Nice Machine...the rest of the house, however

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Nice Machine...the rest of the house, however

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Is it so hard to ask that someone at least clear some of their mess out when taking a picture for an auction?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/victors-talking ... 257c079bb0

Considering the squaler they live in, the machine seems to be in pretty good condition (although bit overpriced).

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His grammar is a little rough, too :lol:

The outside is much lighter than the inside, though. Refinished, I'd say? It doesn't look like strange flash effects, but I guess you never know.

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I think it started life as red mahogany .....

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Someone get it quick, before the dog lifts his leg on it :lol: Pretty Victrola though, may just be sun faded. Where do they get these prices?

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$2500 for an unmolested XVIII is not a bad price at all. I paid more than that a couple of years back for mine. These used to bring $3500-4000 all the time. I'm pretty sure this machine has had work done to the finish on the outside. You can clearly see inside is red mahogany and the outside is more like tan. That would be some serious fading!

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OrthoSean wrote:$2500 for an unmolested XVIII is not a bad price at all. I paid more than that a couple of years back for mine. These used to bring $3500-4000 all the time. I'm pretty sure this machine has had work done to the finish on the outside. You can clearly see inside is red mahogany and the outside is more like tan. That would be some serious fading!

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Agree on the price, but as a starting bid seems high on ebay for such a large item.

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Just noticed, the photos were taken five years ago.....it most likely blends in with the rest of the decor by now.

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Norfolkguy wrote:Just noticed, the photos were taken five years ago.....it most likely blends in with the rest of the decor by now.
He mentioned in the description this was a mistake with the camera, and it wasn't actually taken then

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Zeppy wrote:Is it so hard to ask that someone at least clear some of their mess out when taking a picture for an auction? Considering the squaler they live in, the machine seems to be in pretty good condition (although bit overpriced).
Do you really need to point out how someone lives when you bring attention to an eBay listing, Zeppy? What does that even remotely have to do with the machine in question?

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In my opinion, the pics are very poor for what he is attempting to sell and the opening bid he is looking for. In the case of any online auction, photos are everything and there are no really good photos of the machine. Perhaps he should have paid someone to list this for him instead of doing it himself. Just like selling a cylinder record showing 6 pictures of the usually incorrect box and one blurry one of the record.

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