I just purchased a beautiful all original Victor IX (with legs), clean as a whistle inside and out complete with several extras including a like new "Dustoff" record cleaner and some new/old stock unopened needle packs(medium tone Gilt edge by Bagshaw,Victrola tungstone,and Brilliantone.) This was from private party who contacted by email, and offered the whole package to me for $125.00. From the number of Victor IX's I see on ebay and craiglist, I am almost convinced that 90% of everyone mfg. by the Victor Talking Machine Co., still exists.
Bruce ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Wright" <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org> Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 4:14 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Victor IX > Agreed, I think there's a difference between "what someone could get for > it" > and "what one of us would pay for it". > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "john robles" <john9ten at pacbell.net> > Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 3:11 PM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Victor IX > > >>I myself am iffy on the price question. If you are selling them for >>$550-$650 out of your shop (which I assume is an antique shop) those sales >>are probably to the average public who browse in antique shops and who are >>not knowledgeable as to the commonality of those machines, I think the >>valuation of $300 is specific to machines sold between collectors. While >>it >>is true that $550-$650 may be a fair price, that machine IS common and >>collectors usually want to buy something with a margin that they can >>resell >>it for someday, so the average collector is looking for a lower price than >>retail. And some of us are just cheap. :-) > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
