(Not mine) Anybody interested? http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-1940s-ZENITH-12-TELEVISION-PORTHOLE-TV-H2226R_W0QQitemZ250057270509QQihZ015QQcategoryZ363 8QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Mike Koste
Gobs of Knobs
Ambler, PA

man and I thought you meant color roundie.

Right over the hill about 30 mins away, but I don't have the $$$ nor the space for even a tabletop like that. Plus, I suspect that it will go for quite abit more than its current price.

AWWWWWWWWWW it's CUTE! i want one!

IIRC, Zenith had the "Giant Circle" screen til '51...a fella I know has a 10" 1948 model,no paricular plans for it, but it was his wife's, & she doesn't want to sell. <Whimper...>

I've been watching this one closely for a few days now. I've been wanting one of these since I first saw one a few years ago. But the last few times a porthole set came up for sale around here, I didn't have the money. But I sold most of my stash of Corvette parts last summer, so I do now.:D The same seller also has an RCA 8TS30 up for sale.

I have, in the attic, a complete chassis w/crt which I think came out of this model or very similiar. (if I had been an hour earlier to the flea market I would have got the whole set-someone else just wanted an aquarium cabinet so they left the chassis-grrrr!) Anyway, this is a later model, I have one (complete) from 48 or 49 and it uses a separate power supply chassis and the tuner is on the opposite side.

This thing just went way out of my price range. $632 :eek: The last one that was around here on e-bay went for around $180. Is there some reason why this model is more valuable, or is everyone else as suprised about this as I am? Oh well, I might bid on that 8TS30 instead if it doesn't go too high.

--It's up to $842 now!

:angry:

This thing just went way out of my price range. $632 :eek: The last one that was around here on e-bay went for around $180. Is there some reason why this model is more valuable, or is everyone else as suprised about this as I am? Oh well, I might bid on that 8TS30 instead if it doesn't go too high.--It's up to $842 now!

Never seen one go for this much money!! Seems quite high to me. Very nice set, but I can't see it being worth this much.

Gilbert

Over $800 now, somethings seriously whacked here. $800+ for this plain jane model 12" porthole?!?

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$862 and rising!
And now the 8TS30 is up to $201, and the same guy bidding on it. At that price I'm going to pass on that one too.

That Zenith is getting fake bids, or there are SEVERAL villages missing an idiot this morning :nono:

Charles

like I said http://www.mazdaworld.net/forums/style_emoticons/default/shifty.gif

fake bidder but even if one is the other high bidder gives us reason to believe the interest in these old TV's is on the rise.
I did not know such a set could command such a price but I shouldn't be surprised as I have learned many people will pay crazy prices if they want something.

Two things in it's favor, it's clean, complete and the CRT is known to be good, (ok, that's three things) I still wouldn't go over $200-$250

fake bidder, pssh, id never do that, thats wrong

The Zenith sold for $998 :eek:, the RCA for $340 both to the same guy. I guess if those bids were fake, we will see both these sets being relisted.