29-05-2013, 06:32 PM
It was this one....... started at £0.99 to ensure it was sold in a free-for-all and went to a good home rather than re-sold as part of somebody else's 'business venture'.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190842721818?s...K:MESOX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1561.l2649#ht_522wt_1400
The set has been sold to a perfect gentleman who collected the it today and is a very happy man. I know nothing about 405 line sets, and he told me it was complete, untouched, and in original condition; no woodworm, no fiddlers, fixers or meddlers, and had the little extra preamplifier in place for fringe area reception.
The set was part of a recent house clearance and it was 50/50 whether it went to the tip or not. It appears there was room on the van so it went to auction with a load of furniture from the same property plus a Murphy Radio A674 radio which was sold for £3. 'Alan', the auctioneer said that since I often bought this 'old rubbish', he would rather put it into auction than dump it. He said there had never been any interest in these items until I started attending his auctions and now he often says 'I've got something for you in the van'....... and passes the junk over to me for a couple of quid rather than take it down the tip.
There were no bids or interest on the floor on the day for the TV, so it was likely to go to the tip. I went over to the desk and paid a fiver for it. I've often found this tactic useful in saving items that sellers do not want the bother to take home again.
The trouble is you can't save everything and I guess you wouldn't want to, as a particular set would become too common. A compromise for me is to rescue those in reasonable condition, but to pull the valves, knobs and other useful bits from those which are not worth saving or were cheap and nasty sets in their day. I estimate this has worked out at around 50/50 in my case, having 'rescued' around 30-35 sets whilst leaving or gutting around roughly the same number. This is surely better than 60 sets going to the tip. Sometimes, there is another bidder so the set will be rescued anyway and I do not bid against him. Unfortunately, nearly all the attendees at these auctions are 'car-booters' with no interest or hobbies outside of making money, so if it doesn't work after plugging it in, it probably goes down the tip anyway.
I've seen around 8-10 old 405 line sets at this auction. I've 'rescued' three of them but let the others go as they would have been too big to fit in the car. There was even one early projection set (Philco?) which everyone thought was a radiogram. There was no interest from the floor, even at the minimum of £2+£1 buyer's premium.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190842721818?s...K:MESOX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1561.l2649#ht_522wt_1400
The set has been sold to a perfect gentleman who collected the it today and is a very happy man. I know nothing about 405 line sets, and he told me it was complete, untouched, and in original condition; no woodworm, no fiddlers, fixers or meddlers, and had the little extra preamplifier in place for fringe area reception.
The set was part of a recent house clearance and it was 50/50 whether it went to the tip or not. It appears there was room on the van so it went to auction with a load of furniture from the same property plus a Murphy Radio A674 radio which was sold for £3. 'Alan', the auctioneer said that since I often bought this 'old rubbish', he would rather put it into auction than dump it. He said there had never been any interest in these items until I started attending his auctions and now he often says 'I've got something for you in the van'....... and passes the junk over to me for a couple of quid rather than take it down the tip.
There were no bids or interest on the floor on the day for the TV, so it was likely to go to the tip. I went over to the desk and paid a fiver for it. I've often found this tactic useful in saving items that sellers do not want the bother to take home again.
The trouble is you can't save everything and I guess you wouldn't want to, as a particular set would become too common. A compromise for me is to rescue those in reasonable condition, but to pull the valves, knobs and other useful bits from those which are not worth saving or were cheap and nasty sets in their day. I estimate this has worked out at around 50/50 in my case, having 'rescued' around 30-35 sets whilst leaving or gutting around roughly the same number. This is surely better than 60 sets going to the tip. Sometimes, there is another bidder so the set will be rescued anyway and I do not bid against him. Unfortunately, nearly all the attendees at these auctions are 'car-booters' with no interest or hobbies outside of making money, so if it doesn't work after plugging it in, it probably goes down the tip anyway.
I've seen around 8-10 old 405 line sets at this auction. I've 'rescued' three of them but let the others go as they would have been too big to fit in the car. There was even one early projection set (Philco?) which everyone thought was a radiogram. There was no interest from the floor, even at the minimum of £2+£1 buyer's premium.
