Cerwin Vegas VS-120 value

[goldswimmerb]

Hey guys, so I recently restored a nice set of Cerwin Vega VS-120s, they're in pretty excellent shape with only a few minor Knicks and scratches on the exterior.

I picked the up for $10 at a thrift store but was curious as to what their valuation would be as the prices I've seen are all over the place. I've seen some for $200 and some for $700 so I'm trying to figure out where they exactly stand.

They have the original grills with no holes, all drivers are in great shape, new foam of course, and I gave the crossovers a recap.

Grills off for both pics of course
Here's before the restoration:

Here they are set up (at my local record store since I'm friends with the owner):


The only closer up I have:

 

[Catmanboo]

I can't help on value, but I scroed a pair at the local charity thrift several years ago, $20, foam surrounds still vgc, as they still seem to be. Usually, foams on everything that old are long gone. WTF did manufacturers ever use that shiite for to begin with??

 

[goldswimmerb]

I can't help on value, but I scroed a pair at the local charity thrift several years ago, $20, foam surrounds still vgc, as they still seem to be. Usually, foams on everything that old are long gone. WTF did manufacturers ever use that shiite for to begin with??

I think it was a price thing. Rubber surrounds are ever so little more expensive and, in the short term, don't have huge benefits. Most design teams were probably told by higher-ups to make it good, make it cheap to build and make sure it doesn't fail in the warranty period.

 

[teal'c]

The best way to figure that out is to watch the market for a while and try to slip them in during a CV hot period if you can. There's a pair of AT-100 (15") about an hour out from me that have been sitting there for $150 for over a month. One helluva a deal, sure to make someone's day, yet still they sit. Meanwhile someone has a set of D5s (12") priced at $300. About twice the going top end rate.
Prices here are all over the place. I don't recall any VS-120s recently, but there was a set of VS-150 a few months back that were up for $475 for a few weeks