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Zenith SW radio goes for $50K on EBay. for real.!!!
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Forgive my ignorance, but what is so special about this radio that
would fetch such an obscenely high amount of money? I wonder if the bid is a joke. Good luck to the seller on collecting that. Radioman390 wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...9316&ssPage N ame=STRK:MEWA:IT#ebayphotohosting |
Invader3K wrote: Forgive my ignorance, but what is so special about this radio that would fetch such an obscenely high amount of money? I wonder if the bid is a joke. Good luck to the seller on collecting that. It's rare and obviously highly collectable. dxAce Michigan USA |
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"Invader3K" wrote: Forgive my ignorance, but what is so special about this radio that would fetch such an obscenely high amount of money? I wonder if the bid is a joke. Good luck to the seller on collecting that. Radioman390 wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...9316&ssPage N ame=STRK:MEWA:IT#ebayphotohosting It looks like a really nice old radio that is rare. Not accounting for collectors of anything under those circumstances. -- Telamon Ventura, California |
"Invader3K" wrote in message ups.com... Forgive my ignorance, but what is so special about this radio that would fetch such an obscenely high amount of money? I wonder if the bid is a joke. Good luck to the seller on collecting that. Radioman390 wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...9316&ssPage N ame=STRK:MEWA:IT#ebayphotohosting Zenith Stratosphere's are one of the most collectable radios, and they DO fetch extremely high prices. The one in question will no doubt fetch over $100,000 for the buyer once it's been completely restored. Radios like the Sparton "Sleigh" (a blue mirror-faced radio with otherwise pretty common AA5 innards) can go for as much as $5000. And that's a table radio. |
Brenda Ann wrote: "Invader3K" wrote in message ups.com... Forgive my ignorance, but what is so special about this radio that would fetch such an obscenely high amount of money? I wonder if the bid is a joke. Good luck to the seller on collecting that. Radioman390 wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...9316&ssPage N ame=STRK:MEWA:IT#ebayphotohosting Zenith Stratosphere's are one of the most collectable radios, and they DO fetch extremely high prices. The one in question will no doubt fetch over $100,000 for the buyer once it's been completely restored. Radios like the Sparton "Sleigh" (a blue mirror-faced radio with otherwise pretty common AA5 innards) can go for as much as $5000. And that's a table radio. Yes, I was just about to say the same thing. Once the cabinetry is repaired by a competent individual, and the electrical work is gone through it would certainly be worth much more. Someone bidding that kind of cash knows what they are doing. dxAce Michigan USA |
"Brenda Ann" wrote in message Zenith Stratosphere's are one of the most collectable radios, and they DO fetch extremely high prices. The one in question will no doubt fetch over $100,000 for the buyer once it's been completely restored. Radios like the Sparton "Sleigh" (a blue mirror-faced radio with otherwise pretty common AA5 innards) can go for as much as $5000. And that's a table radio. You think it'll get $100k Brenda, restored? Have there been any restored ones sold in the past? Just curious? -- 73 and good DXing. Brian ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A lot of radios and 100' of rusty wire! Zumbrota, Southern MN Brian's Radio Universe http://webpages.charter.net/brianhill/ EMAIL- (Hide the $100 to reply!) |
Invader3K wrote:
Forgive my ignorance, but what is so special about this radio that would fetch such an obscenely high amount of money? I wonder if the bid is a joke. Good luck to the seller on collecting that. Radioman390 wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...9316&ssPage N ame=STRK:MEWA:IT#ebayphotohosting Zenith only made 350 of those radios, and only about 40 are known to still exist. The odd thing is the cabinet on this one has quite a few missing bits of veneer, and scratches, a knob is missing and the other knobs aren't in great shape. The seller doesn't indicate if it works. He may regret it after seeing the radio in person, but the high bidder bid at least $21k more than the next highest bidder to meet the reserve. But this is somewhat of a "holy grail" radio - he might never see another one for sale. |
Too much money for the amount of bread,,, it is.
