Albert: You are right that Vogue prices has sharply declined for most of them. I blame eBay for this effect, rather than reproductions of them. Before eBay, Vogues were a fairly uncommon item. Now you can buy them, except the few rare titles, readily on eBay. I don't know if most collectors would have any interest in the repros anyway. The price drop is a perfect example of the supply vs. demand principle. The demand for them has remained fairly constant, while the supply has dramatically increased, so the price must go down. I would not be surprised to see the same thing happen to most of the 5000 series Blue Amberols, as more and more are showing up on eBay. We have already seen the effect with Edison Standards, Homes, and other common machines. As far as the WurliTzer 1015s go, I did not know you could get them as low as 5K. You may be right about the repros in this case, since jukebox collectors seem to be a different breed from phono collectors. There is a 1015 listed now starting at $9500 with a Buy It Now of 10K. In any case, it is surprising that the prices for them has either declined or stayed the same for at least 10 years. Hard to figure since they are really fun to have. (I am not a jukebox collector, but I have a 1015 and it is the only machine in my music collection that the grandchildren have any interest in ). Happy collecting.
Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Albert" <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 3:33 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] you're the cream............... > Ray: I got caught up on the Vogue frenzy "I got to have them all" syndrome. > Now the thrill is gone and alas, vogues are worth about half as much now as > five years ago.. This was the case of reproductions flooding the market. I > also got burned on my WurliTzer 1015. " I got to have one" cost me $10,000. > back in 1995. Now you can buy them all day on ebay for five grand. I blame > the reproductions. When the price of Idelia reaches forty thousand, just > watch. It is inevitable that Somebody is going to produce a perfect > reproduction, then watch the originals plummet. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 10:12 AM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] you're the cream............... >
