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virusc · Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 358 Location: Massachusetts

I see a 9501 listed for only $1500 on videogon. Have the prices dropped to this level or have they been their for awhile? What is the current rate on ebay and the gon's websites lately?

2nd. Are any 8"EM crt's selling for more than $1000 on the used market (no from resellers)?

Nashou66 · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY

Yep , its true and Sad to say. 8 inch marquees are going for under 300 bucks now unless its an LC and then people dont want to re-bellow a 8 inch machine.
I never understood how people think, you can save a crap load of money now on a CRT and the money saved could be put into it to keep it going for years on end which is still cheaper than going digital for a decent unit with close to CRT blacks. If i Had a choice to spend 300 bucks for a 8 inch marquee id be happy to spend another 2.5k on new tubes and other upgrades to keep it for another 7 years or so. I just can't come to the fact that Id buy a 5k digital and after 3-6 years have to throw it away. Id rather spend money to keep my CRT alive at half the cost of buying a new Digital of the same price.

And with the latest realization that LEDs dim much faster than LCD or Plasma is making my CRT's much more attractive.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1278372

Athanasios

zaphod · Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Posts: 2002 Location: Cloverdale

man, guess i picked a bad time to give up on HT. timing is everything as always.

secstate · Joined: 20 Mar 2006 Posts: 720

I'd say it is true for non-resellers. I'd say that most 9" sets now fetch $2k or less on the used market unless you are a reseller or it is particularly minty and many are going for less than $1k. I honestly don't pay much attention to 8" set anymore. But I couldn't get $500 a year ago for a Barco Data 808s, with upgraded P16s (high res tubes) with less than a 1000s hours on them and only about 3000 hours on the chassis. I parted it out and keeping the HV stuff and made $500. I'd guess today I wouldn't even make half that on the parts. Most people today don't want the initial hassle of a CRT. As long as the CRT on my ceiling keeps working I intend to keep using it but if it goes pear shaped as the Brits say then I'll probably go digital.

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 8:55 pm Post subject:

Keep in mind as well that many of these sets now need quite a bit of work to get them going properly, and I'm not talking just tubes. Recapping, new chips, blah blah all add time and money to the set. I've dropped my pricing steadily as well over the years, but also am not buying anything unless it's a high end 8" or 9" set, and am offering almost nothing for even those, as I know they'll need a lot of work.

I turned down buying a 1272 and three XGs this morning already, as they weren't even worth the shipping price to me.

virusc · Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 358 Location: Massachusetts

LED fade fast? This is new to me.

I once had a mint nearly new 1209s but I had to sell 7 years ago as I needed the money. Looks like my dream of owning a nice 9" set might happen again.

Is it possible to get a so-so barco 909 or cin9 now for <$1000?

ecrabb · Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 11:32 pm Post subject:

km987654 · Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 11:45 pm Post subject:

secstate · Joined: 20 Mar 2006 Posts: 720

Elaine Benes · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1416

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Tom.W · Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 6635

Even the LED experts are having problems measuring data.....

http://www.ledjournal.com/eprints/Osram_oct09.html

Spanky Ham · Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 5643 Location: Comedy Central

Elaine,
The prices may be declining here, but they are still up in China. I am trying to get my best friend's father in law to help me get these 909s listed over there. I am also trying to find a guy that I knew from last year that did a lot of business in Hong Kong.

km987654 · Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 8:32 am Post subject:

RogerH · Joined: 14 Jul 2010 Posts: 64 Location: Minneapolis

The market for 8 inchers may be dead and 9 inchers may be dropping in value, but apparently 7" ES CRTs are alive and booming... Just check out this local CraigsList ad:

Spanky Ham · Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 5643 Location: Comedy Central

Roger,
That is funny. I may have you beat, though.
http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/ele/2065422604.html

This guy started at like $4000 back over the summer. If someone got even $1500 for these pjs, then I would start listing the Barcos for $10k. Smile

virusc · Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 358 Location: Massachusetts

It makes perfect since to me that high end CRTs are big in China and places like Russia too. They are 10-20 years behind the times in terms of what the higher income people see as trendy and high end. It has little to do with the actually real world today performance of these high end pieces but rather peoples perception of wanting one. It's more about a lifestyle than what it actually does.

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 4:12 pm Post subject:

Nah, the comments I get from my Chinese customers are the same as here: 'Damn that picture looks fantastic!".

I think the audio and videophiles there still do take the time to install sets like this, rather than the North American 'I want it NOW' nature of purchases. Which of course is somewhat ironic, since a bunch of the disposable stuff gets cranked out from China. Smile

Nashou66 · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY

virusc · Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 358 Location: Massachusetts

I can't tell if you guys are being sarcastic. Asia seems to have a elitist audio/videophile following that is not only based on performance but rather being accepted into some secret group or something. Same thing happens here but I think it is much greater in Asia possibly due to the large income gap and technically inclined culture. Anyone else notice this or agree?