I think the essence of a board like this is to share our knowledge and help each other as in the end it keeps the flame and interest of collecting for everyone alive. so if someone finds something interesting and is unsure, why not help.
As a young collector about 10 years ago I saw an "interesting" phonograph at an antiques market, that I had no idea what it was. It also looked as if someone possibly had modified a cake tin - so basically I was unsure, so not wanting to waste around 1000 hard earned dollars, I phoned a more experienced collector who I knew for advice and described the machine to him. "Na, sounds like a piece of crap" was his advice. Apparently he dropped everything he was doing and raced a few hundred miles down to the show........ OK, so I learned he was not the helpful type! :-) On 6/16/08, john robles <john9ten at pacbell.net> wrote: > > Now THIS is what Bob's email should have said. I get this, and it is good > advice without making me feel like a whipped puppy as his email did. > > wilenzick at bellsouth.net wrote: Bob's e-mail response may have been a bit > crude, but his advice was right-on. Buying a Berliner for resale to earn > money can be a big problem, unless you are very careful and experienced with > them. These machines are generally purchased as interesting historical > artifacts, rather than fine playing phonos. They are not rare, and usually > sell in the range of 2-4K, sometimes more depending on originality, > condition, country of origin, etc. Most have repro parts and therefore not > desirable to many serious collectors. They usually sit on the shelf and look > cute with a nipper looking into the horn. I doubt collectors play them very > often as records are hard to fine, expensive, and usually quite worn. If you > want to resell one, it would be best to get an original from a little old > ladies attic :) As Bob said, it may be best to pass on this one unless it's > is a very good deal. In that case, keep it on your shelf. Just my opinion. > > Ray > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >
