'Worst Phonograph Description On Craigslist' contest

[phonophan79]

LOL... well, this is actually a pretty valid description.

I love the "display photos"... the record on a stand, the red curtain background.

but, man alive... another example of no research... $1000 FOR A RECORD.. and a HAWAIIAN RECORD AT THAT.

http://abbotsford.en.craigslist.ca/atq/1744569838.html

[SonnyPhono]

It would be a steal if it weren't for the chips around the center hole. If it weren't for those, I would have jumped on this one already!

[JohnM]

Must be from Foster Brooks' estate (hic!):

http://akroncanton.craigslist.org/atq/1745818967.html

"wined up record player - $200

royal wined up record player it has a victrola number 2 mega phone it does work adjustable rpm it is in good condition it is also portable we are asking 200. or we will take best offer call if interested 330-484-1210 ask for kim."

[JohnM]

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/atq/1747643336.html

"Phonograph Cranking by Sanora - $400 (walnut creek)

Measures 38" wide, 21" deep, 35.5" high....and it really works!"

[Nat]

Well, I rather like "wined up." in fact, I think I'll open a bottle now and go listen to my Credenza!

[Ampico66]

I see a lot of ads boasting the "big thick heavy records" are worth something around $20 each (as validated by Ebay). The seller thinks the fact that 25 records come with the machine surely means the records alone are worth $500, not to mention the Victrola itself (which has patents that prove it was made in 1901) is worth probably a $1,000. In fact, the package altogether is more fit for the Smithsonian than Craigslist, but you were just so lucky as to stumble across the post. What a great sacrifice he's making, selling a mahogany, water-damaged Victrola XI, this national treasure, for a mere $600. Why, anyone who didn't buy it would be a fool to miss such a one-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

[JohnM]

And "Must see!"

[antique1973]

Wow, I didn't know this model plays diamond discs!



http://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/atq/1759453582.html

[SignatureSeriesOwner]

I may have won...


http://richmond.craigslist.org/atq/1755732479.html

old phonograph in good working order - $800 (west end)

ive been told this piece is worth $ 1500 bye several dealers, come check it out and make an offer




Don't think I've read a description less descriptive in my life.

[Sidewinder]

"ive been told this piece is worth $ 1500 bye several dealers"

Obviously the dealers in Richmond do not deal, they just dispense free advice