This must be the worse case of not knowing about what your selling iv'e seen yet!
Quick!!! Someone snatch up this vintage 33 year old set!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/GE-TV-ANTIQUE_W0QQitemZ220173613112QQihZ012QQcategoryZ71 585QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Sigh. I think I saw about a billion dollars worth of TVs at the thrift store today.

wow, A thirty year old TV with a HDMI connection...:screwy:

I think that's a late '80's or early '90's Thomson set! I have the RCA version of this set sitting on my carport as I type this. I'll go out there tonight and get it going so I can get my $1K for it! I should contact this seller and let them know that I can fix them up with a truck load of such TV's and I'll let them go for half of what their asking price is. Seriously, someone would have to be a real moron to fall for that set! I'd hate to think what they would want for a Zenith roundie in working condition!

We all have dreams... must we burst bubbles? :tresbon:

Donobody tink abow snipin' it from me.

The TV receiver looks a lot like a '91 Thomson GE I saw today:

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/1130/1020784aw2.jpg

Worthless if it's the same period.:thumbsdn:

Those sets were (well, still are) common as dirt around here. Those used Thomson consoles would bring around $100 if they were clean and worked good. Of course, that was in the '90's when they were still fairly new. They are almost impossible to get rid of now. I threw a nice looking GE CTC149 console away just the other day. Yes, I think it was highly fixable; but, I don't have room to keep stuff around for 2 years in order to find it a home.

If that TV is 33 years old, then I must be something like 150 or 160. Does that seller count in dog-years? (Also, does the seller price things in dog-dollars?) :D

If that TV is 33 years old, then I must be something like 150 or 160. Does that seller count in dog-years? (Also, does the seller price things in dog-dollars?) :D

:lmao:

Zero feedback, less than 2 weeks since registration. Clearly one of the uninitiated. Obviously didn't do even a cursory search to get an idea of value.

I'm about to the place where I will not do any business with low feedback ebay sellers. The two times I've been taken were by low feedback sellers that "took the money and ran." I think these sellers got upset because their item's only sold for a $1; so, they kept the money.

I also see a lot of these low feedback sellers that obviously have no clue what something is worth. I've been tempted to contact that seller and tell them that the date of their set can be found printed on the back cover.

OK, I couldn't resist. I had to clue this seller in. I'll probably get cussed out; but, it won't be the first time. Here is what I told him:

"Hi, I thought you'd like to know that your TV is NOT anywhere close to 33 years old. That particular set was made in the late '80's or early '90's. There should be a sticker on the back cover with the date on it. These TV's are still common and usually don't bring more than $50 in excellent condition."

I threw in the $50 figure so it wouldn't sound quite so bad. $50 would be if someone REALLY wanted it.

my god this is only about 50 miles from me. should i offer $1020.00 just to get him to cancel the auction. that set is a ctc157 chassis if i am not mistaken. i sold a lot of those new in about 1989 or so. around here $70.00 top dollar in great condition. this poor fellow has a lot to learn. i hope that there are not that many fools left on ebay. steve

I should be able to pull in about 2000 smackers for my 79 Trinitron in the garage huh! lol, this is killin me!!!

OMG! i won't give him one cent for that piece of junk! 80s Thomson sets were terrible, especially those based on that absurdly complex and unreliable French-engineered F-series chassis with tons of SMD resistors on it...

However, i have a little mid 90s Saba (thomson) "Jim Nature TV" and i love it, it's sooo cool! probably the most interesting 90s TV

Selmer TN. has a state mental hospital close by. Maybe he is an outpatient?

OKAY,FORGET THAT ONE. HERES MY DEAL OF THE DAY. 1975 ZENITH CHROMACOLOR-TRULY ANTIQUE! NO HDMI OR EVEN CABLE HOOK UP. NO REMOTE,MANUEL OPERATIONAL. OLD SCHOOL,NICE PIECE OF FURNITURE.COMES COMPLETE WITH A SET OF RABBIT EARS! 1200.00 CASH ONLY. BUYER TO ARRANGE FOR PICK-UP IN COLS,OHIO. HAPPY BIDDING! (its all the tryptophan
from the turkey- i am delusional)

That price makes me embarrassed to be from the same state. i think the best course of action is to let him be, he will lose his EPaY fees after he relists it and no one bids on it.

Maybe he'll be one of those that re-list it 25 times before he realizes that no one will buy it. Ebay will just love that!

You know, something about that picture looks familiar-I'm not so sure this hasn't been up before many months ago. Really, just a clueless newbie. Some buddy of his probably told him it would bring a fortune on ebay. Classic mistake: even if you put a thousand dollar reserve on it, start that price under $10!

Not long ago I posted an ad for a chassis that would fit this set for $22pp complete working on this site. Guess what? No one called!

I think I said it was a CTC 157. Still have it screws, speakers and all........anybody???? C'mon, it works!!! Also makes me ashamed too that I'm from Tennessee!

Selmer TN. has a state mental hospital close by. Maybe he is an outpatient?



http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o121/mrx3750/rofl.gif It's possible.

EDIT: Oh surprise surprise! It didn't sell. I wonder if his ridiculously high price, or his feedback score of 0 had anything to do with that...

But but but....it would make a great fish tank for those rooms that need a fish tank that looks like a tv....next to the real tv...

OKAY,FORGET THAT ONE. HERES MY DEAL OF THE DAY. 1975 ZENITH CHROMACOLOR-TRULY ANTIQUE! NO HDMI OR EVEN CABLE HOOK UP. NO REMOTE,MANUEL OPERATIONAL. OLD SCHOOL,NICE PIECE OF FURNITURE.COMES COMPLETE WITH A SET OF RABBIT EARS! 1200.00 CASH ONLY. BUYER TO ARRANGE FOR PICK-UP IN COLS,OHIO. HAPPY BIDDING! (its all the tryptophan
from the turkey- i am delusional)

Don't forget to add Ammes era to the description. That could get you another $500 or so.

Bill R