Far too many of these showing up in shops and ebay DC/Balto

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Far too many of these showing up in shops and ebay DC/Balto

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Good question. First one I've seen. Obviously a fake, but with at least some genuine parts and the cabinet looks better made than the fakes out of India.

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It actually does have some real parts! Anyone who searches VV-100 would certainly realize that this machine is a fake.

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If an upside to the flood of this junk can be seen, it is this. This past week a local estate sale outfit sold a Victor V missing its crank and reproducer. Nothing odd in that except they must have priced it based on that new junk. If I had seen it in time, I could have had it for $250.

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Roaring20s wrote:If an upside to the flood of this junk can be seen, it is this. This past week a local estate sale outfit sold a Victor V missing its crank and reproducer. Nothing odd in that except they must have priced it based on that new junk. If I had seen it in time, I could have had it for $250.

James.
Maybe an "upside" for collector/buyers, but a "downside" for collector/sellers...
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