[Steve Davis]

UNBOXING: An UNOPENED Philco Predicta Television Set From 1958! | JEFF DUNHAM - YouTube   

Steve

[462ron]

Hi Steve, very cool. Dunham would have been the last guy I would have expected to be a Predicta collector. I never realized there were that many models of the Predicta. My brother who is a car guy, somehow found this video and sent it to me a few days ago. It would be interesting to know the history behind how he came across this set and how it came to be still in the box and never opened!

Ron

[TV MAN]

I believe I saw a video on Youtube about this. I wont spoil anything, but how in the world was there a NOS Predicta found after all those years! Wow! I'd be almost afraid to molest it, let alone even own it! Sooo cool!

[klondike98]

I saw that! How cool is that

[Eliot Ness]

but how in the world was there a NOS Predicta found after all those years!

You'd be surprised what is stuck up in attics and other storage areas, although those finds are getting much harder to find as older folks move out of their houses and storage areas are re-rented.

Several years ago a fellow found my card somewhere and called me about a bunch of NIB Crosley radios. His dad and uncle owned a service station and used to sell radios and appliances. At some point they just moved all of that into the attic and concentrated on tires and car stuff. His uncle had passed and he was looking for someone to buy the radios since his dad was going to sell the station. Although he sent me a list of model numbers, at the time, they were too new to be listed anywhere in collector books (late 40's early 50's).

So one Saturday I tool up to Springfield IL to check out the radios, and sure enough, there were a pile of new-in-the-box Crosley radios amongst the tail pipes and mufflers! I wasn't too interested in the consoles since by that time time they were pretty plain and all had phonographs, but the table sets were very interesting and I bought all 73+ table radios. The trick was loading them into my little Chevy Citation! It was a tight fit but I got them all in.

A buddy of mine went in halves and we had a lot of fun selling off duplicates. The most interesting were the Princess series, better known as the Crosley Jewlers Radios. I have some in a display cabinet, but you'll notice a little Delco on the bottom left, somehow it was mixed in with the Crosleys.

   
   
   

[morzh]

nice...

[Bob Andersen]

I know these guys and can fill in some details.
There were two new in box Predictas from the same seller. He had them for many years before deciding to let them go. I believe they came out of the back storeroom from a TV shop.

He auctioned one of the (Siesta) at the Early TV convention a couple years ago. Sold for 8 grand and the new owner has kept it sealed in the box. Some deals were made and Jeff ended up with the Holiday seen in the video.

[MrFixr55]

Amazing condition on a 40 year old Citation also. You could get a newer car and register the Citation as a historic. Liability Insurance on collectible cars is amazingly cheap. There are use restrictions such as less than 2000 miles per year, car must be garaged, driven only to club activities, parades and "Sunday drives", etc. but a great way to keep an old car.

BTW, NORS (New- Old replacement Stock) exhaust parts are worth $$ too.