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22nd May 2018, 9:21 pm | #1 |
Triode
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: London, UK.
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Two pre-war TVs advertised for sale
Found not one but two (!) pre-war (1937 and 1938) TVs advertised for sale in the London version of Craig's List. One fully restored and working and both very reasonably priced.
I'll leave it to anyone interested to track them down.... I should add that I have no connection with either vendor or Craig's List. Ian |
22nd May 2018, 9:28 pm | #2 |
Dekatron
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Oxford, UK.
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Re: Two pre-war TVs advertised for sale
If it's too good to be true...
There have been numerous scams concerning similar offers reported here a few years ago, so caveat emptor |
22nd May 2018, 9:36 pm | #3 |
Heptode
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Meath, Ireland
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Re: Two pre-war TVs advertised for sale
I only see one, the Cossor. If it's genuine it's a really good price, if.....
John Joe. |
22nd May 2018, 9:42 pm | #4 |
Triode
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Re: Two pre-war TVs advertised for sale
That's interesting - it hadn't occurred to me and I didn't know about earlier scams. Thanks Nick.
To save anyone the trouble one is a Cossor 54 in the Antiques section and the other a Marconiphone 704 (?) in the Collectables. The Cossor photos seem to be the same as those on the Radiomuseum site. Caveat Emptor indeed! Ian |
22nd May 2018, 9:50 pm | #5 |
Heptode
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Re: Two pre-war TVs advertised for sale
Found it, another serious bargain. This all sounds a bit familiar.
John Joe. |
22nd May 2018, 9:52 pm | #6 |
Dekatron
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Re: Two pre-war TVs advertised for sale
The photos are from radiomuseum and Radiocraft.
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22nd May 2018, 10:44 pm | #7 |
Dekatron
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Location: Ramsbottom (Nr Bury) Lancs or Bexhill (Nr Hastings) Sussex.
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Re: Two pre-war TVs advertised for sale
Anyone doing this must be within the restoration community. Others wouldn't have the knowledge or any motivation. It's a worrying state of mind
Dave W |
22nd May 2018, 10:56 pm | #8 |
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Re: Two pre-war TVs advertised for sale
This appears to be a scam, so I'll close the thread.
The golden rule is not to part with money until you've seen the item.
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