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Re: Bid now before the seller raises the minimum bid
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 9:53 pm
by JohnM
The seller should try the same tack as National Lampoon did back in '73:
"Buy this humpback or we'll smash it to bits/set it afire/push it off a bridge!"
He'd be better off parting it out for sales purposes (not that I'm advocating that sort of thing).
Re: Bid now before the seller raises the minimum bid
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:04 pm
by 3victrolas
JohnM wrote:He'd be better off parting it out for sales purposes (not that I'm advocating that sort of thing).
Seriously?
I wouldn't buy this style of phonograph, & I also see it's been refinished, but is this type of machine really that unpopular?
Re: Bid now before the seller raises the minimum bid
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:38 am
by JohnM
Yes.
Re: Bid now before the seller raises the minimum bid
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:40 am
by JohnM
Plus, who'd want to pay to ship it? If it was free I still wouldn't pay to ship it!
Re: Bid now before the seller raises the minimum bid
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:23 pm
by bbphonoguy
JohnM wrote:Plus, who'd want to pay to ship it? If it was free I still wouldn't pay to ship it!
I also think that humpbacks are worthless (though I'll make an exception for the 330 that estott mentioned). Still and all, I wouldn't let somebody so much as give me one, 'cause then I'd have the bother of getting rid of it.
I'm reminded of a guy at the local flea market who had a Victor portable (don't remember which) in rough shape, that he was demonstrating records on. I asked him how much he wanted for the machine, but he said that it wasn't for sale, and that a fella in Texas offered him $500.00 for it, but he wouldn't sell. I just thought, "man, you should've taken the money and then run as far and fast as possible".
I think part of the problem with hump backs is that they're neither fish nor fowl. Is it an upright smushed into console form, or is a a console trying to be an upright?
Re: Bid now before the seller raises the minimum bid
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:13 pm
by 3victrolas
bbphonoguy wrote:JohnM wrote:Plus, who'd want to pay to ship it? If it was free I still wouldn't pay to ship it!
I also think that humpbacks are worthless (though I'll make an exception for the 330 that estott mentioned). Still and all, I wouldn't let somebody so much as give me one, 'cause then I'd have the bother of getting rid of it.
Ok, well I guess that says it all!
Note to self: Never accept a free humpback Victrola. No one will want it should I need to get rid of it.
bbphonoguy wrote:I'm reminded of a guy at the local flea market who had a Victor portable (don't remember which) in rough shape, that he was demonstrating records on. I asked him how much he wanted for the machine, but he said that it wasn't for sale, and that a fella in Texas offered him $500.00 for it, but he wouldn't sell. I just thought, "man, you should've taken the money and then run as far and fast as possible".
Some offers are just too good to turn down, so I'm surprised he turned down that $500 offer.
Re: Bid now before the seller raises the minimum bid
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:01 pm
by Zeppy
The seller seems to be slowing starting to figure things out...he cut the bid to $525, and a buy it now of $580....still way off...but at least he's moving in the right direction.
Re: Bid now before the seller raises the minimum bid
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:03 pm
by DOMO
I noticed on ebay he is selling firewood too! Maybe he got mixed up on the whole thing and is firewood. Gives off a nice Victor gentle natural scent!
Re: Bid now before the seller raises the minimum bid
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:20 pm
by 3victrolas
DOMO wrote:I noticed on ebay he is selling firewood too! Maybe he got mixed up on the whole thing and is firewood. Gives off a nice Victor gentle natural scent!
OMG, that's funny!
Re: Bid now before the seller raises the minimum bid
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 4:10 pm
by bbphonoguy
Zeppy wrote:The seller seems to be slowing starting to figure things out...he cut the bid to $525, and a buy it now of $580....still way off...but at least he's moving in the right direction.
Now it's down to $425.00 for an opening bid, and $480.00 for a buy it now price. That means it's finally at a point where it's only about 10 times what I'd pay for it if I wanted it, which I don't.
