Interest check: Antique radio MP3 players/iPod docks

[KittyT]

I would be interested.... depending on price.

 

[Johnny B]

What would you call a fair price

 

[J.J. Gittes]

What would you call a fair price

Well would you plan on revarnishing, and aesthetics other than just putting in insides?

 

[AtomicEraTom]

I'd be very interested! This is a great idea to re-use something that would otherwise sit on a shelf for eternity!

 

[Johnny B]

All wood cabnets would be refinished, all broken parts replaced, all windows cleaned or replaced with new plastic. All bakelite would be cleaned, polished, repaired. If large sections are missing they'd be replaced with resin and the case painted.

 

[Fletch]

This would be nifty. Count me in.

 

[Johnny B]

so what would one consider a fair price for one if a) the cabinets were reconditioned and rebuilt, b) the new internals were assembled, added and attached to the remaining chassis and hooked into the knobs and c) worked

just to get an idea

 

[scotrace]

so what would one consider a fair price for one if a) the cabinets were reconditioned and rebuilt, b) the new internals were assembled, added and attached to the remaining chassis and hooked into the knobs and c) worked

You established that up top, right? I mean, it was at this general price level that members have expressed an interest:

I mean entirely stripped, refurbished, revarnished, repaired, repolished radio chasis that you can hook an iPod into and actually use the radio controls to adjust power and volume, built to last another 5 decades. If I were to do this and stick them on eBay at .99 cents starting bid a piece (but aim for a 30-40 dollar range), or just sell them on a website for the same,

You pegged it at $30-40 range, right?

 

[Johnny B]

okay edit on this I ballparked it at about 30-40 but then was still told "price considering" so I don't know if anyone even read what I said or if it's still "too high"

The more I refinish this thing the more 30-40 disappears; probably closer to 60 but amazingly these radios on their own, as is would probably fetch that much at market or auction anyway so hey

we all want lots for cheap but especially in small personal hobby sales it doesn't work that way very much

just stripped the Majestic, will be revarnishing and whatnot this weekend. Expect pictures middle next week!

 

[Johnny B]

Another radio I'm working on (I wanted to do a wood and bakelite to get a feel for both materials) is this poor little Phillips someone didn't take very good care of. It's missing a giant piece of the case and the rest of it is in pieces and held together with tape. I'm going to give it a new chance at life and hopefully someone will be nice enough to find a place in their home (and also hearts) for it when finished

It's going to need a new paintjob. What colour do you think would look good? I'm leaning toward fire engine red (because this green is both ugly and hard to find) with creme dials

 

[Fletch]

we all want lots for cheap but especially in small personal hobby sales it doesn't work that way very much

How true. Even moderate quality at a moderate price is more than one should expect!

 

[Johnny B]

Well I hope to give high quality for fair price. I only aim to please and to share my love of good design with people dissatisfied with grey and black boxes and chinese plastic

 

[Fletch]

An honorable objective...go man go! :eusa_clap

 

[Chasseur]

I would be interested at the 30-60 range.

 

[Johnny B]

Cool. These two will probably be on the higher end of that range but if it takes off the price goes down as I can buy in bulk (ie speakers, wire, tape, glue, epoxy, paints etc). Right now I've had to buy a lot of stuff specifically for these radios. At worst it's a loss, at best it's venture capital

 

[Geesie]

I would be interested at the 30-60 range.

Same here. I'd buy one myself at the lower end of that range and put it on my Christmas list at the higher end.

 

[Marlin Fan]

I'm very interested

 

["Skeet" McD]

Yes: I'm still interested at that price range, still only interested in mid-1930s radios...looking forward to seeing the results, as I'm sure we all are!

"Skeet"

 

[Johnny B]

Right now the bakelite case has been filled with fibreglass resin to fill in the cracks and the missing piece so i'll get some pictures once that has set

an interesting side note, the phone number listed on the wood case from the shop that sold it is "138". Someone here can probably figure how far back that dates it, but I thought that was pretty cool

 

[Macheath]

It's going to need a new paintjob. What colour do you think would look good? I'm leaning toward fire engine red (because this green is both ugly and hard to find) with creme dials

I think this would also look good in silver, or some other closely related art deco color.