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Here is another Gothic style Victrola on Craigslist:

http://nh.craigslist.org/atq/2583392251.html

Have there been others? I must have missed them. Jerry

This is the only other one I remember that was discussed on the forum.

http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... ?f=2&t=711

Unfortunately the ad mentioned in the other post string is long gone, which brings up a good point. When posting something from craigslist, eBay, etc. it's always a good idea to take a screen shot, and post that too. In that way, when the original ad has disappeared, there will be a record here.
(I haven't figured out how to save the whole page, but if you click on the image it will make it larger.)

Nice machine, even though I'm not really a fan of the gothic style otherwise. The price seems a little unrealistic though...
Andreas

Rare machine. Not long ago Victor VI's were commanding that price. And some still are. I think they are far more common than this piece. I wonder if it is considered "worth" this price by collectors?

I paid $3500 for mine twelve to fifteen years ago. Jerry Blais

USlakeside wrote:Rare machine. Not long ago Victor VI's were commanding that price. And some still are. I think they are far more common than this piece. I wonder if it is considered "worth" this price by collectors?

Rare doesn't necessarily mean that it is expensive, and vice-versa (see Victor VI or Edison Opera). I personally like the style of this model, but such a bulky machine which is not to everybody's taste would command perhaps 1000$ in nice shape, if offered over here.

Last year I visited an Austrian castle with completely preserved Gothic interior. What fun to imagine the VV-500 in between, and the reaction of the visitors when it starts playing.

Starkton wrote:

USlakeside wrote:Rare machine. Not long ago Victor VI's were commanding that price. And some still are. I think they are far more common than this piece. I wonder if it is considered "worth" this price by collectors?

Rare doesn't necessarily mean that it is expensive, and vice-versa (see Victor VI or Edison Opera). I personally like the style of this model, but such a bulky machine which is not to everybody's taste would command perhaps 1000$ in nice shape, if offered over here.

Last year I visited an Austrian castle with completely preserved Gothic interior. What fun to imagine the VV-500 in between, and the reaction of the visitors when it starts playing.

I would buy it for $1000 if one came up here, although it should be worth more than that. Mainly because as much as I love the machine, it would hog half of my living room.