Walshdriver
12-31-2007, 03:16 PM
Gentlemen, just thought I would let you know about my latest find. I found this in my fathers basement. It has been sitting there for years. Never thought much about. With my mothers failing health I started cleaning out the basement. I never had an idea of the value.:banana:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESEX:IT&item=110209227898&_trksid=p3984.cSELL.m315.lVI
Fisherdude
12-31-2007, 04:17 PM
Uuhhh, is that eBay auction for your radio?
And you have a pm.
Brian
12-31-2007, 08:27 PM
Why the bids on this? What makes it so special? I do not follow antique radios but just read the thread and an curoius.
jeffsod
12-31-2007, 10:50 PM
Wow, thats extrodinary!
The shipping company better quadruple box that one and be sure and insure it well. (Hell for that money I would consider delivering it in person.)
Chip - HP
01-01-2008, 09:37 AM
... The shipping company better quadruple box that one and be sure and insure it well. (Hell for that money I would consider delivering it in person.)
Since the bids are so high for this radio I will have it professionally packed and shipped the safest way. Shipping cost remain at $20.00. I will absorb the difference.
Pretty magnanimous of the Seller to absorb the additional shipping costs ... since the bidding started at $.99 ... and now sits at $4,150 ... he probably thought he had a $30 radio.
Brian
01-01-2008, 11:07 AM
I wonder how he was going to pack and ship it if the bids were lower. Let's see - usps for $4,150 and ups for $2.50. I do understand the possibility of his popping it in a box and having a professional pack&ship do it. He offloads the liability to the pack&ship company when it gets to the new owner in kit form.
toxcrusadr
01-01-2008, 06:33 PM
Eh, I don't think it's the OP's radio, he said it was a Zenith and the auction is for an Emerson. Frankly I didn't know Zenith made any Catalins but I'm no Catalin expert.
Brian, Catalin is a very special plastic with a magical translucent quality and amazing colors. Look it up on Wiki etc. It's quite collectible, insanely so.
I found a $25 catalin awhile back that sells for $500+. I'll keep it for awhile, it's nice.
Nolan Woodbury
01-07-2008, 09:57 PM
Why the bids on this? What makes it so special? I do not follow antique radios but just read the thread and an curoius.
Here's a pretty informative page devoted to Catalin. I never gave it much thought, to be honest. I checked my collection to see if I had any, but...nope.
http://www.maarc.org/Articles/Catalin_Corner/catalin_corner.htm