cuhulin |
"Mark S. Holden" wrote: Invader3K wrote: Forgive my ignorance, but what is so special about this radio that would fetch such an obscenely high amount of money? I wonder if the bid is a joke. Good luck to the seller on collecting that. Radioman390 wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...9316&ssPage N ame=STRK:MEWA:IT#ebayphotohosting Zenith only made 350 of those radios, and only about 40 are known to still exist. The odd thing is the cabinet on this one has quite a few missing bits of veneer, and scratches, a knob is missing and the other knobs aren't in great shape. The seller doesn't indicate if it works. He may regret it after seeing the radio in person, but the high bidder bid at least $21k more than the next highest bidder to meet the reserve. But this is somewhat of a "holy grail" radio - he might never see another one for sale. And it wasn't sold by Radio-Mart! dxAce Michigan USA |
Mark S. Holden wrote:
He may regret it after seeing the radio in person, but the high bidder bid at least $21k more than the next highest bidder to meet the reserve. I would wager the buyer saw it in person before placing their bid. |
Did you how many bidders there were?
All of them with excellent feedbacks. |
"Radioman390" wrote in message ... Did you how many bidders there were? All of them with excellent feedbacks. This from a poster in rec.antiques.radio+phono: The seller of the Zenith Stratosphere 1000Z just e-mailed me. Apparently the $50,000 bid was made in error according to the high bidder. The 1000Z WILL BE RE-LISTED with a new reserve and "buy it now" feature. The last legitimate bid was $28,700. |
"beerbarrel" wrote in message ... On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 09:52:42 +0900, "Brenda Ann" wrote: "Radioman390" wrote in message ... Did you how many bidders there were? All of them with excellent feedbacks. This from a poster in rec.antiques.radio+phono: The seller of the Zenith Stratosphere 1000Z just e-mailed me. Apparently the $50,000 bid was made in error according to the high bidder. The 1000Z WILL BE RE-LISTED with a new reserve and "buy it now" feature. The last legitimate bid was $28,700. hahaha....thats funny My guess is a spouse that found out their hubby spent $50K on a radio.. and gave him an ultimatum.. |
"beerbarrel" wrote in message ... On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 10:08:50 +0900, "Brenda Ann" wrote: "beerbarrel" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 09:52:42 +0900, "Brenda Ann" wrote: "Radioman390" wrote in message ... Did you how many bidders there were? All of them with excellent feedbacks. This from a poster in rec.antiques.radio+phono: The seller of the Zenith Stratosphere 1000Z just e-mailed me. Apparently the $50,000 bid was made in error according to the high bidder. The 1000Z WILL BE RE-LISTED with a new reserve and "buy it now" feature. The last legitimate bid was $28,700. hahaha....thats funny My guess is a spouse that found out their hubby spent $50K on a radio.. and gave him an ultimatum.. I doubt there was any ultimatum offered...It was probably more like one quick bang! hehe Are we talking a rolling pin 'attitude adjustment', or a Smith and Wesson one? |
beerbarrel wrote: On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 10:34:08 +0900, "Brenda Ann" wrote: "beerbarrel" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 10:08:50 +0900, "Brenda Ann" wrote: "beerbarrel" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 09:52:42 +0900, "Brenda Ann" wrote: "Radioman390" wrote in message ... Did you how many bidders there were? All of them with excellent feedbacks. This from a poster in rec.antiques.radio+phono: The seller of the Zenith Stratosphere 1000Z just e-mailed me. Apparently the $50,000 bid was made in error according to the high bidder. The 1000Z WILL BE RE-LISTED with a new reserve and "buy it now" feature. The last legitimate bid was $28,700. hahaha....thats funny My guess is a spouse that found out their hubby spent $50K on a radio.. and gave him an ultimatum.. I doubt there was any ultimatum offered...It was probably more like one quick bang! hehe Are we talking a rolling pin 'attitude adjustment', or a Smith and Wesson one? hehe...In this case I would have to choose S&W! Yeah - my wife is the most supportive and loving person in the world to my hobbies, bless her. But if I suddenly told her I'd spent fifty G's on a 67 year old radio, my last sight would have been her standing over me reloading. Tony |
Brenda Ann wrote:
