Sylvania Halo-vision question

[WISCOJIM]

Originally Posted by Kevin Kuehn

Here's a cool looking Halo lurking in WI. Looks like blond metal cabinet with black trim. I've been eyeing it for a couple weeks now. Someone should come get it so I can focus on other things

Unfortunately the seller thinks it's a museum piece and still wants a fortune for it.


From the seller: "cash ill take $700 trades just let me know what you have to offer"




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[Kevin Kuehn]

Originally Posted by WISCOJIM

Unfortunately the seller thinks it's a museum piece and still wants a fortune for it.


From the seller: "cash ill take $700 trades just let me know what you have to offer"




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Oh my! That explains why it's been on CL for sooo long.

BTW I finally got the Admiral home, thanks for the tip on that one.
I had specifically asked the seller if there were any issues with the cabinet...any cracks, breaks, anything unusual. He said nothing he had noticed. First thing I see, there's a 3/4" hole drilled in the side of the cabinet with like a conduit clamp mounted in it. Why people think they should hide things like that is beyond me. Otherwise it's in very nice condition and I'm still happy with the deal.

Kevin

[WISCOJIM]

You're welcome.

Bakelite would be tough to patch, unless you wanted to paint the whole cabinet. (Coca-Cola red with some decals added? Lots of eBay sellers seem to have good luck selling those.)

It could have been worse. I've bought TVs online only to find the sellers had used "borrowed" pictures in their eBay listings. Thankfully Square Trade came to my rescue. Some were seriously messed up.

At least when you pick up a TV in person (before paying) you get the opportunity to walk away from the deal.

[Kevin Kuehn]

Actually an off-white Admiral console would look sorta cool, but I'll likely leave it as is. It's just part of the sets history, we don't live in a perfect world.

Kevin