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That's another pair of blondes you'd better not let the redhead catch you drooling over.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Old Guy
local pickup only will keep the price down considerably.
Now the ad says - Will ship - so $ will definitely increase. Great looking set of 604 speakers
Wow, those are real pretty. :)
Bowtie she hasn't caught me in the 15 years we've been together....:cool:
Which in retrospect is why I am still living...
so old guy..your a sprinter?Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Guy
Think they are reading our thread here?Quote:
Originally Posted by mattvandyke
I think there are flippers who read this board. For example I've noticed that sometimes if I'm watching an Altec auction with little or no activity, and then I start a thread about the item here, all of a sudden someone pays the BIN price and it's gone. Of course, could be a coincidence or one of our members here, and not a flipper. But, I have a feeling some flippers and used vintage audio dealers do read here and get tips from our threads that relate to current auctions and CL ads of vintage Altecs.....Quote:
Originally Posted by bdblkta
BTW, those blondes are real beauties and could even make this years Ebay Vintage Altec Swimsuit Calendar......
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Originally Posted by valhallax
Nope just good at finding things to hide behind...:cool:
Her Car ? :Big smile: Anything of hers will suffice she won't want to damage her stuff :wink2:Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Guy
I always liked corner cabs.And the 606's are one of them.. They are quite rare too..
They look too good to me. I just can't imagine how something is 56 years old, and not a scratch.
To be fair, the seller doesn't say that they haven't been refinished, but ...
Folks use to take care of good stuff before it became a disposable society. My bedroom furniture is Drexel, a BD gift in '60 and except for the normally hidden bed rails and of course the minor scuffing a desk chair is bound to get, still look like new even after three house moves and used by my daughter in her teen years. There's no way many of us can afford such quality today and we wouldn't have either if my dad hadn't been an officer of a fairly large chain furniture retailer that allowed him to buy at cost.
GM
pure altec xxxQuote:
Originally Posted by voice of the theater
Mike remember with corner cabs they are tucked in a corner and out of the way of the room traffic so IMO they have a better chance of staying scratch free then a regular box type enclosure that maybe out in the room a bit.. Dunno,but they do look to be original cabs in super fine shape..Quote:
Originally Posted by Alien_Shore
The kiss of death for me on a speakers price(Meaning how expensive they will be) is that they already have 3 questions on them with (I'm EXTREMELY INTERESTED).So there is obviously a lot of interest in them for good reason.They look all original too,with 1956 original drivers (604C's)... If these sell for less than $3000, I'll be very surprised ! They have been viewed 437 times so far with 3 days left. They look to be almost in Brand New condition from the photos... No easy task being 56 years old.But again they are corner cabs so that should help keep them in mint condition IMO. :Thumbs up:
And generally away from direct sunlight that fades color and finish. Corner placement is an excellent point AB.Quote:
Originally Posted by Altec Best
I surely don't wanna burst your bubble, i'll be really surprised if they sell for less than 5 or 6K. But, this is the time of year they'd likely bring the least.
I'm pretty sure the only way they'd bring less than 3K is if i were the seller.
Basically the same point.I think they should get over $3K and so do you ! :Big smile:Quote:
Originally Posted by bowtie427ss
LMAO !! Or me for that matter !Quote:
I'm pretty sure the only way they'd bring less than 3K is if i were the seller.
Looks like everybody is holding out till the end. $710 bucks right now.
they sure are pretty. Are those corner cabinets acoustically as pretty as that blonde appearance?
Auction Snipers and they don't typically bid till there is only 10 seconds left in the auction..I used to use one.Quote:
Originally Posted by cradeldorf
I've never heard a 606 cab. How do they compare to a 620 style with an 8G?
$3,650 got er done.
There really wasn't much of a bidding war at the last second, not even a sniper.
This is about the "softest" part of the year for this market, they did fairly well considering. A savvy seller would have held out until the peak of the selling season and more or less doubled that price IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alien_Shore
Yup, November - February typically bring in the best money,even with Christmas smack dab in the middle of that time... It was around what I figured for these..As rare as they are they should have been a lot higher as you noted $5-$6 KQuote:
Originally Posted by bowtie427ss
So buy in the summer, sell in the winter?
For the most part. Yes ! Prices will actually start climbing around the middle of September IMO&E.It could have something to do with school/college starting around this time,dunno.But when it gets cold out to.There are more people in their homes and on their computers. :smile2:Quote:
Originally Posted by Panomaniac