TV swap meet in Milwaukee July 20, 2014

[ZackN920]

So... How'd it go?... Any good finds?... Make good sales?... I see some nice one's posted here on this page. Too bad I couldnt make it, but I wonder, in reality how much $400, a portable '57 GE TV and a few radio's to sell/trade would actually get me.

Well, post some find's!!!

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by ZackN920

So... How'd it go?... Any good finds?... Make good sales?... I see some nice one's posted here on this page. Too bad I couldnt make it, but I wonder, in reality how much $400, a portable '57 GE TV and a few radio's to sell/trade would actually get me.

Well, post some find's!!!

There was a lot of interesting sets there, spanning 60 years. All kinds of radio's, TV's, B/W and color, parts, CRT's.
We missed a few of our regular posters. A few, I was really interested in meeting.
Most of the items, were priced a lot less than the usual EBAY offerings.
Try to make it the next time!

[sgrestorer]

Greetings,
My name is John, and I have been a radio, audio and TV collector since the late 1970’s. My TV interest is in early TV, basically before 1950. I have been a member of this form for a while, and this is my first post. Last Sunday the WARCI swap meet was one of the best that I can remember. There were more early TV sets than I have ever seen in one place, and also some incredible vintage tube amps (pair Mcintosh MC60, Marantz 8B amp). The WARCI Swap meet was the first time that I ever had the chance to buy a truck load of early TVs, which is exactly what I did. If I had more room, I would have brought home four or five more sets.
If the WARCI plans to do this again, I would encourage everyone to come out. Following are what I bought and pictures of what I put into the truck.

Admiral 20X1
Crosley 10-401
Emerson 571
GE Locomotive – qty 3
Motorola VT-71 – qty 3
Sentinel 400
Teletone TV208 – qty 2

I will post a second with the last sets.

[sgrestorer]

Here are the last two sets.

Later,

John

[WISCOJIM]

Originally Posted by sgrestorer

There were more early TV sets than I have ever seen in one place, and also some incredible vintage tube amps (pair Mcintosh MC60, Marantz 8B amp). The WARCI Swap meet was the first time that I ever had the chance to buy a truck load of early TVs, which is exactly what I did. If I had more room, I would have brought home four or five more sets.

Nice instant collection, John. Thanks for sharing.

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[WISCOJIM]

Pictures from the WARCI TV/radio swap meet are now up on their website:

http://www.warci.org/photos.html


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[Kevin Kuehn]

Thanks for posting. It was a beautiful day for an outdoor meet, love the sunrise picture. My back is sore just thinking about all those sets Jim moved.
Overall sounds like it was a great success.