The story behind all the rare sets

[old_tv_nut]

Don't know, but I think in many cases sets were saved from the landfill just because the original owners spent a lot of money on them and couldn't bear to admit they were worthless in the current market. I know people in my parents' generation, after having an expensive console for years, would sometimes leave it in place and use it as a base for a later table model. Seemed really hokey to me, but now I'm glad some did that.