Ivory AE80

[WEBellSystemChristian]

I have a growing interest in soft plastic type 80s, and when I saw that this had been listed for $10 BiN for a few weeks, I made an offer for $5. They accepted it!

It's dated 8-59, and feels like it's all soft plastic. The dial turns, but it needs a little oiling to get it like new again.

It looks like newspaper ink was somehow transferred to several areas of the housing.

All in all, not a bad deal for $5!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/182054788791

[Kenton K]

Nice catch! I bet collection a set of soft AEs would be much harder than we500s. It'll polish up nice!

Kk

[HarrySmith]

Nice catch Christian! That is a good example of why you should not wrap things in newspaper!

[WEBellSystemChristian]

Nice catch Christian! That is a good example of why you should not wrap things in newspaper!

Oh, that's probably how it happened!!

It wasn't even packed tightly, it was loosely wrapped in newspaper, and the handset was unwrapped and jammed between the phone and the edge of the box! Fortunately, AE took time designing their phones; this one is unharmed!

[compubit]

It wasn't even packed tightly, it was loosely wrapped in newspaper, and the handset was unwrapped and jammed between the phone and the edge of the box! Fortunately, AE took time designing their phones; this one is unharmed!

I've not been so lucky - I've had both AE 80s & 90s arrive damaged... - usually a nice chunk out of the side of the phone...

Jim