow I managed to forget to submit a guess. On the dollar amounts, I would assume that all the guesses were US, not CA which would mean the Teleplay won?
Yes, I realized that when the auction ended and they showed the US dollar amount along with the winning C amount.
Since nothing was said as to C vs US dollars, I ran the auction thinking everyone was guessing in US dollars but never made note in the daily update that the daily prices shown were in C and not US.
First time I did a C dollar auction so will know better next time. More than a few of these contests are by the seat of the forum pants in who wins. I get to learn something from this for next time.
As such, since no one made a comment about C vs US during the contest, and I did not adjust the updates (C) to the guesses (US), will let this stand as a win for Christian and leave it at that.
John, good catch, good call.
Cliff, celnout on eBay has one up for sale now. With a NF handset.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/362313247756