jt45
Super Member
Is this for real ?http://cgi.ebay.com/Absolutely-RARE...pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item2eb221035b Not mine and never could be.
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vintageboy
Chicago HiFi
It has to be made from gold and silver to cost 20k
It is a very stylish and clean receiver, no idea of its real worth....for 20k though I would expect pics of it on and the guts
myu701
Vintage futurist
Beautiful looking receiver with analog tuner... But for $19,995? Just because it is production unit #000001? Heh, I don't think so. This guy is either trying for a lottery hit with a wealthy ignorant foreigner, or he is living too close to one of the toxic dumps in Kearny NJ.
Stephen J
Suum Cuique
Yep,its for real...for real overpriced..:screwy:
Wigwam Jones
Caesar non supra grammati
I think he's claiming rarity and high price based on the serial number, which would appear to be #1. I'm not a 'collector' but some people are, and serial number might be significant for them. Who knows what someone who collects like that might pay?
Wigwam Jones
Caesar non supra grammati
I'd take a $20 chance on one; I think it looks pretty cool, and Mitsubishi has made some nice higher-end stuff at times.
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It's too early for April Fools so it must be a misprint more likely $19.99...lol
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It's too early for April Fools so it must be a misprint more likely $19.99...lol
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Nice circuitry, but cheaply built, like most Mitsubishi audio gear. Note the lack of pre-out/main-in jacks ala Kenwood, done to keep costs down.
This was their bottom-of-the-line receiver for the time. 30WPC. Worth maybe $125 on a good day...$150~$200 to a Mitsu collector.
This was their bottom-of-the-line receiver for the time. 30WPC. Worth maybe $125 on a good day...$150~$200 to a Mitsu collector.
Arkay
Lunatic Member
The absolute first-made serial number, IF TRUE, should make that worth a premium over the normal price, to a collector. If in good shape, maybe it's worth the $200 top figure that EW mentions, for that reason.
Anyone trying to sell something for that amount of money should put a lot more effort into the presentation. If the listing is real and the serial number is accurate, then he's stupid for not posting a good close-up pick of that serial number.
It may be a scam listing, or it may be someone who failed to find a good market value, hoping to cash in big-time with a uniquely low and desirable serial number, just plucking an optimistic price figure out of his imagination. Either way, I doubt he'll find anyone foollish enough to pay THAT much for it. If he'd put $1,995 instead, it might be thinkable that he'd find someone foolish enough to bite, and at $199 it's certainly thinkable, but nearly 20 grand, when some people here have bought this model for 1/1000th as much? "Fugeddaboutit!"
Anyone trying to sell something for that amount of money should put a lot more effort into the presentation. If the listing is real and the serial number is accurate, then he's stupid for not posting a good close-up pick of that serial number.
It may be a scam listing, or it may be someone who failed to find a good market value, hoping to cash in big-time with a uniquely low and desirable serial number, just plucking an optimistic price figure out of his imagination. Either way, I doubt he'll find anyone foollish enough to pay THAT much for it. If he'd put $1,995 instead, it might be thinkable that he'd find someone foolish enough to bite, and at $199 it's certainly thinkable, but nearly 20 grand, when some people here have bought this model for 1/1000th as much? "Fugeddaboutit!"
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