Fisher 800c for $299

[kansei]

On the auction site, missing a few knobs and a little beat up. Not rusty at all. Perhaps a good deal for someone.

/noaf

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Fisher-...pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item5adc9f3faf

 

[Fisherdude]

$350 shipped, untested, not known to be working, and not guaranteed to work, is a pretty big risk.

 

[audiodon]

Could be an output transformer went, taking the 7591s with it.
Good luck to the enthusiastic purchaser.

 

[Fisherdude]

Believe it or not, it looks to me like there's something melted on the outside of those tubes, perhaps from plastic or something similar coming in contact with them while they were hot. They might still be ok.

 

[audiodon]

Yes, it could be glue or caramel.
This is probably in the "kinda worth it" department.
One telltale sign for the positive is that the color of the tube sockets bode well for low hours usage over the years.
The sockets darken with time and repeated heating and cooling.

 

[Fisherdude]

If I didn't already have a couple, and the price was a tad lower, or it was local...

 

[amphead4]

This is why my wife doesn't want me looking at the aucion site. Temptatons.