Well, I went back there today, and the guy was awake. He actually had two of the Practicas (one with a fancier looking wood grain base). I don't have any idea about what they are worth, but he wanted 200 apiece. I also remembered that I have a picture tube tester/rejuvenator. I'm guessing that I wouldn't want to just plug the set in to check the picture tube, but instead use the tester. Would anyone know the number of those picture tubes so that I could see if my tester even lists it? He also had an interesting looking Crosly that might be a better "starter" set.