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Old 31st Jul 2007, 5:30 pm   #1
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Default Price of Ferranti wreck in smart boutique !

Could this be a record? I saw the bakelite cabinet of a Ferranti 637B in a smart "boutique" in Cirencester going for 180. I asked, "Is that 180 pennies?" "No, 180 pounds," came the reply. Yes, £180 !!
It was just the shell of an Art-Deco style Ferranti. It had a very tatty back, no speaker and the chassis had been stripped of every component except the tuning condenser. There was nothing left - no resistors, caps, valves or wires - nothing except the switches and knobs !
"It could be restored," said the nice lady, who added that she did have an interested customer who was willing to pay that amount of money.
I am calling there again on Friday to tell her what I think it's really worth. Can I have some polite suggestions, please!
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Old 31st Jul 2007, 5:38 pm   #2
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Default Re: Price of Ferranti wreck in smart boutique !

Reminds me of the Harry Enfield sketch in his last series.

..... but I saw you coming (etc)
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Old 31st Jul 2007, 5:42 pm   #3
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"It could be restored," said the nice lady, who added that she did have an interested customer who was willing to pay that amount of money.
It's odd how they've always got one of those when you helpfully suggest something is overpriced.

The 'dealer mindset' has been discussed previously.

Value? Whatever some twit will pay for it

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Old 31st Jul 2007, 6:14 pm   #4
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Default Re: Price of Ferranti wreck in smart boutique !

All depends o how much you are wiling to pay .If you had a good set with a smashed cabinet then it would be worth £60 i recon but as it is without any materials to restore what s there its not really worth much prob £20 at the most as a decorative item
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Default Re: Price of Ferranti wreck in smart boutique !

I would be willing to give them a few quid for it - it would make a fun cabinet to build a "modern" set into. I suspect that's what someone had started doing. Or maybe it was used as a prop in a play, the other bits having been removed to keep things as light as possible.

But how much? Maybe £20 or so.

I suspect it would fetch a little more on eBay, as somebody could use it to restore another set with a damaged cabinet.

But £180 is totally unrealistic for anyone with any common sense

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Old 31st Jul 2007, 9:49 pm   #6
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well a complete one recently on e bay went for only just over the £100
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Old 31st Jul 2007, 10:01 pm   #7
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Hi

I have a 637B (I think, jelly mould case, battery set).
Mine is missing the back and speaker.
Nice set, but battery so got to make a converter to run.

Case and chassis only - £20.00, mostly so i can have the back for mine.

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Richard... Are you selling yours? If so, do send me a PM, please
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Richard... Are you selling yours? If so, do send me a PM, please
If so he should post it properly in the Offered section.
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