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Auction 185: WE 1956 Mediterranean Blue 500 - Ended 9/27/15

Started by TelePlay, September 20, 2015, 01:44:49 PM

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TelePlay

New forum members are very welcome and encouraged to take a guess. After all, there are no wrong guesses, just one lucky one. No one knows the winning bid on any auction until it ends. However, it is important to get your guess in before someone else grabs your guess.

Just listed in a 7 day auction with no reserve and starting at $49.00 is a 1956 Western Electric Mediterranean Blue 500 with soft center finger wheel and gray handset cord. Within the first hour of being listed, the auction attracted 1 bidder so this auction will go to completion and we should have a winner. Question is, who will that be and what will they have guessed? I have a feeling there will be some price escalation in this listing over the next 7 days.

NOTE: we will use an $10 gap rule between guesses to prevent crowding. As such, keep your guess at least $30 away from prior guesses for this contest. That would be about a 3% gap for this phone and it makes it easier to place your guesses.

So, once again, who best knows what this phone will sell for when the actions ends?

The seller listed it as an "Western Electric Mediterranean Blue 500 Set" with the item condition as "Used" and " - - - " with the auction listing description saying simply "Western Electric Mediterranean Blue 500 set. Dated 12/56. Ringer and network also dated 12/56. I did not check dial. Highly desirable dark gray curled cord. No chips or cracks. There is a small burn mark on the back of the set as shown in one of the pictures. Minor scuffing."

http://www.ebay.com/itm/131608749056

It's another chance to move up a rung or to get onto the CRPF -> Contest Standings <- list,

     . . . for as twocvbloke said,   ---> "You gotta be in it to win it !!!" ;D "

If you want to see the phones of past Auction Contests, click -> HERE <-


S C O R E B O A R D

$   200.00 - andre_janew( 13 )
$   210.00 - WesternElectricBen ( 1 )
$   260.00 - DiaLen  ( 3 )
$   275.00 - compubit  ( 5 )
$   290.00 - TelePlay  ( 16 )
$   305.00 - david@london  ( 4 )
$   315.00 - Autonut  ( 11 )
$   325.00 - Sargeguy  ( 8 )
$   337.50 - Fabius  ( 9 )
$   350.00 - wds  ( 6 )
$   360.00 - tallguy58  ( 12 )
$   375.00 - kleinkaliber  ( 10)
$   399.99 - Mr. Bones  ( 2 )
$   425.00 - Russ Kirk  ( 7 )  -> WINNER - Final Selling Price $432.57
$   550.00 - HarrySmith  ( 15 )
$   630.00 - WEBellSystemChristian  ( 14 )


Early Morning Auction Status

09-20-15     Listed      $     49.00
09-21-15     3 bids      $     56.00
09-22-15     6 bids      $     80.59
09-23-15     7 bids      $     89.00   ( 6 bidders )
09-24-15     7 bids      $     89.00
09-25-15     8 bids      $   107.50   ( 6 bidders )
09-26-15   10 bids      $   152.49   ( 7 bidders )
09-27-15   11 bids      $   170.95   ( 8 bidders )
09-27-15   10 bidders, 15 bids  $432.57  Ended at 10:05:48 PDT


Mr. Bones

Sláinte!
   Mr. Bones
      Rubricollis Ferus

DiaLen

Be faithful to the commitments of your life.

compubit

A phone phanatic since I was less than 2 (thanks to Fisher Price); collector since a teenager; now able to afford to play!
Favorite Phone: Western Electric Trimline - it just feels right holding it up to my face!


Russ Kirk

- Russ Kirk
ATCA & TCI

Sargeguy

Greg Sargeant
Providence, RI
TCI /ATCA #4409

Fabius

$325

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EDIT - increased to a split the difference guess of $337.50
Tom Vaughn
La Porte, Indiana
ATCA Past President
ATCA #765
C*NET 1+ 821-9905



tallguy58

Cheers........Bill


WEBellSystemChristian

Christian Petterson

"Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right" -Henry Ford

HarrySmith

Harry Smith
ATCA 4434
TCI

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