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http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/gms/4362042882.html

I can't be there...darnit.

That's a Victor II.

George P.

phonogfp wrote:That's a Victor II.

George P.

Oops! Thanks! Cliff

I saw the ad on Craigslist, too. They wanted $1,800 for the coffee mill, so my guess is that their prices were on the high side.

Anybody know what the Victor II sold for?
Harvey Kravitz

3200 or best offer.

Holy cow!! Did it sell?
Harvey Kravitz

miker2001 wrote:3200 or best offer.

I sent two emails, which they never replied to. I finally called. I asked the price and they said it was still available this morning. I did not bother to go up there. 50% off today according to the Craigslist ad.

Not sure, but seems like it should be somewhere in the $1200 range perhaps?

Jim

The rest of the story....

I am a very new collector, having started this craziness November 15th of last year. Because this machine was local, in Seattle, I decided at the last minute, that I would go to the estate sale near closing on Saturday to see if they would come down on the price. They had priced it at $3,200 and everything was 50% off on Saturday, the last day of the sale.

It was closing at 4:00 p.m. and traffic was a bear. It was raining heavily, a soccer game had just let out, and I barely made it by 3:45 p.m. It was still there. After some negotiation, I ended up buying it for $700 plus sales tax. A service was running the sale, but the family whose things were being sold were there. They regretted seeing it go (one daughter wanted to keep it), but I assured them it was going to a good home.

This list was helpful along with Jerry, from Albany. I am so new, I have little idea of value. The platter has a little wobble, and I cannot quite figure out how to lubricate it, but it works and plays records and it has a new home. The family said they had owned it for perhaps 40 or more years. The daughters remember it since they were children.