HMV Table-top Gramophone: worth buying

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HMV Table-top Gramophone: worth buying

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It is of course overrated, but I could make a lower offer. What do you think about this gramophone? By the way, can anyone tell which model this is?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 051wt_1026

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No way! It's missing the original NO. 4 soundbox and it's £200 OVER priced!

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Steve wrote:No way! It's missing the original NO. 4 soundbox and it's £200 OVER priced!
Thanks! It's great when you know the parts.

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What about this HMV 103? There is no shipping abroad, but I could try convincing the seller based on the old Anglo-Portuguese alliance... :roll:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/hmv-music-voi ... 500wt_1124

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Forget it, it's got the wrong tone-arm on it to be a 103 as the vendor claims (assuming he's identified it correctly by the gold label inside?). Fun stuff, hey?

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Steve wrote:Forget it, it's got the wrong tone-arm on it to be a 103 as the vendor claims (assuming he's identified it correctly by the gold label inside?). Fun stuff, hey?
Thanks again!

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This one is starting very cheap:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 500wt_1124

It is a portable, but is it at least correct? In Portugal we have a saying: "When the alms are too good, the poor bagger gets suspicious".

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This is it!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Antique-Gramo ... 1131wt_876

Is my gut feeling correct?

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That last one is ok (finally) if you really must have an ordinary table top machine right now.

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Steve wrote:That last one is ok (finally) if you really must have an ordinary table top machine right now.
He has not specified Portugal as a shipping possibility... :cry:

Do you want to do me a favor? Would you be able to send a message to the seller, saying that there is a Portuguese guy who wants to bid, asking for him to specify Portugal as a possible shipping destination? :oops:

It would be a big favor, I know. You could give him my address.

But it's ok if you can't do it. :roll:

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