I won something on Ebay

[jasonl]

It is vintage AND collectible AND is mint.

Can you guess what it is?

Keep guessing because I should have it by next week.

 

[jasonl]

Helen knows what it is but she ain't saying anything.

 

[maytagbear]

that is, if she

knows what's good for her!

(Kidding, kidding)

Hope you'll enjoy whatever it is for many years, Jason.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[petek]

A Snoopy & Woodstock lunchbox ?

A Bionic Woman board game ?

LOL ha ha ha I have no idea but something for either the laundry room or kitchen ?

 

[bobofhollywood]

1968 Magnavox top of the line portable stereo...

Did I guess right?
Congratulations, man. It looks sweet....

I know your ebay id and I cheated and looked it up.....

 

[jasonl]

Well thanks for blowing the surprise but yeah, it's a sweet machine.

 

[jasonl]

How'd you find it anyway????? I didn't think people could look that up.

 

[rickr]

Bob has his ways of finding these things! So...as he always say's,"photos please"

 

[petek]

Well I wasn't even close. Can't wait to see it because I have no idea what it looks like in my mind right now. Isn't Magnavox the US name for Philips products as was Norelco? Philips always sold their products as Philips in Canada. Philips Dial-a-Brew, Philishave electric shavers. Their mixers and blenders etc sold in Canada were rebadged Hamilton Beaches.

 

[jasonl]

Photo's and video

Of course. Now that the cat's out of the bag, here's the ebay page.

Bob's a smart one, and a wizard at that with those phonographs.

Pardon Our Interruption...

 

[petek]

Well now that that guessing game was ruined, ruined I tell you. lol you can all guess what I got in the mail today. It's semi-vintage, blue & white, had a headlight, has a dial on front, has a handle with hooks to wrap the cord, has 4 wheels, has a handle release pedal, has a bag with a zipper on it.
I'll be posting a pic later.

 

[brettsomers]

dammit Pete, im straining trying to figure what ur talking about...

 

[jasonl]

And the stereo will have a permanent place and fill my laundry room with music.

Now to find some Herb Alpert, 5th Dimension, Beatles, Stones, Byrds, The Cars, Queen, KISS, Bon Jovi, Elvis, to name a few.

 

[jasonl]

Well it ain't ruined. It's a guessing game and Bob guessed right (with some digging around of course).

Pete, it's one of those folding stereos on steroids. It's a dream machine for me other than getting a console. The seller is a collector of Magnavox. Check out that console tv/stereo and the Seeburg Jukebox :-D

 

[petek]

Wow it is nice, notably nicer than the little Singer. It looks like it's had little to no use whatsoever. So is everything in your new house going to be as authentic vintage as you can muster?

 

[chad_hauris]

This looks like an Astro-Sonic console chassis in a portable cabinet. Looks good! I have never seen one like this before.

Magnavox's consumer electronics division was sold to North American Philips sometime in the late 70's...this record player was made by the original Magnavox co. of Fort Wayne, Ind.

That seller looks like the person who has a museum of Magnavox products, he used to post to audiokarma,org but I have not seen anything from him recently.

 

[whirlcool]

I am confused!

What really gets me is when sellers include confusing information about their products..

<B>In today's dollars, this unit sold for $1189 new ($215 1968 dollars)<B>

OK, this unit sold for $215.00 new, that was a lot of money back then. But why compare it to today's dollar value? You couldn't spend today's money back then so this thing actually never went for $1189.00, so why make this kind of comparison? IMHO, it makes the seller look stupid.

I have seen a ton of these things by Zenith and even GE, but never a Magnavox. Looks like a very nice unit!

 

[jasonl]

The real thing

This is the real thing. Astro-Sonic console in a small package, Magnificent Magnavox Micro Matic Mechanism Made by Collaro.

I remember one of my aunts having a Maganavox console and watching in awe as the tonearm would reach up to the next record, drop the record and then lower itself onto the record. Well, now I own one :-D

 

[frontaloadotmy]

Thats a real beauty jasonl

looking forward to the video!!!