WE202 with built in ringer

[RAW302]

Can you believe it?  This item ended at $515.

Rachel

[wds]

Something sure doesn't look right about those bids.  The phone and handset looks like it has been repainted- can't imagine this phone is worth much more than $75.  The fingerwheel is interesting - looks like it's stainless steel.

[TelePlay]

For posterity, this is the seller description of the phone from the eBay listing:

"You are looking at a beautiful vintage 1937 western electric 202 rotary phone. I purchased this at a estate sale from a man who worked at a phone company. This phone is in excellent condition and has a mirror shine to it. Look at photos for full description. The dial turns smoothly with that old time clicking sound. This phone has a built in ringer and no ringer box is required. This is very rare to find. It has been tested and is guaranteed to work. Has a new wall phone cord added that works on any phone jack.Has a nice black felt bottom in excellent shape."

The bidding history is in the attached pdf file (10 bidders, 33 bids, sold for $515 on 10/1/13)

[HarrySmith]

 On top of everything else wrong with this phone the handset cord appears to be a line cord.

[JohnInWI]

The dial doesn't look like a Western Electric, and it probably has an electronic warbler and one of the compact Automatic Electric networks in it as well.