Crap-O-Phone?

[Lateralcut]

Can anyone confirm if this sketchy phonograph is a crapophone? The horn looks horrid!

http://ottawa.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell- ... Z491705714

[rizbone]

Yes indeed, it certainly is.

[Lateralcut]

Thanks, I knew it!

[Nat]

Not even a good try!

[Lateralcut]

Dealer claims it is worth more than $20 and sees nothing wrong with not clearly stating it is repro

[gramophone78]

Dealer claims it is worth more than $20 and sees nothing wrong with not clearly stating it is repro

The dealer would be correct. To a non-collector or a decorator..it's worth whatever they can agree on. There is no law that they have to state "repro". Like any dealings one gets into it's always "buyer beware".

[dilhermandodidi]

Very Fake, and the price is expensive! Literally. Read this: http://www.gramophones.uk.com/informati ... hones.html

Good deals!

[Phono48]

Come on,be fair! He does state quite clearly "ANTIQUE STYLE", which immediately says to me "reproduction".

[Steve]

It's not worth the asking price either!

50 cents more like.

[whoopinola]

There does seem to be a universal distain for these Indian made facsimiles...Is it because they are so poorly made , or because they attempt to be what they are not , or just because they exist ? If they were made with a strong motor , well fitting tonearm and back bracket, and a quality reproducer , would you still dispise them ?