[Jukebox-list] J.C.'s new seeburg B.....

[Jjmscf at aol.com]

I thought maybe the other parts were used to fix his other B he had upstairs 
or his C.He showed them to me. He wants to sell them also. He says he lost 
interest and doesn't play them anymore.When I asked him about the selection 
reciever he played dumb in his email  like he didn't know what it was.It wasn't 
listed as missing in his email.The motor cap was robbed for his other B. He gave 
me the old one.It did have casters and the cabinet was cleaned out.I do have 
spares of some of the stuff it needs like lower back door and amp from a C.I 
still want to save it.Philly is not like the lower eastern shore. Here they 
think they have a gold mine and ask a mint for something antique.Like the guy at a 
local flea market that wouldn't come down from $350 for a common nonworking  
LPC1 in bad shape and no needles,flourescents or starters.He wanted $3950 for 
a Seeburg 222 that didn't work.I got one from Washington DC craiglist around 
the same time for less than half what he wanted with the Channel 1 and 2 
speakers.Amp already rebuilt. Heard it play before I loaded it up. just needed the 
cap in the pulse amp.If a good one showed up at a local auction the competition 
is fierce so it would probably bring high.Usually the auctioneers call 
dealers and let them know or adverise something like a jukebox so the dealers see it 
in the ad.I had the worst competition for records ever when a big city dealer 
came to the auction one time.I don't remember them ever going so high.They 
were really sweet condition original rock and roll lps from the late 50s to 
early 60s.Hard to find stuff  like was there in that condtion.Think "Presenting 
the Faboulous Ronnettes" and other rare stuff hard  to find in good shape if at 
all.He got the best of them after I ran him up to $500 a stack.I still got 
some good ones buying the rest for $200 for all of them.Everybody else was just 
standing around slack jawed in awe of what the records were bringing.This was 
before ebay came along and the records are easier to find and prices 
lower.Hardly any ever get traded for book value anymore.
 
Wow,how did you get the KD? $200 is cheap! That's a true Jackie style 
deal.Did you advertise you were looking and he contacted you? It sure never was 
listed on craigslist.My main problem now is I have a full  of "sell jukes" so no 
more room and not a lot of time since I work 6 days a week.I got to get some of 
these ugly 60s jukes(just kidding but I prefer the looks of the 50s and older 
and like mechanism visibilty) fixed and sold before  I can get another 
keeper...lol.The jury is out on the B. For now when it's fixed I'll keep it but if a 
nice 78 machine(Wurlitzer 1100 or older or Rockola 1422,1426,or 1428) come 
along it's gonna have to find a new home.Do you sell some of those jukes or just 
have a huge house? I have advertised on Craigslist that I'm looking for a 
jukebox that plays 78s and no replies have come so far.
 
One 80s juke I refuse to sell though. It's my 1st and has sentimental value. 
My grandmother enjoyed hearing it play and she is no longer with us.My Rockola 
490-1 Supersound 2.Unless I can find a person that will take care of it and I 
can still see it when I want to like Jackie did her Statesman.I don't have 
any kids like Jackie though.
 
J.C.
 
 
In a message dated 6/11/2007 5:37:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
fordfalcon63 at hotmail.com writes:

>i'm glad someone bought it. i looked at it when i was down in Philly to pick 
>up a KD200 a couple of blocks away. it took all of about 1 minute to decide 
>it wasn't worth the $100 bucks. the KD was a couple hundred, original, and 
>complete. it made the B deal seem like a big waste of money. he had actually 
>sold the mech cover, speaker, amp, and receiver to another local collector 
>earlier in the spring. the guy went to look at it and said that was all he 
>wanted from it, so now it will cost more to put it together than buying a 
>complete one in nice original shape. did the guy find the casters? it was 
>sitting on the wood base when i saw it. he thought the casters were around 
>somewhere and was going to try and find them. hopefully he cleaned it out 
>before you got there. it was full of garbage and a mouse/rat nest when i saw 
>it. he had it up on craigslist for over a month with nary a bite. don't be 
>too discouraged about jukes on the eastern shore. there are still plenty of 
>collectible jukes around, but lots of junk too. out of philly alone i've 
>pulled a R, KD, 1900, C and 222 in the last 12 mos. my buddy snagged an Ami 
>H200 and VL recently. you have to advertise and follow up on leads. if you 
>use the sit and wait approach, you'll find little or overpay at auctions. 
>justin





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