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Duke_Nukem · 12th Dec 2018, 1:36 pm

I was very tempted by the prewar set but no way to get it back to Brum.

In the end I settled for two tellies. A Marconi VT50A with very good cabinet and very clean inside for just 100 drinking vouchers (caused me a bit of a panic later in the auction when it suddenly for no reason at all entered my head that maybe I had mis-heard the price). Plus a GEC 1091B, again on the cheap side. I did bid on, but didn't get, a very nice c1960 GEC which, combined with several previous auction results, does seem to imply that interest in 40's sets is on the decline and 60's sets on the up.

All in all, a most enjoyable day. And thanks to Chris for the donation of a TV-related techie book, much appreciated.

TTFN,
Jon

12th Dec 2018, 1:36 pm	#42
Duke_Nukem Octode Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Birmingham, West Midlands, UK. Posts: 1,268	Re: Royal Wootton Bassett Sun 9th Dec! I was very tempted by the prewar set but no way to get it back to Brum. In the end I settled for two tellies. A Marconi VT50A with very good cabinet and very clean inside for just 100 drinking vouchers (caused me a bit of a panic later in the auction when it suddenly for no reason at all entered my head that maybe I had mis-heard the price). Plus a GEC 1091B, again on the cheap side. I did bid on, but didn't get, a very nice c1960 GEC which, combined with several previous auction results, does seem to imply that interest in 40's sets is on the decline and 60's sets on the up. All in all, a most enjoyable day. And thanks to Chris for the donation of a TV-related techie book, much appreciated. TTFN, Jon