Phoneco, inc.

[FABphones]

...So while they are antiques, they are not rare per se.

Vintage would be a more accurate description.

Antiques are items aged over 100 years.

 

[allnumbedup]

I too have had very mixed results dealing with them.   

My own experiece is that I have made some purchases through ebay phoneco listings without realizing the seller and happy with the results.  I have had better prices calling up Mary in a 'wonder if PhoneCo has it" moment as well. If I could visit I would for sure.

[recrum]

For me this is heart breaking. They helped me get into this hobby almost 20 years ago.  I always valued their knowledge if i had questions on restoring my earlier phones  and bought several parts off them both from their website and ebay.  Some parts I couldn't have found if it wasn't for them.

[TelePlay]

It appears the age old Phoneco web site

https://www.phonecoinc.com/

no longer exists.


They have a presence on Facebook:

https://m.facebook.com/100057236928853/

[HarrySmith]

They are also on eBay under seller name oldtelephonesandpartsbyphonecoinc

[TelePlay]

They are also on eBay under seller name oldtelephonesandpartsbyphonecoinc

Yes, they've been selling on eBay for years I under different seller names.

Unlike their Phoneco web site, eBay does not have a searchable catalog of phones and parts for sale.

That may exist to some extent on Facebook but I don't know and can't find out since I cancelled my Facebook account 5 years ago.

Facebook may allow a sales type conversation between Phoneco people and buyers looking for parts, an easier way to find parts they may have than using the eBay messaging system, if one can find an eBay listing to ping off of and if they decide to respond and engage in an eBay conversation (and if eBay allows such to happen, they're using AI to scan messages for violations of the eBay EULA rules including side deals outside of an eBay listing).