I bought these at a garage sale because they looked cool. Can anyone tell me what model this tv set is and how much its worth?

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I only see one TV? You must remember what you paid for it....

I also bought two VT 71. I thought about restoring them but I dont think I can do it so Im thinking of selling them.
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I only see one TV? You must remember what you paid for it....

I paid $25 for all 3 but I think they are worth a little more.

Heres the 3rd tv set. I think $25 for the lot was a awesome deal.
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Wow, I think you're right! $25 was probably an OK deal on the first set less knobs. The VT-71s appear to be in very good shape, though more missing knobs lessens their value somewhat. Are those both TS-4D sets? I would like to have a VT-71 myself, but I'm holding out for one of the very-early runs with the 7F8 converter. Still, your sets are relatively early and not as common as the TS-4J sets. The most obvious difference is that later VT-71s have a concentric channel selector with a fine tuning knob; both your sets have a selector that takes an ordinary knob with no fine tuning adjustment.

If it were me I guess I'd put them on the 'bay. Let the market decide.

that moto looks like it has been in a flood before , i live through a flood in 96 that mud gets in everything .is that mud in there ,or something else .

That's remnants of the mask. Most of the originals have "melted" like that; new replacements are available.

Oh derr, a missing speaker isn't going to help get top dollar either. Don't tell me it's missing from every one of the sets? I hadn't noticed the broken slats on the 12" set either. A combination of missing components and physical damage pretty much brings your 'awesome deal' down to size, that is, you did alright but so did the seller.

look's like a chocolate milk shake was dump in it, that stuff must melt at a low temp or it gets real hot in there. i like that large one ,need to get that one up and running.

So around how much do you think each tv is worth?

At least ten bucks apiece.

I don't know why I was semi-oblivious to the 100% swiped tubes either. Audubons right. I would have very gladly done the same deal, but not because I expected to turn a profit.

Noticed NONE of the tubes seem to exist in any of the sets as well.

I would have fun TRYING to track down all the tubes....especially with having almost ZERO experience with tube sets. Then missing knobs....so finding "correct" knobs and not just ones that will work.

Probly worth something to those pros out there, but certainly not for someone without the proper channels (hehe!) to find these CRAZY rare items.

The "Masks" in these guys were made from some sort of unstable rubber/plastic compound that deteriorated over the years into a goopy sludge. Yeah, somebody had a field day "robbing" all the tubes outta these guys, but I DON'T think they got any tubes that are worth a fortune like they anticipated... If the CRTS are good, those would likely be the most valuable tubes in the sets...

If only garage sales with that kind of stuff happened where I travel.

I would say you got a bargain considering any one of those by itself is worth restoring.

If the 7JP4's are good in the small sets then they are worth several times the purchase price each and you have a set that could be restored, if not then you basically have parts sets, it would cost quite a bit to re-tube them, find CRT's, knobs, backs etc.

The larger CRT would also be worth several times the $25 but with the base cap crunched like it is it's doubtful.

You will need to find someone with a working set to test the small (7JP4) tubes, very few tube testers can accurately test that tube, the bigger tube (12LP4?) can be tested with most any CRT tester.
I certainly wouldn't have hesitated to give $25 for the lot though.

Sandy, someday WE turn into a goopy sludge, too! :sigh:

Sandy, someday WE turn into a goopy sludge, too! :sigh:

Aww, chit, Me Olde Sonne, SOME of us already HAVE...Mbwahahahahaha...

I thought we all started out as goopy sludge, and then slowly over time became more crusty. :D

I think the TV's were an ok deal. Hard though to speculate unless you're up on the TV collecting hobby. Of course there are desperate people buying "as is" items on ebay, so anything's possible.

What is it that thing with disappearing knobs. I never saw that 30-40 years ago. Every old radio that was in the thrifts always had the knobs on it. They were seldom stolen.
Now, the knobs disappear one by one.
I saw a radio that I was interested in, in an antique shop. I told the salesperson that the price was a little high, as the knobs were missing. She said the seller had removed them so they didn't disappear. She had them in a bag behind the counter.

Sandy, someday WE turn into a goopy sludge, too! :sigh:

i dont want too

As odd as it may sound, that goopy sludge will chip off of the glass (carefully) with a razor blade or similar and the residue will come off with water. No harsh chemicals needed, water does the job.

The replacement masks are available for about $42 each and are a perfect match.