Craigslist laugh for the day...

[RobtWB]

this has been re-listed for months on the st louis CL

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/ele/994142071.html

[radiotvnut]

Originally Posted by RobtWB

this has been re-listed for months on the st louis CL

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/ele/994142071.html

If he's tired of it sitting around; then, he needs to come down to the real world on his price and it might sell.

[tshoejohn]

I had the exact same entertainment center. Actually it was pretty decent with some real wood rather than that Sauder crap. But I don't think I paid half that much for it brand new. It's now sitting in my uncle's garage awaiting the next garage sale.

[radiotvnut]

This one really takes the cake:

http://northmiss.craigslist.org/for/993782772.html

I usually don't bother to contact sellers like this; but, I couldn't resist this time. I asked them for a model number and also was it tube type or solid state. I'm looking forward to telling them that their late '60's-early '70's GE clock radio is only worth $5-$10, if they are very lucky.

[Adam]

I don't know if this is the same guy that went down in price, but he's selling the exact same cabinet and late model Zenith for 150 for both units (still way too high). http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/ele/993319172.html CL if full of these guys with their overpriced sets, this guy has had this Hitatchi rear projection set for 700$ on there for months: http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/clt/946225901.html And there aren't any on there now, but what I usually see a lot of are those big cheap particle board and plastic 1970s console stereos with 8-track going for around $400.

[radiotvnut]

It was too cold to go to the shop; so, I spent much of the day on CL looking for vintage TV's, tube radios, console stereos, etc. I found plenty of stuff of interest but, my goodness, the prices! The links I posted earlier were only a fraction of the overpriced stuff I found.

[AUdubon5425]

Originally Posted by radiotvnut

This one really takes the cake:

http://northmiss.craigslist.org/for/993782772.html

I usually don't bother to contact sellers like this; but, I couldn't resist this time. I asked them for a model number and also was it tube type or solid state. I'm looking forward to telling them that their late '60's-early '70's GE clock radio is only worth $5-$10, if they are very lucky.

That's like the guy who called me up about a "1901" Pearce Airo set (I posted pics in the antique radio forum.) He told me about how his dad owns a radio/tv shop in Michigan and had this on the shelf for years. There was obviously some paperwork with it at one time - he was telling me about how Marconi came over from Italy and was associated with Pearce Airo, etc., etc. He also insisted it worked - this is a battery set that, judging by the light rust and whatever else on the coils, pots & tuning cap this thing hasn't been powered up in 50 years at least. The poor guy really thinks he has something, even though others have told him it was incomplete (no cabinet or speaker) and not worth much. Some AKers posted some useful info that I'll give to the man next week. I may offer him $20 for it, as that's all its worth to me - as it would be a shelf queen, passed on to another collector or maybe I'd get around to restoring it years from now. Don't think he's gonna go for that though...

[radiotvnut]

Just make sure you're wearing a bullet proof vest, LOL, when you make the offer!

[Trance88]

There are a few consoles around me on CL. Most of them seem to have a more reasonable price.

http://grandrapids.craigslist.org/ele/989219549.html