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A rather nice C19 listed on eBay from New Jersey, for a pretty nice price. (Just missing the stylus.)

( http://www.ebay.com/itm/edison-record-p ... SwkZhWSRGt )

I wonder why a project machine like this is not listed on craigslist? (maybe it is) Jerry B.

That is way over priced. There was a very nice renovated 19 at the Orlando show last year for under $300.

BwanaJoe wrote:That is way over priced. There was a very nice renovated 19 at the Orlando show last year for under $300.

That's odd, I thought they were appraised at between $300 and $500.

Benjamin_L wrote:

BwanaJoe wrote:That is way over priced. There was a very nice renovated 19 at the Orlando show last year for under $300.

That's odd, I thought they were appraised at between $300 and $500.

I had a mahogany C-19 listed in the Yankee Trader last year, in better condition, with original grille cloth, and in playing order, with delivery to Wayne offered, dropped the price to $300 with nary a nibble.

I think the market is still kind of soft on these... the early ones (C-250) seem to generate more interest.

"That's odd, I thought they were appraised at between $300 and $500."

A buyer can expect to pay $100 or more for the rebuilding of the reproducer. Also the new owner can expect to spend hours cleaning & polishing the cabinet. The whole outfit looks as if it just came out of a barn. The mechanism probably needs to be serviced. I didn't look to carefully but the cabinet is propped up on one front corner because of a missing caster. An attractive and fully functional machine may appraise at $300 to $500 but not a project. This machine is a project. Jerry Blais

A vertical Pathé played with a DD reproducer !! edisonplayer

Jerry B. wrote:

"That's odd, I thought they were appraised at between $300 and $500."

A buyer can expect to pay $100 or more for the rebuilding of the reproducer. Also the new owner can expect to spend hours cleaning & polishing the cabinet. The whole outfit looks as if it just came out of a barn. The mechanism probably needs to be serviced. I didn't look to carefully but the cabinet is propped up on one front corner because of a missing caster. An attractive and fully functional machine may appraise at $300 to $500 but not a project. This machine is a project. Jerry Blais

I picked up my project 19 for $75. Took a lot of elbow grease and part hunting to make it, I think, a nice little phono. And yep, new Bruce diamond and new Larry diaphragms cost $120 with labor.

Jerry B. wrote:

"That's odd, I thought they were appraised at between $300 and $500."

A buyer can expect to pay $100 or more for the rebuilding of the reproducer. Also the new owner can expect to spend hours cleaning & polishing the cabinet. The whole outfit looks as if it just came out of a barn. The mechanism probably needs to be serviced. I didn't look to carefully but the cabinet is propped up on one front corner because of a missing caster. An attractive and fully functional machine may appraise at $300 to $500 but not a project. This machine is a project. Jerry Blais

I couldn't agree more, and to put things in perspective, I bought a complete and operational very late C 19 a few months back for under $200. Other than a partially stripped lid top (maybe I'll tend to it someday), it only needed a light cleaning, no mechanical servicing whatsoever, and is my best sounding D.D. Phonograph.

Best,
Fran

They're really nice machines. (I would've thought they wouldn't go under $300, so one in rough shape for $200 would be an okay price.) I wonder why they've dropped in price?

I remember one a while ago that sold for $700 in good shape here in Nashville.