Question about Donley's Auction Prices from March 17

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Question about Donley's Auction Prices from March 17

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Does anyone know what the Circassian Walnut Victrolas sold for? Also, what did the XX fetch? Many thanks.

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Don't know about the XX, but the Victor Electrola Model VE XVIII Circassian Walnut sold for 18K

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Lot 50 - Victor XX = $12,000
Lot 60 - Victor XVIII = $18,000
Lot 90 - Victor VTLA = $9,000
Lot 110- Victor L door = $6,000
Lot 130- Victor 130 = $4,250
Lot 160- Victor XVI = $4,000
Lot 170- Victor XVI = $2,800


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I think rich nailed it but I think the xx went for 12,000 before premium. So you can add 23% to that. Results are available on donleys website. John
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Typo, good catch John.

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I watched a good portion of the auction and used Proxybid. The prices were all over the place, but as expected, the rare and special went for the big bucks. I was surprised that a nice Edison Triumph went for only $300.00. I got an Edison Amberola VIII for $250.00 plus fees. Both of the Columbia AB machines were a bit rough, but still sold high. Anyway, it was educational.

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JohnM wrote:What did the wicker A-100 realize?
$300 plus buyer's fees.

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Here's a link to the catalog with sold prices... https://www.proxibid.com/asp/Catalog.asp?aid=139291

Overall, kind of depressing in my opinion... Why search all over eBay and Craigslist for deals, when you can just wait for the next Donley auction where someone has already located the stuff and put it in one place... :?
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Curt A wrote:Here's a link to the catalog with sold prices... https://www.proxibid.com/asp/Catalog.asp?aid=139291

Overall, kind of depressing in my opinion... Why search all over eBay and Craigslist for deals, when you can just wait for the next Donley auction where someone has already located the stuff and put it in one place... :?
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