"Invader3K" wrote in message ups.com... Forgive my ignorance, but what is so special about this radio that would fetch such an obscenely high amount of money? I wonder if the bid is a joke. Good luck to the seller on collecting that. Radioman390 wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...9316&ssPage N ame=STRK:MEWA:IT#ebayphotohosting Zenith Stratosphere's are one of the most collectable radios, and they DO fetch extremely high prices. The one in question will no doubt fetch over $100,000 for the buyer once it's been completely restored. Radios like the Sparton "Sleigh" (a blue mirror-faced radio with otherwise pretty common AA5 innards) can go for as much as $5000. And that's a table radio. It's ridiculous what an antique radio can go for nowadays. Even the most Plain Jane AA5 wood table radio can go for hundreds of dollars. I remember when you could go into an antique store (a major one, not a dusty little forgotten place in some hick town) and have yourself a nice 5 tube wood cabinet table radio for $60. And it WORKED! This was back in the early 90s, when I was collecting. Nowadays a wood table radio that has major veneer damage and does not work can go for several hundred dollars. If it's a Zenith "black dial" (a radio that has a distinctive big black dial) it can go for more. And the rarest Zeniths can fetch absolutely obscene prices. Mirror radios are extremely rare, and fetched big bucks even when I was in the hobby, but the prices being asked and paid for even the blandest pre WW2 table radios nowadays are absolutely astonishing. ONE HUNDRED GRAND for a radio that's nearly 70 years old? Give me a break! ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
Tony Meloche wrote:
beerbarrel wrote: On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 10:34:08 +0900, "Brenda Ann" wrote: "beerbarrel" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 10:08:50 +0900, "Brenda Ann" wrote: "beerbarrel" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 09:52:42 +0900, "Brenda Ann" wrote: "Radioman390" wrote in message ... Did you how many bidders there were? All of them with excellent feedbacks. This from a poster in rec.antiques.radio+phono: The seller of the Zenith Stratosphere 1000Z just e-mailed me. Apparently the $50,000 bid was made in error according to the high bidder. The 1000Z WILL BE RE-LISTED with a new reserve and "buy it now" feature. The last legitimate bid was $28,700. hahaha....thats funny My guess is a spouse that found out their hubby spent $50K on a radio.. and gave him an ultimatum.. I doubt there was any ultimatum offered...It was probably more like one quick bang! hehe Are we talking a rolling pin 'attitude adjustment', or a Smith and Wesson one? hehe...In this case I would have to choose S&W! Yeah - my wife is the most supportive and loving person in the world to my hobbies, bless her. But if I suddenly told her I'd spent fifty G's on a 67 year old radio, my last sight would have been her standing over me reloading. Tony And then, after washing the blood off, she would have gone to your computer and promptly emailed the seller that the bid was made "in error". :) ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
there were 10 different legitimate bidders who bid from $20K to almost $30K.
I think the winning bidder who bid only once at $50K was out of his mind...if that's a mistake, but it takes two clicks to bid. The reality check came after the bidding ended. EBay should throw him off EBay, after his wife auctions his genitals for a transplant. |
Is that really any sillier than someone paying $130,000 for a 1967
Mustang, $350,000 for a MB Gullwing, $250,000 for a Pembroke table, $10,000 for a postage stamp? I've seen them all at auctions over the years. There are collectors of almost anything, and some of them have the money to spend. Just wish I was the seller of that old wooden radio. Radioman390 wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...9316&ssPage N ame=STRK:MEWA:IT#ebayphotohosting |
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dxAce wrote in :
And it wasn't sold by Radio-Mart! dxAce Michigan USA Funny you mention that---after I looked through the listing, read about the damage and wear, and with the high price in mind, I immediately scrolled up to check if it was Radio-Mart that was selling it. |
Radioman390 wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ayphotohosting I needed some old cabinet to hold my broken and rusted Leica and Hasselblad scrap heap. It was getting hard to walk around the Media Room without stubbing my manicured toes on some loose collectible. I mean..think about it. What's more important? My toenails or a lousy fifty grand? michael II |
On 9 Jan 2005 15:11:57 -0800, "Invader3K"
wrote: Forgive my ignorance, but what is so special about this radio that would fetch such an obscenely high amount of money? I wonder if the bid is a joke. Good luck to the seller on collecting that. For a auction to reach a skyrocketed price on eBay, TWO people need to be involved (if the bid is a 'joke'. Based on the proxy bidding system, let's say someone sells a widget that's worth $500. If someone bids $500.00, and then the 'jokester' comes and bids $50,000. The 'bid' is actually the next increment of $500 - probably like $505. And that is what the auction will close at. -- To reply, remove TheObvious from my e-mail address. |
