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Victor P
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 7:16 pm
by oldtvsandtoys
Can anyone tell me anything about this machine? Are they rare? About what are they worth? I know a lot of you knock on craigslist but I have now found this one and a vic 2 humpback for the same price.
http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/atq/1831303491.html
Re: Victor P
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 7:23 pm
by Talkophone
Probably worth $600 to $1000
Larry
Re: Victor P
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 7:39 pm
by bbphonoguy
They're only asking $75 for it. Go ahead and get it. Even if you wind up parting it out you'll get more than that out of it.
Re: Victor P
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 8:11 pm
by OrthoFan
DON'T WALK, RUN!!!
The Victor P (Premium) was a machine manufactured to be sold to companies that would use it as a promotional or "give-away" item.
Vic P --
http://www.victor-victrola.com/Victor%20P.htm
Vic P1 --
http://www.victor-victrola.com/Victor%20P-1.htm
From what I can tell, it all looks authentic!
(I'm wondering if the seller accidentally dropped a zero from his listed price!)
Re: Victor P
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 8:23 pm
by estott
Someone near me posted a decent looking Standard Model A Talking Machine for $400- I never heard back from them and the ad was pulled in a couple hours. I wonder if they were just trolling.
Re: Victor P
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 8:57 pm
by rbuck
The same machine appears to have just been listed on ebay #190415818039. I don't know if it was the original guy or somebody trying to turn it over quickly.
Re: Victor P
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 9:13 pm
by Uncle Vanya
rbuck wrote:The same machine appears to have just been listed on ebay #190415818039. I don't know if it was the original guy or somebody trying to turn it over quickly.
No, the machine was listed for sale by the original poster of this thread, who apparently was looking for some advice as to pricing for a quick turn-over.
Note that the BIN price on the eBay listing is $1,000.00.
Re: Victor P
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 9:21 pm
by antique1973
The post was deleted, did you buy it???
Re: Victor P
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 9:39 am
by brianu
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Re: Victor P
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:53 am
by Zeppy
brianu wrote:antique1973 wrote:The post was deleted, did you buy it???
did you read the post above yours? apparently the douche who started this thread claiming to have found the craigslist listing (and soliciting value advice for a machine he was considering buying) was actually the same person who created the craigslist listing (and was just soliciting advice here on how to value a machine he already owned and was looking to sell... which he now is doing on ebay). at least, that appears to be what the uncle is saying.
It does appear that way. I just don't understand the need to be deceptive. A simple "I have this machine that I'm looking to sell, could you tell me what a fair price is so I don't get ripped of?" would have probably had resulted in an honest appraisal.