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Auction 299: WE 1952 Pekin Red 302 - Ended 11-17-17

Started by TelePlay, November 11, 2017, 11:40:45 AM

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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.

Listed about 18 hours ago in a 7 day auction with no reserve and starting at just $0.99 is a very nice Pekin Red 302. Noteably one of the nicest I've seen in quite some time on eBay, if ever. The seller provided great exterior and interior images. Since being listed, the phone received 6 bids from 4 buyers increasing the price to $157.50 and it has 17 watchers. It will go higher but the question is, once again, who best knows what this phone will sell for when the auction ends?

NOTE:  We will use a $5 gap rule between guesses to prevent crowding. As such, keep your guess at least $5 away from prior guesses for this contest. All guesses, original and a single allowed revised guess if needed, must be submitted at least 24 hours before the auction ends.

The seller listed it as a "Pekin Red 1952 Western Electric 302 Rotary Telephone Amazing Condition" with the item condition as "Used" and " No chips or cracks in housing, slight stress crack in handset covers. Original cords " and with the auction listing description saying "Beautiful Pekin Red 1952 Western Electric Rotary Telephone.  Phone is stamped inside and out with 1952 date.  No chips or cracks in the phone housing. There are a couple slight stress cracks in the handset covers, see pictures. This is normal for these old thermoplastic phones.  Original straight red cords.  Phone is in amazing condition overall.  Dial moves freely back and forth as it should.  Ready to be put to work or just put on display as the beauty it is.."

http://www.ebay.com/itm/202109613869

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      Players: 13 

$    275.00 - WEBellSystemChristian  ( 7 )
$    333.00 - Sargeguy  ( 11 )
$    397.00 - skyrider  ( 3 )
$    405.00 - wds  ( 9 )
$    425.00 - Pourme  ( 6 )
$    471.00 - Russ Kirk  ( 10 )
$    477.77 - Dan/Panther  ( 1 )
$    501.38 - TelePlay  ( 13 )  -> WINNER - Final Selling Price $510.00
$    525.00 - compubit  ( 8 )
$    580.00 - Fabius  ( 12 )
$    932.50 - 19and41  ( 5 )
$ 1,050.00 - tallguy58  ( 4 )
$ 1,250.00 - HarrySmith  ( 2 )


Early Morning Auction Status

11-10-17      Listed     $        0.99
11-11-17      6 bids     $    157.50  ( 4 bidders & 17 - #54 )
11-12-17      6 bids     $    157.50  ( 4 bidders & 35 - #12 )
11-13-17      7 bids     $    217.35  ( 5 bidders & 42 - #6 )
11-14-17      7 bids     $    217.35  ( 5 bidders & 46 - #4 )
11-15-17    11 bids     $    242.50  ( 8 bidders & 51 - #4 )
11-16-17    11 bids     $    242.50  ( 8 bidders & 54 - #2 )
11-17-17    12 bids     $    255.00  ( 8 bidders & 54 - #1 )
11-17-17    12 bidders, 27 bids  Ended at 4:09:16PM PST


Dan/Panther


The More People I meet, The More I Love, and MISS My Dog.  Dan Robinson

HarrySmith

Harry Smith
ATCA 4434
TCI

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


tallguy58

Cheers........Bill

19and41

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
— Arthur C. Clarke

Pourme

Benny

Panasonic 308/616 Magicjack service

WEBellSystemChristian

Christian Petterson

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

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

Tom Vaughn
La Porte, Indiana
ATCA Past President
ATCA #765
C*NET 1+ 821-9905


TelePlay

Contest Winner:  TelePlay
Total Wins: 23

Auction Winner:  b***c ( 191 )
Winning Price:   $510.00
Bidders:  12
Bids:  27

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.