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Originally Posted by colortrakker
We don't want to give you the wrong idea about us...it's just all too often someone joins here with the sole purpose of finding out a value for a TV they're trying to sell, makes one or two posts about it and then that's it. They're gone and the set's on eBay or craigslist. And that's not what we're about. What we're all about here is enjoying vintage TVs and the company of others who enjoy them - or help us enjoy the ones we're fixing. We don't measure the value of a TV in dollars. So if that describes you, stick around, make a formal introduction and get some posts under your belt.
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+1.
And, I see a lot of newbie posters over on the Antique Radio Forum wanting to know that there "whatever" is worth. Once they find out that it isn't worth six figures, you never hear from them again.
Now, on to your TV. It will be either a CTC40 (most likely) or a CTC44. The '40 was the first mass produced solid state RCA color set that actually contains one tube (HV rectifier). The '44 is a slightly newer spin-off of the '40 and contains a different HV transformer and a solid state quadrupler for the HV rectifier. They can be a bugger to work on; but, are great performers when working properly.
I don't mean to be a smart butt concerning value; but, my best answer is "whatever someone is willing to pay for it". To the average person on the street, you probably couldn't even give it away as it would be seen as just an "old TV". To a TV collector, you could get anywhere from $5-$50+ (depending on condition). The only catch is that TV collectors of sets of this vintage are still few and far between in comparison to other hobbies; so, finding one near you may be a problem. I'm in MS and the nearest TV collector is VK'er "Audubon5425" in LA. Heck, even most of the old radio collectors that I used to know around here have kicked the bucket.
Whatever you do, please don't trash it or turn it into something besides a TV. It may not be worth much; but, this hobby is not about the money and someone would love to have this set. If you decide to keep and fix it, I'm sure there are people here who would be glad to assist you.