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Remler wood console
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(11-09-2014, 03:11 AM)Arran Wrote:    Given the weekend warrior refinish, the missing legs, broken escutcheon, broken speaker grille, mystery knobs, $80 is way to much, maybe $30-40 tops, if it had everything still in the back, but preferably less. As I keep explaining to people, it's the restoration costs in time and money that nails you, sometimes even if the radio is free it's too much.
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Arran

I agree 100%. My time isn't worth much because it's a hobby, and caps and resistors are cheap, but the rest can cost an arm and a leg, and you'll never be able to sell it for more than you have invested. I used to restore classic cars as a hobby, and if you weren't careful, you could put $25,000 into a car, and only sell it for $20,000. At least with this hobby, my bank account doesn't suffer as much, and my wife lets me sleep in the bedroom rather than the garage.


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Remler wood console - by Patrick - 11-07-2014, 10:52 AM
RE: Remler wood console - by morzh - 11-07-2014, 10:56 AM
RE: Remler wood console - by Jayce - 11-08-2014, 09:09 PM
RE: Remler wood console - by Phlogiston - 11-08-2014, 09:21 PM
RE: Remler wood console - by Patrick - 11-08-2014, 09:24 PM
RE: Remler wood console - by Arran - 11-09-2014, 03:11 AM
RE: Remler wood console - by Patrick - 11-09-2014, 09:37 AM



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