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Philco 60 MB scored
#1

As a general rule, I don't buy sets on ebay anymore partly because of the crazy prices and party because of shipping horror stories.

I still look though and stumbled across a Philco 60 MB a few days ago and was immediately drawn to it. The starting bid was $40 and no takers with a few minutes left to go.

Here are some photos from the auction.
[Image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8544/86226...e3bf_z.jpg] [Image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8540/86237...8934_z.jpg]

Not quite as nice as the one shown in the gallery, but I saw a lot of potential, placed a bid and won Icon_smile

Now to deal with shipping. I reached out the the seller and exchanged a few messages about the perils of shipping antique radio. I explicitly mention how a loose speaker or chassis could bang around and destroy the cabinet. He assured me he was an old pro at shipping these sets...

A box arrived after a few weeks and I was immediately alarmed when I picked it up. There was a lot of slack in the sides and I could feel stuff flopping around inside.
[Image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8240/86136...074e_z.jpg] [Image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8245/86147...979a_z.jpg]

[Image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8101/86147...c57b_z.jpg] [Image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8542/86136...5749_z.jpg]

Amazingly, it mostly broke right along all the seams. The only damage is the split molding on the top right side.

[Image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8385/86147...fcf6_z.jpg]


As for the chassis, the dial pointer and lamp were pushed forward and shattered the dial scale. Otherwise, it looks fine. I think only the electrolytics have been replaced.
[Image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8521/86147...3201_c.jpg]

This should be an interesting project Icon_biggrin
#2

Oh, boy. Good thing you can fix just about anything, Bob.
#3

View it as an "opportunity."
#4

Looking forward to "watching" another bandersen project! 8)
#5

"He assured me he was an old pro at shipping these sets..."

He must have never heard of rigid foam or bubble wrap or some other possibilities beside wadded-up newspaper. What shameIcon_eek
#6

Luckily, it all came back together quite nicely as you can seen in the cabinet restoration forum Icon_biggrin

http://www.philcoradio.com/phorum/showth...0#pid40300




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