Panteraguy
05-28-2008, 04:58 PM
This isn't my ad!! Just thought one of you TV guys could possibly be intersted. Pm me if I can help. :yes:
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View Full Version : Cool portable tv on Jax Cragslist... Panteraguy 05-28-2008, 04:58 PM This isn't my ad!! Just thought one of you TV guys could possibly be intersted. Pm me if I can help. :yes: David Roper 05-29-2008, 01:15 AM ...ad...? kbmuri 05-29-2008, 11:55 AM Probably: http://jacksonville.craigslist.org/clt/698349778.html ??? zenithfan1 05-29-2008, 01:58 PM Another one that thinks they have something worth a fortune. Jeffhs 05-29-2008, 02:35 PM Probably: http://jacksonville.craigslist.org/clt/698349778.html ??? That little set is not 1950s vintage, as the heading on its Craigslist listing states. I'd say it was probably made in the '70s. Fully transistorized portable televisions did not appear on the market until the early sixties, when Sony introduced its 5" "Micro" TV. I would guess the seller is trying to make the set in the listing look rare, so he/she can get as much money as possible from the sale. This sort of thing happens now and then on eBay as well. Eric H 05-29-2008, 03:34 PM Ha, off by two decades! It probably is worth $100 to someone into 70's Mod, Orange would be better though. JB5pro 05-29-2008, 04:26 PM That's funny the seller thinks it is from the Leave It To Beaver days. stromberg6 05-29-2008, 08:03 PM The Philco "Safari" was the first transistorized portable, made in good ol' Philadelphia, USA. lordxale 05-29-2008, 10:06 PM I don't know a damn thing about TVs and the first thing I thought was; "There can't possibly be that much plastic on anything from the '50s!" :nono: electroking 05-30-2008, 02:07 PM Well, if you look at any plastic table radio from the mid to late fifties, you will have roughly the same proportion of visible plastic as in that TV. Another giveaway is the company address on the label with a ZIP code, making this definitely later than 1963, IIRC. zenithfan1 05-30-2008, 03:20 PM The Philco "Safari" was the first transistorized portable, made in good ol' Philadelphia, USA. That was in '58 correct? I think this thing is from about '75. People should research things more before they sell them, there's no excuse, everything is on the internet these days. Also, I almost forgot to mention, this is in the wrong forum. Maybe a mod should move it. That "thing" is definitely not early color!:no:LOL!:D Panteraguy 05-31-2008, 09:08 AM ...ad...? Oops... sorry guys. Glad someone sharper than me was able to find it. |