American Pickers finally grab a Predicta.

[WISCOJIM]

[consoleguy67]

Crap!! That means that the price for a junk set will now be $20,000.00

[Electronic M]

I seem to recall they grabbed one years back and in the same episode traded it for something on their next pick....did they grab another?

[WISCOJIM]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mga9...DYQF9FiYKy_PQA

[Sandy G]

"$20K" for a Junk set ? Try doublin' that, at least... Look at what they get for Shot-To-Hell gas station signs that are also Trusty Rustified.. Also, I bet you guys know-Wasn't the Predicta such a dog that it played a primary role in basically ruining Philco, & sent them into the loving embrace of Ford ? And weren't they Maintenance Hogs, they cooked themselves to death, & had some design flaws, as well ?!? I also love to see the Outrageous Fortunes they pay for old Co-Cola coolers, dispensers that I wouldn't touch w/a level IV Hazmat suit on...Hey, I LOVE old stuff as much as anybody, but a lot of stuff Mike & Frank dig up oughta STAY buried..

[MIPS]

I also love to see the Outrageous Fortunes they pay for old Co-Cola coolers, dispensers that I wouldn't touch w/a level IV Hazmat suit on...Hey, I LOVE old stuff as much as anybody, but a lot of stuff Mike & Frank dig up oughta STAY buried..
Today 06:40 PM

Gotta motivate midlife Gen X's and Millennials to find stuff they can put towards paying off their debts. You think it's easy making money? Kid, lemme tell you that I had to WORK for my pay when I was on the shop floor.

Seriously though, it's just Reality TV crap people take seriously while some slim build bag and a beer gut grease monkey are paid by the network to find cool stuff and try and flip it.

[maxhifi]

We will only find that $20k price if we attempt to buy one, though. Selling one will never change, the new owner will still want it for almost free.

[Sandy G]

Uhh-huh.. You got THAT shit right, Me Olde Sonne..

[Chip Chester]

I'd sell mine for half that in a heartbeat. Delivery extra, of course...

[tvtimeisfun]

That show is so fake he is carrying the tv wrong

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by tvtimeisfun

That show is so fake he is carrying the tv wrong

I usually carry my debutante the same but with screen facing me...
How do you define carrying it right?

[mr_rye89]

Originally Posted by maxhifi

Selling one will never change, the new owner will still want it for almost free.

Damn right. I'd have a hard time paying $150 for one, especially if the condition of the picture tube is unknown. I also need to learn how to fix TVs better before getting one. Predictas are hardly predicta-ble

[Sandy G]

Like a LOT of stuff in the Kitschy Fifties, a LOT of Predictas REALLY Look Like Ass unless they've been VERY well taken care of. And, they may have been the first several years of their lives, but by say, what 1969 or so they weren't swanky new TVs, they were B/W, kinda goofy lookin' & hadn't really worked quite right in a LONG time.. A lot of the anodized metal applique hadn't held up too well, the flimsy plastic CRT cover looked like flimsy plastic, too, & well, you all know how stuff like TVs & radios age, if they're in typical homes w/3.2 kids & so forth....