Evan Platt wrote:
On 9 Jan 2005 15:11:57 -0800, "Invader3K" wrote: Forgive my ignorance, but what is so special about this radio that would fetch such an obscenely high amount of money? I wonder if the bid is a joke. Good luck to the seller on collecting that. For a auction to reach a skyrocketed price on eBay, TWO people need to be involved (if the bid is a 'joke'. Based on the proxy bidding system, let's say someone sells a widget that's worth $500. If someone bids $500.00, and then the 'jokester' comes and bids $50,000. The 'bid' is actually the next increment of $500 - probably like $505. And that is what the auction will close at. There is an exception to the "you need two bidders to drive the price up" rule. If an auction hasn't met reserve yet, it will go from wherever it is to the amount of the reserve the first time someone bids high enough. On this radio, the reserve was set at $50,000. Two bidders had maxed out tied at $28,700. The last guy came along and bid at least $50,000 so the auction went right up to that. The bid may or may not have been a joke. If it was my auction, and it involved that kind of dollars, I think I'd have relisted it by now. |
"Mark S. Holden" wrote: Evan Platt wrote: On 9 Jan 2005 15:11:57 -0800, "Invader3K" wrote: Forgive my ignorance, but what is so special about this radio that would fetch such an obscenely high amount of money? I wonder if the bid is a joke. Good luck to the seller on collecting that. For a auction to reach a skyrocketed price on eBay, TWO people need to be involved (if the bid is a 'joke'. Based on the proxy bidding system, let's say someone sells a widget that's worth $500. If someone bids $500.00, and then the 'jokester' comes and bids $50,000. The 'bid' is actually the next increment of $500 - probably like $505. And that is what the auction will close at. There is an exception to the "you need two bidders to drive the price up" rule. If an auction hasn't met reserve yet, it will go from wherever it is to the amount of the reserve the first time someone bids high enough. That is correct. From eBay: A bid increment will go higher than the standard increment in two situations: To meet the reserve amount To beat a competing bidder's high bid dxAce Michigan USA |
RADIONMAN,
.. It is not silly at all when 3-7 Years later you can sell: .. The {$130,000} 1967 Mustang for $200K .. The {$350,000} for a MB Gullwing for $475K .. The {$250,000} Pembroke Table for $325K .. The {$10,000} Stamp for $15K .. For the most part Collecting is usually about Pride of "Possessing" an Item or about the 'Appreciation' that an Item will being over time. .. jm2cw ~ RHF |
"Tony Meloche" wrote in message There are certain Gibson Les Pauls and Martin acoustics that sell easily in the $30,000 range at auction, and most of them are not played - or even wall-hung. They go into bank vaults as an "investment". Shrewd money planning, maybe, but that instrument may never again be used for what it was designed for - making music. I'll bet there are old Hallicrafters out there you could say the same thing about. I think that's sad. Tony I have a 62 fender strat I still play and my buddy plays a 50s goldtop Les Paul. Heck DXAce plays a fender Broadcaster that's worth a small fortune. Some of us are still playing these things. Thank God! B.H. |
Brian Hill wrote: "Tony Meloche" wrote in message There are certain Gibson Les Pauls and Martin acoustics that sell easily in the $30,000 range at auction, and most of them are not played - or even wall-hung. They go into bank vaults as an "investment". Shrewd money planning, maybe, but that instrument may never again be used for what it was designed for - making music. I'll bet there are old Hallicrafters out there you could say the same thing about. I think that's sad. Tony I have a 62 fender strat I still play and my buddy plays a 50s goldtop Les Paul. Heck DXAce plays a fender Broadcaster that's worth a small fortune. Some of us are still playing these things. Thank God! Not entirely correct. The Broadcaster(s) was sold. dxAce Michigan USA |
"dxAce" wrote in message ... Brian Hill wrote: "Tony Meloche" wrote in message There are certain Gibson Les Pauls and Martin acoustics that sell easily in the $30,000 range at auction, and most of them are not played - or even wall-hung. They go into bank vaults as an "investment". Shrewd money planning, maybe, but that instrument may never again be used for what it was designed for - making music. I'll bet there are old Hallicrafters out there you could say the same thing about. I think that's sad. Tony I have a 62 fender strat I still play and my buddy plays a 50s goldtop Les Paul. Heck DXAce plays a fender Broadcaster that's worth a small fortune. Some of us are still playing these things. Thank God! Not entirely correct. The Broadcaster(s) was sold. dxAce Michigan USA Yea I've had a few very hard to resist offers on my strat but it's going to my daughter when I kick the bucket or she goes to college. B.H. |
