I deleted the auction from my watched list in exasperation after it ended. I wish I would have kept it now! John
> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Triumph on eBay > Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 21:06:07 -0500 > > Can you tell us the item number so we can do a search and see it? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Maeder" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 7:07 PM > Subject: [Phono-L] Triumph on eBay > > > > Last night I told my wife that while everyone was watching the Superbowl > (I'm not a sports fan), I was going shopping on eBay. In my search, I found > a magnificent unrestored but clean Model F Triumph that had been listed just > a short time earlier. It had an oak cygnet horn, O reproducer, and sat on > its original drawer-front cylinder cabinet with carved claw feet that was > chock full of assorted cylinders. I saw at least one maroon opera box in a > photo of one of the open drawers. Something highly unusual . . . the > umbrella signature/Trade Mark decal that is typically on the front carriage > support casting was instead affixed to the rear casting! The whole shooting > match had a Buy It Now of $3500. I told my wife I was buying something on > eBay. She asked, "What?" I replied, "I'll tell you as soon as I hit the > Buy It Now button." I hit the button, the page reloaded and . . . I wasn't > the buyer!!! Someone else must have hit it a second ahead of me. It took > me a couple of hours to get over my disappointment. Did anyone happen to > see that beautiful Triumph? The seller was unwilling to ship, so on the > bright side, it saved me a trip to New Jersey! John > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org From [email protected] Mon Feb 4 18:36:09 2008 From: [email protected] (John Maeder) Date: Mon Feb 4 18:37:48 2008 Subject: [Phono-L] Triumph on eBay In-Reply-To: <000001c8679e$74ff4800$6401a...@gap> References: <000001c8679e$74ff4800$6401a...@gap> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Yup . . . that was the one. John > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Phono-L] Triumph on eBay > Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 21:26:04 -0500 > > I believe it is ebay # 270209025105. Any guesses as to why the Edison > signature is on the back? > > > > > > > > Can you tell us the item number so we can do a search and see it? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Maeder" <appywander at hotmail.com > <http://oldcrank.org/mailman/listinfo/phono-l> > > To: <phono-l at oldcrank.org <http://oldcrank.org/mailman/listinfo/phono-l> > > > Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 7:07 PM > Subject: [Phono-L] Triumph on eBay > > > > Last night I told my wife that while everyone was watching the Superbowl > (I'm not a sports fan), I was going shopping on eBay. In my search, I found > > a magnificent unrestored but clean Model F Triumph that had been listed just > > a short time earlier. It had an oak cygnet horn, O reproducer, and sat on > its original drawer-front cylinder cabinet with carved claw feet that was > chock full of assorted cylinders. I saw at least one maroon opera box in a > photo of one of the open drawers. Something highly unusual . . . the > umbrella signature/Trade Mark decal that is typically on the front carriage > support casting was instead affixed to the rear casting! The whole shooting > > match had a Buy It Now of $3500. I told my wife I was buying something on > eBay. She asked, "What?" I replied, "I'll tell you as soon as I hit the > Buy It Now button." I hit the button, the page reloaded and . . . I wasn't > the buyer!!! Someone else must have hit it a second ahead of me. It took > me a couple of hours to get over my disappointment. Did anyone happen to > see that beautiful Triumph? The seller was unwilling to ship, so on the > bright side, it saved me a trip to New Jersey! John > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org From [email protected] Mon Feb 4 18:14:46 2008 From: [email protected] (John Pisano) Date: Mon Feb 4 18:56:46 2008 Subject: [Phono-L] Crystola For Sale Message-ID: <000001c8679c$e0ecbef0$6401a...@gap> I have a Crystola phonograph for sale if anyone is interested. It is a mahogany upright with a beveled glass internal horn. The new owner would probably want to refinish the case and it is missing the grill. I assume it was taken off in order to view the interesting glass horn. Besides that, it is complete. I'm asking $300.00 for it. I haven't gotten around to taking pictures of it yet. Feel free to e-mail me if you are interested. [email protected]. It will need to be picked up in Northern Virginia. If you do come out, I'm cleaning my basement and have lots of fixer uppers - you might find something else to buy as well. Thanks - John
