Bidding War on Vintage Mint In Box Sony TFM1000 Radio

How often do you see a classic Sony TFM1000 in its mint in box state? We can only speculate on the final bid price. 

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Comments

[ace]

It's a nice example, in great shape, and certainly complete, but it won't be particularly spectacular in performance. It's part of a long series of radios, all built on the same basic theme, and none were outstanding.

But they show well.

I sold them, and their brethren, at the Duty Free Shop in Montreal. This one sold in 1969, and the military-style radios were right around the corner ...

[StarHalo]

I feel bad for the original owner; all that time and effort for layaway and the radio just sat in a closet..

[Keith Beesley]

I have the similar-looking TFM-8000w, in working order but in need of restoration. Anybody know someone who works on these?

[Angelo]

I'm not a fan of "new in box" vintage radios. Usually, they end up costing much, much more than a great used working example without the box. So if you spend crazy money for this radio and you actually use it----you immediately devalue it significantly as it becomes "used" instead of never used. If you buy it to stare at it, you've probably paid too much----it goes from their closet to yours.