Charles is definitely NOT an eBayer... if it doesn't crank and it isn't mechanical, he doesn't have any use for it. Surprisingly, he does use a cell phone. I watch eBay regularly, but not every day and not for every item, so I must have missed them.
> Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 17:29:01 -0700 > From: back...@yahoo.com > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Edison Retail Cylinder Box??? > > >>>>since Charles McCarn who has an enormous collection and has been > >>>>collecting for 40 or 50 years has never come across one... besides, what > >>>>can the survival rate of a disposable cardboard box actually be? > ------------------------ > > Perhaps Charles in his 40 or 50 years, has not had the opportunity or desire > to check ebay. > > As George G. said....they come up on ebay from time to time. > > A couple of years ago, someone on ebay was selling them, and they looked like > NOS. He had a bunch of them. > > I got my "six pack" pre-ebay and paid a lot for it, because I, like you, had > never seen one before. > > So the internet (ebay) is the great equalizer, and has made scarce things > more common (again and again). > > An example of this in another collecting field are the original cardboard > boxes for the Toonerville Trolley toy. These were from the 20's. Someone > recently found dozens, NOS, in a warehouse, and now can be found in flea > markets, shows, and yes, ebay. > > Dennis > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
