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Philco 60 MB scored - Bob Andersen - 04-05-2013

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

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/8240/8613645787_ebbcef074e_z.jpg] [Image: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8245/8614753002_16d79b979a_z.jpg]

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

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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.
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This should be an interesting project

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RE: Philco 60 MB scored - kporter - 04-05-2013

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

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RE: Philco 60 MB scored - TA Forbes - 04-06-2013

View it as an "opportunity."

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RE: Philco 60 MB scored - klondike98 - 04-06-2013

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

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RE: Philco 60 MB scored - Art Hoch - 04-06-2013

"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 shame

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RE: Philco 60 MB scored - Bob Andersen - 04-07-2013

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

http://www.philcoradio.com/phorum/showthread.php?tid=6407&pid=40300#pid40300

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