Adjusted for inflation, phonographs actually are cheaper today. The exception of course are the rare desireable machines which have always appreciated far greater then average. Case in point, I went to my first Union show in 1987 and bought an Edison Concert without a horn for $2200. Today, I would be hard pressed to get much more. my records show that I bought a Vic 4 at a caps show with a MG horn for 1600. in 1989. They are going for about 1200. on ebay now. Edison Standards used to sell in the 500. range now they are about $375. Just my observation, but check your records, you will be surprised. Al Menashe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phillip Sands" <sinatrafang...@yahoo.com> To: "Daniel Melvin" <d...@old-phonographs.com>; "Antique Phonograph List" <phon...@oldcrank.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 6:02 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Phono buying in 1975...
> I paid far more in the 70's for this stuff. In 1975 > you couldn't touch a Standard for under $600.. You can > find them on Ebay now for 300. Do the inflation math. > > > --- Daniel Melvin <d...@old-phonographs.com> wrote: > > So if this was true in 1975... > > > > Victor Model VI, original mahogany horn, gold > > pillars, WITH original > > rare matching cabinet shaped liek the machine, but > > on a larger scale. > > $950. > > > > It would be $3268 today. I'm ready to buy one on the > > spot for $3268!!! > > > > Good point about prices though. With inflation and > > such the deals aren't > > really as astounding as them seem. But what a way to > > dream about old prices > > available today. > > > > Dan > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Loran T. Hughes" <lo...@oldcrank.com> > > To: "Eric Stott" <est...@localnet.com>; "Antique > > Phonograph List" > > <phon...@oldcrank.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 3:55 PM > > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Phono buying in 1975... > > > > > > > Here's another fun way to look at it. $100 in 1975 > > equates to $344 in > > > 2004. > > > > > > Loran > > > > > > On Wed, 2004-03-10 at 15:18, Eric Stott wrote: > > > > Believe it or not, those were not low prices for > > the time. It was still > > not > > > > uncommon for great finds to turn up at auctions > > or come out of farm > > houses. > > > > Nowadays most everything is picked over and Ebay > > has made most everyone > > a > > > > dealer eager to make a fortune. Even when > > something new comes to the > > market > > > > the owner has been told "Oh this one is very > > unique and rare" a thousand > > > > times. > > > > > > > > Eric Stott > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Phono-l mailing list > > > phon...@oldcrank.com > > > > > > http://t2.cwihosting.com/mailman/listinfo/phono-l_oldcrank.com > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-l mailing list > > phon...@oldcrank.com > > > http://t2.cwihosting.com/mailman/listinfo/phono-l_oldcrank.com > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Search - Find what you're looking for faster > http://search.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-l mailing list > phon...@oldcrank.com > http://t2.cwihosting.com/mailman/listinfo/phono-l_oldcrank.com
