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Telephone Talk => ebaY Quirks, Complaints and Chatter => Auction Talk => Insanity! or Genius? => Topic started by: Doug Rose on November 18, 2015, 08:04:17 AM

Title: Old Transmitter .... Big Price!
Post by: Doug Rose on November 18, 2015, 08:04:17 AM
WOW!!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/351575708753
Title: Re: Old Transmitter .... Big Price!
Post by: wds on November 18, 2015, 08:40:36 AM
I saw that.  Crazy price - worth about $300 in my opinion.
Title: Re: Old Transmitter .... Big Price!
Post by: Partyline4 on November 18, 2015, 02:55:07 PM
Did he even put an Ohm meter to it?

Where's the fire on this one?

I need to start hitting estate sales more often..
Title: Re: Old Transmitter .... Big Price!
Post by: andre_janew on November 18, 2015, 08:08:23 PM
WOW!  $885 for just the transmitter!  I  shudder to think what the complete Dictaphone would cost!
Title: Re: Old Transmitter .... Big Price!
Post by: Sargeguy on November 18, 2015, 08:11:07 PM
Thus transmitter has three things going for it:

The 7 digit transmitter tag
The rare early style transmitter cup
The maxim mouthpiece

Still I would not expect the combination of these parts to fetch more than $400 on a really good day.

Title: Re: Old Transmitter .... Big Price!
Post by: Partyline4 on November 19, 2015, 08:56:32 AM
Quote from: Sargeguy on November 18, 2015, 08:11:07 PM
Thus transmitter has three things going for it:

The 7 digit transmitter tag
The rare early style transmitter cup
The maxim mouthpiece

Still I would not expect the combination of these parts to fetch more than $400 on a really good day.



Do you think ego and emotion was at play to make the price go above your predicted value?

Is there something extra special about this piece that maybe we don't know?
Title: Re: Old Transmitter .... Big Price!
Post by: HarrySmith on November 19, 2015, 08:45:56 PM
I think 2 people who have a phone that needed that part. Both were willing to pay whatever it took to complete their prized phone!
Title: Re: Old Transmitter .... Big Price!
Post by: Partyline4 on November 19, 2015, 11:02:42 PM
That makes sense. Pretty amazing, still!