I wouldn't bid on that set even if I could afford it and had the room for it. The cabinet damage is one reason (whomever said here that this set was not in "pristine" condition was right on the mark); I wouldn't have a set with an obvious front crack like that (which stands out like a sore thumb) in my living room. The other is the picture quality. As one person pointed out here, the picture looks good as far as color, etc. is concerned, but it does not fill the screen (one can see the vertical-interval test signals, which of course are supposed to be hidden behind the CRT mask, at the top of the raster, not to mention the bottom shrinkage). The person who said it looked as if the size and linearity controls had been adjusted "by the seat of the pants" is probably correct as well. It is all but impossible to adjust these controls accurately without a test pattern, which one can only get from a generator such as a B&K Analyst (TV stations stopped broadcasting round test patterns years ago).
I also wish the seller luck in unloading this. This TV has been on ebay so long, with no takers, that the person should take the hint that no one is going to want to bid on it unless, and only unless, the opening bid is lowered to some realistic value (I agree that the opening bid is far too high). By the time he/she finally sells the thing (if ever), the person could well go broke from the e-bay fees alone. What is he/she going to do--keep the set on ebay until it sells, even if that takes months or (heaven forbid) years?
