No, no, no! Except for a big Columbia 810, which was pre-sold, I didn't sell any machines! As someone alluded to above, the floor models just aren't selling well anymore like they were ten or more years ago.Did you have success selling any of your machines at the APS Show?
My two vendor tables cost $160, and I made a total of $25 gross! It just seems like the buyers aren't there any more! Some will disagree, but there seems to be far fewer collectors buying floor models now than in years past, especially ten or more years ago. I guess the table models are not moving either as someone above said. Jerry has a very wise rule he follows, and now I will follow. Don't bring floor models to a show unless they are pre-sold. It's just too much work to wrap, load, unload, and then re-wrap, load, unload, and unwrap again when they don't sell. I gave the Columbia 720 free to friend who said he liked it, as I needed the room at home. There were tons of beautiful floor models at the show, but they didn't seem to be moving. I think the vendors who did best at the show were the record dealers. But I got a great machine that I bought a year ago, and Jerry finally delivered, a rare Edison Italian Umbrian, IU-19, big DD console. So rare most collectors have never seen one in person. So that made it a good show, plus I got to finally meet JWB, a rare, highly talented young man. Thanks JWB for your photos and kind words about my machines! And for the record, the community didn't condemn you for re-purposing those worthless LPs. That was just one guy, not me. There are more important things to worry about than old, scratched up, Partridge Family albums! Marc C.