CL - Huge Auction in Chicago Feb 7

CDBPDX · Post by **CDBPDX** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 1:52 pm

On Feb 7, there is going to be a huge auction in Chicago featuring several phonographs. Might want to check that out.

http://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/gms/5981284853.html

Schlick · Post by **Schlick** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 3:42 pm

Wow! Any body know whose estate this was? What to expect?

-Michael

Post by **tomb** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 4:10 pm

Big auction but it has a 28% buyers premium with there sales tax... I wish they had better pictures or descriptions.. Tom B

Post by **rgordon939** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 4:46 pm

I think the sales tax in Chicago is 9 ½ %.

Rich Gordon

Retrograde · Post by **Retrograde** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 5:40 pm

description says "17 ½% Buyer's Premium, with a 2 ½% Discount for Cash - 10 ¼% Sales Tax Will Apply"

GeorgeG · Post by **GeorgeG** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 11:23 pm

I live nearby; as soon as I heard I went and had a look. Very disappointing. Was an accumulation by an old man. The "best" machine is a Columbia coin-op.....missing it's motor, coin-op mechanism, etc. It's just a case with a top works. The Opera is oak, refinished (badly), no horn or gear cover. Lots of dirty Homes and Standards. A few common Victors. Some common radios and typewriters too. A number of uprights with water damage. Most of it was stored in the basement.

CDBPDX · Post by **CDBPDX** » Sat Feb 04, 2017 1:38 am

GeorgeG wrote:I live nearby; as soon as I heard I went and had a look. Very disappointing. Was an accumulation by an old man. The "best" machine is a Columbia coin-op.....missing it's motor, coin-op mechanism, etc. It's just a case with a top works. The Opera is oak, refinished (badly), no horn or gear cover. Lots of dirty Homes and Standards. A few common Victors. Some common radios and typewriters too. A number of uprights with water damage. Most of it was stored in the basement.

Sounds like my kind of sale, a chance to pick up a bunch of fixer-uppers at a cheap price. Too bad I'm over 2000 miles away...

Post by **rgordon939** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 7:20 pm

Did anyone from the forum go? What was it like and how were prices? Which I was there as they had a couple thousand cylinders.

Rich Gordon

ts_13 · Post by **ts_13** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 8:08 pm

My cousin went and sent me pictures. I believe he put in absent bids, so I am not sure about the prices yet. There were tons of cylinder records, and Edison machines. If he gets any I will update on what the prices were.

Post by **tomb** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 8:12 pm

Some nice looking horns there. You could run the slot machine as you listen to cylinders The guy must have been collecting for a while but did not store them correctly to prevent the water damage... Tom B

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