Kutztown TV finds

[LukeSimon]

Sounds like Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory compared to the area I live in. In "the wild" here in the San Francisco bay area, I have never seen a TV older than the 1980s. I'd drive several hours to attend a massive swap meet, if I knew there'd be 1960s color non-solid state TVs there. Kutztown would be 86 hours of non-stop driving for me.

[DavGoodlin]

Originally Posted by LukeSimon

Sounds like Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory compared to the area I live in. In "the wild" here in the San Francisco bay area, I have never seen a TV older than the 1980s. I'd drive several hours to attend a massive swap meet, if I knew there'd be 1960s color non-solid state TVs there. Kutztown would be 86 hours of non-stop driving for me.

I swear if some of us here in antique heaven knew where to haul a load, set up and sell everything we bring, it could be a great east-west swap. I would not mind having a Hoffman, Packard Bell or Kaye-Halbert set just for variety sake.

These were $10 each and my inventory is better for having them.

[LukeSimon]

Originally Posted by DavGoodlin

I swear if some of us here in antique heaven knew where to haul a load, set up and sell everything we bring, it could be a great east-west swap. I would not mind having a Hoffman, Packard Bell or Kaye-Halbert set just for variety sake.

These were $10 each and my inventory is better for having them.
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This is why I think people here are wrong to criticize the high prices on Ebay. Those high prices are caused by vintage TVs not being easily accessible in all locations, and it is the free market incentivizing people to spend the time and effort to cherry pick TVs from flea markets and other places... and make money selling them to people like me, who are not in a part of the world where these TVs are found in the wild. Everyone wins: the seller makes money, the buyer gets a TV they never thought they'd find in real life, and a vintage TV is preserved.

[DavGoodlin]

Originally Posted by LukeSimon

This is why I think people here are wrong to criticize the high prices on Ebay. Those high prices are caused by vintage TVs not being easily accessible in all locations, and it is the free market incentivizing people to spend the time and effort to cherry pick TVs from flea markets and other places... and make money selling them to people like me, who are not in a part of the world where these TVs are found in the wild. Everyone wins: the seller makes money, the buyer gets a TV they never thought they'd find in real life, and a vintage TV is preserved.

Well said because we need to share this excess, thanks!

[Tube TV]

Originally Posted by LukeSimon

Sounds like Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory compared to the area I live in. In "the wild" here in the San Francisco bay area, I have never seen a TV older than the 1980s. I'd drive several hours to attend a massive swap meet, if I knew there'd be 1960s color non-solid state TVs there. Kutztown would be 86 hours of non-stop driving for me.

Same thing here in BC. I see a local tube TV once in a blue moon these days.
There's stll all kinds of radios still hanging around, mostly console floor models but very few TV's older than the 80's.
I did miss out on a 1951 GE that local back in December and that was the first one I'd seen in a long time.

[LukeSimon]

Originally Posted by Tube TV

Same thing here in BC. I see a local tube TV once in a blue moon these days.
There's stll all kinds of radios still hanging around, mostly console floor models but very few TV's older than the 80's.
I did miss out on a 1951 GE that local back in December and that was the first one I'd seen in a long time.

After driving back from getting my covid shot, I saw a yard sale with 2 mid century bakelite radios and 1 wood console radio. I slammed on my breaks so hard it made a noise. I bought a small table top bakelite 1950 Arvin tube radio for $5. Buying stuff online is nowhere near as fun as finding a vintage tube electronics in the wild. It is actually a good thing I never find any mid century tube TVs in the wild because I would not be able to pace myself when it comes to acquiring yet another TV.