$ 450 admiral portable
 

As much as I've been looking for one of these , the price is insane !

http://ksu.craigslist.org/atq/2170824759.html

But it has a "Bakerlite case" LOL

complimentary faded plastic too.

oy vey, where the heck do they come up with the pricing??

oh well perhaps in the area there is a real desire for vintage looking props.

Meanwhile, this pristine Admiral Playmate with box, in working condition, $5 minimum, closed with zero bids.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=280621618541

Not really collectable, but still cute.

I almost got it to watch in the shop, then remembered, duh, I have a house full of TVs. Surely I can make room for one of them out there :)

Phil

This sale ended just a few days ago, for a realistic price:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ADMIRAL-TV-1960S...dd2207&afsrc=1

I had actually posted a link to it before, toward the end of the "smallest tube portable" thread, in the "rectangular tube &ss" forum.

http://www.videokarma.org/showthread.php?t=249723
Keep looking they turn up.
jr

The guy i bought the Admiral off of has the same one that was listed on ebay, he wants $50, but he wants to keep it for a while longer before he decides to sell it..

I missed that one :cry:
29.99 that's way more realistic than 450
I would have been happy to go past the $30.00 bid
Other than the antenna missing in was in nice shape .

It's strange how there are more of the late 50's metal cabinet portable sets show up for sale than these .
I wonder how many get junked rather than resold being that they aren't as collectable .

Is the case on these really bakelite?

No. Bakelite doesn't fade like that.

Phil Nelson

Only the Bakerlite fades. :D

Bakelite just gets all grainy on the surface with to much sun exposure.

Kevin

I didnt think it was bakelite! its always good to question the "experts" on ebay.

I just noticed that the trim is also missing from the right side .
By the look of the fading it fell off recently.

For sure it is missing the right trim piece, I would not offer him more than about $25 for the set. It would not look too bad painted with red paint, I suspect that a decent shade could be found. Years ago, I had a red one that was missing a knob, so I painted one from a cream color set, found a decent match red in a hobby store that worked fine!
jr

I can imgine the response if I offered $ 25 bucks and asked if he would ship the britsh columbia if I'd pay shipping .:D

It might be entertaining ....