Apparently it didn't hurt the price on this one... $1,200+
That's what is puzzling about eBay. Some great items go cheap, and others - like this GEM and the Frankenphone with the PVC horn elbow from a few weeks ago, go over the top. Don't get me wrong - the GEM was attractively done, but it would be great at $400-500, not $1,200. > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > From: zonophone2...@aol.com > Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 19:34:35 -0400 > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] eBay GEM - Is this real? > > HI STEVE > I AGREE > I HAVE SEVERAL COLLECTOR FRIENDS WHO HAVE ONE OFF CASES THAT WERE DONE BY > OWNERS OF THE PERIOD WITH SOME VERY FANCY EMBELISHMENTS > I AGREE IT MAY HURT THE PRICE BUT THEY ARE INTERESTING JUST THE SAME > ZONO > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: The Farmers <g...@usfamily.net> > To: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > Sent: Sun, Apr 10, 2011 1:00 pm > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] eBay GEM - Is this real? > > > What is the purpose of continuing to beat this seller's description? > While we agree that it is highly unlikely the paint was applied at the > factory, the paint is good enough that a seller without vast phonograph > experience could easily think it looks as old as the machine, and therefore > as far as he knows was applied at the factory. It looks like this seller > sells lots of purses and boots, and is probably much more knowledgeable > about those items than the average phonograph expert. If I had a purse to > sell on eBay I could easily make wrong assumptions about it that the purse > experts would laugh at too. > > And, whether painted at the factory or not, it looks very nice. If I owned > it, I'd keep it and display it alongside my factory-correct Gems. > > -- Greg Farmer > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <bruce78...@comcast.net> > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 6:53 AM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] eBay GEM - Is this real? > > > > "He said that as far as he knows the paint was applied at the factor", And > > where pray tell did he derive that knowledge from ? Me thinks very > > strongly, that it is a figment of his vast imagination !! > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Steven Medved" <steve_nor...@msn.com> > > To: "Phono-l" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > > Sent: Saturday, April 9, 2011 11:16:47 PM > > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] eBay GEM - Is this real? > > > > > >> Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2011 11:55:15 -0700 > >> From: smst...@gmail.com > >> To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > >> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] eBay GEM - Is this real? > >> > >> Ward an interesting comment. How would the seller know that? > >> > >> On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 11:21 AM, Ward Sandstrom <w...@bis.midco.net> > >> wrote: > >> > >> > I contacted the seller days ago and he said that as far as he knows the > >> > paint was applied at the factory. He didn't put my question and his > >> > answer > >> > back in his auction. Ward S. > >> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich" <rich-m...@octoxol.com> > >> > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > >> > Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2011 12:09 PM > >> > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] eBay GEM - Is this real? > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Some of these enhancements were done in the early 50s, and during the > >> >> depression to improve mail order saleability of used phonos. To tell > >> >> what > >> >> you are looking at you would have to be doing paint analysis to date > >> >> it. > >> >> Does not realy look Factory though. > >> >> > >> >> On 04/09/2011 11:23 AM, Steve Andersen wrote: > >> >> > >> >>> I believe it was not done at the factory. Usually the factory would > >> >>> put > >> >>> special guilt on the casting, not the case. Either a jobber or an > >> >>> artistic > >> >>> owner did this. > >> >>> > >> >>> Steve > >> >>> On Apr 9, 2011, at 11:20 AM, Vinyl Visions wrote: > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> I found an auction for an Edison GEM, with rose flowered horn and > >> >>>> decorated case which matches and appears to be old... > >> >>>> > >> >>>> Question: did Edison ever produce a machine with a flowered case to > >> >>>> match the horn - seller claims it to be VERY rare? > >> >>>> eBay Item number: 230604577714 > >> >>>> > >> >>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/Edison-Gem-Phonograph-Rose-Flower-Horn-Case-Very-Rare_W0QQitemZ230604577714QQcategoryZ38029QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m1374QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DPI%26its%3DC%26itu%3DUCC%26otn%3D5%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D8335346353050994345 > >> >>>> _______________________________________________ > >> >>>> Phono-L mailing list > >> >>>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > >> >>>> > >> >>> > >> >>> _______________________________________________ > >> >>> Phono-L mailing list > >> >>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> _______________________________________________ > >> >> Phono-L mailing list > >> >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > >> >> > >> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Phono-L mailing list > >> > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Phono-L mailing list > >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-L mailing list > > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-L mailing list > > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