You are right...many collectibles are no longer used as they were
intended. They are put in a vault or on a shelf. And the collectibles don't necessarily have to be expensive to just sit. The ice cream scoop collectors don't pay a whole lot for most of those early kitchen tools. I'm going to guess the evening dish of B&J Chubby Hubby get's scooped with a modern aluminum ice cream scoop. I think it is unfortunate that price keeps old collectibles from being used. I guess that's why I prowl real auctions, estate sales and flea markets. I've found a working Zenith TO for $10.00, a National HRO 500 for $35.00 that only needed a new power cord, a National Panasonic RF-5000b for $50.00, etc. All of them were in great cosmetic shape and were put to work as found. |
Some of the finest big old radios I have ever seen are in those old
gangster movies on tv.I saw a radio yesterday in a movie (The Killing,I think is the title of that movie) that had me drooling over. cuhulin |
Yes, those old wood floor model radios are great. My brother-in-law
bought a house not too long ago and resting up in the rafters of the garage was an old mw and shortwave floor model radio. The dial was so big we first thoght it was an early television! Name escapes me right now, but I think it's a Zenith, complete with tuning eye and an internal rotating antenna in a silver metal box. The mahogany case is dark, but pretty much complete. It's mine for the shipping, if I can convince the wife it will "work" with our furniture. wrote: Some of the finest big old radios I have ever seen are in those old gangster movies on tv.I saw a radio yesterday in a movie (The Killing,I think is the title of that movie) that had me drooling over. cuhulin |
Must be a good Radio
"Mark S. Holden" wrote in message ... Evan Platt wrote: On 9 Jan 2005 15:11:57 -0800, "Invader3K" wrote: Forgive my ignorance, but what is so special about this radio that would fetch such an obscenely high amount of money? I wonder if the bid is a joke. Good luck to the seller on collecting that. For a auction to reach a skyrocketed price on eBay, TWO people need to be involved (if the bid is a 'joke'. Based on the proxy bidding system, let's say someone sells a widget that's worth $500. If someone bids $500.00, and then the 'jokester' comes and bids $50,000. The 'bid' is actually the next increment of $500 - probably like $505. And that is what the auction will close at. There is an exception to the "you need two bidders to drive the price up" rule. If an auction hasn't met reserve yet, it will go from wherever it is to the amount of the reserve the first time someone bids high enough. On this radio, the reserve was set at $50,000. Two bidders had maxed out tied at $28,700. The last guy came along and bid at least $50,000 so the auction went right up to that. The bid may or may not have been a joke. If it was my auction, and it involved that kind of dollars, I think I'd have relisted it by now. |
There isn't any better furniture in the World than a floor model Radio.
cuhulin |
Dennis and Judy Toye wrote: Must be a good Radio Well, it's certainly a collectable radio. dxAce Michigan USA |
wrote in message ... | There isn't any better furniture in the World than a floor model Radio. | cuhulin Zenith's chair-side radios, in particular, look like truly fine furniture. 73, -- Steve Lawrence KAØPMD Burnsville, Minnesota "If a man wants his dreams to come true then he must wake up." - Anonymous |
"Stephen M.H. Lawrence" wrote: wrote in message ... | There isn't any better furniture in the World than a floor model Radio. | cuhulin Zenith's chair-side radios, in particular, look like truly fine furniture. I was just sitting here thinking about the nice one I passed up for $75 a few years ago. The big black Zenith dial, a perfect cabinet too... dxAce Michigan USA |
"dxAce" wrote in message ... | | | "Stephen M.H. Lawrence" wrote: | | wrote in message | ... | | There isn't any better furniture in the World than a floor model Radio. | | cuhulin | | Zenith's chair-side radios, in particular, | look like truly fine furniture. | | I was just sitting here thinking about the nice one I passed up for $75 a few | years ago. | | The big black Zenith dial, a perfect cabinet too... | | dxAce | Michigan | USA Holy crap, what a great price. Right now, the Transoceanics seem to be going (at least locally) for around that, thanks to the rare/expensive (so they say) 1L6 tube, intact with both antennas (MW and SW), but I have yet to find one with an outstanding, clean case. 73, -- Steve Lawrence KAØPMD Burnsville, Minnesota "If a man wants his dreams to come true then he must wake up." - Anonymous |
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