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I was in the SA today, just to see what was going on. The only set that was missing from last time was the 17" knob tuned Sears. There was a mid '80's 19" Zenith, with a broken off control door, priced at $45 and the single knob tuned '80's Zenith console was priced at $75. I think they had $50 on it last time. I thought the object was to lower the price when something didn't sell, not raise it! I commented to my friend that if I had that Zenith console in my shop, I would feel like I'd done something if I was able to get $20 for it. And, $45 for an early-to-mid '80's beat up 19" color TV? Forget it! $25-$30 is about tops for a recent model 19" color TV with AV jacks and a remote. The next time someone bitches to me about my TV prices, I'm going to send them to the SA. Then, they'll see that my prices are not that bad, after all.
When the old manager was there, I used to donate many TV's to them, including some knob tuned sets. Often times, I'd go back in a day or two and he'd say, "Well, I sold that TV that you gave us". That's because he priced things to move and he was willing to negotiate. Once, he got in a low end Zenith tube stereo console that was rather beat up. He actually asked me what he should ask for it and I told him that if someone waved any amount of money in front of him; then, he should sell it.
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