"-=jd=-" wrote:

| NB: Not necessarily directed at Steve - I'm just jumping in the thread at
| this point.
|
| Let's say the winning bid was $50k.
|
| Based on what little is known about it from the pictures and description
| that accompanied the auction, how much *more* would one need to invest in
| it to restore it (just a best-guesstimate) -AND- once restored, how much
do
| you think it might go for if it was re-listed on eBay?

I've restored a number of radios, and without getting too deep
(It's almost dinnertime, and I'm about to run off), there are two
ways to go in the world of restorations: The first is complete
OEM parts, but when you're talking about wax caps and multi
section electrolytics which had a lifespan of perhaps 20 years,
coupled with the rarity of OEM parts, it wouldn't cost altogether
very much to restore the unit. At the very most, I'd budget $1,000
for such a project.

As to the second part of your question, you may very well not
expect to get a thousand dollars more (to pay for your restoration).
Radios are really fickle eBay (and auction) items, and the best
answer I can give you (with a few exceptions, i.e., Catalins,
the old Scotts, and so forth), the price we saw this Zenith go for
is really very incredible. The best answer I can give to answer
your second question is, "However much you can get for it."
Not offered in a mocking tone, but it's hard to get a very solid
idea of what any given set would be "worth."

73,

Steve Lawrence
KAØPMD
Burnsville, Minnesota

"If a man wants his dreams to come true then he must wake up."
- Anonymous