Baird Televisor at auction. - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

rigsby27 · 21st Sep 2004, 5:21 pm

Hello all,

There was a recent auction in Market Drayton that had a Televisor listed, anyone know if this was the one and if so how much did it sell for ?

( ebay link removed - see post #4 )

Tony.

high_vacuum_house · 21st Sep 2004, 11:03 pm

Hello there,
Yes it looks identical to the one sold at Wetwood recently (radiophile auction) It sold for £3000 I think.

I think It is a bit of a pity people buy things from these
sales and then sell them on Ebay to make a profit. There appeared to be a few people buying very large quantities of radios, test equipment ect. and it is the same people each time an auction is on

Christopher Capener

high_vacuum_house · 30th Sep 2004, 10:11 pm

Hello there,
The Baird televisor sold for £4100 in the end It sold for £3000 at Wetwood the other week. £1100 profit for holding it a few days!

If it was the same televisor in a recent auction, then the buyer had no interest in it or to appreciate its historical significance, other than to make a (possible) large profit from it. Maybe its a shame that sometimes these sort of items cant find there way directly into a collectors hands.

The Televisor has been sold to someone in France

Christopher Capener

Darren-UK · 29th May 2007, 7:33 pm

This old thread, heavily pruned, has been considered worth archiving as it records the appearance of a rare survivor from the early days of television.

The ebay link in post #1 has, however, been removed as it is no longer active.

21st Sep 2004, 11:03 pm	#2
high_vacuum_house Octode Join Date: May 2003 Location: Belper Derbyshire Posts: 1,935	Re: Baird Televisor Hello there, Yes it looks identical to the one sold at Wetwood recently (radiophile auction) It sold for £3000 I think. I think It is a bit of a pity people buy things from these sales and then sell them on Ebay to make a profit. There appeared to be a few people buying very large quantities of radios, test equipment ect. and it is the same people each time an auction is on Christopher Capener __________________ Interests in the collection and restoration of Tefifon players and 405 line television

30th Sep 2004, 10:11 pm	#3
high_vacuum_house Octode Join Date: May 2003 Location: Belper Derbyshire Posts: 1,935	Re: Baird Televisor Hello there, The Baird televisor sold for £4100 in the end It sold for £3000 at Wetwood the other week. £1100 profit for holding it a few days! If it was the same televisor in a recent auction, then the buyer had no interest in it or to appreciate its historical significance, other than to make a (possible) large profit from it. Maybe its a shame that sometimes these sort of items cant find there way directly into a collectors hands. The Televisor has been sold to someone in France Christopher Capener __________________ Interests in the collection and restoration of Tefifon players and 405 line television Last edited by Darren-UK; 29th May 2007 at 7:20 pm. Reason: Brought in line with other posts.

21st Sep 2004, 5:21 pm	#1
rigsby27 Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Wolverhampton, West Midlands, UK. Posts: 64	Baird Televisor at auction. Hello all, There was a recent auction in Market Drayton that had a Televisor listed, anyone know if this was the one and if so how much did it sell for ? ( ebay link removed - see post #4 ) Tony. Last edited by Darren-UK; 29th May 2007 at 7:25 pm. Reason: Inactive link removed.

29th May 2007, 7:33 pm	#4
Darren-UK Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Blackpool, Lancashire, UK. Posts: 4,061	Note from archivist. This old thread, heavily pruned, has been considered worth archiving as it records the appearance of a rare survivor from the early days of television. The ebay link in post #1 has, however, been removed as it is no longer active.