What is a 1960 Sylvania Dualette worth?
 

Got a Sylvania Dualette television and wondering what the value of one of these is. Mine is identical to the one shown in YouTube user shango066's video as linked below, except instead of white and beige case color mine is pink with wood grain. Of course, mine also shows the same electrical problems as his, those being vertical issues/needing restoration. I even have the same problem where the plastic case is disintegrating on the bottom.

Regardless, what is the value of one of these? shango066 says it is "worth a lot even this condition" and they seem to be somewhat rare sets.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkGRtg4hj5A

It’s only worth what someone is willing to spend.

Here is a minty fresh lookin one that someone spent $1500 dollars for, as a high point of what a really good condition one might fetch. Once you begin deducting for wear & tear, and things like disintegrating plastic, I'm sure the value will drop drastically.

Got any pics to share?

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...&LH_Complete=1

(PS, dontcha just love how the seller just HAD to slide the "predicta" name into the listing, even though it has exactly nothing to do with that TV:rolleyes:)

I paid $160 for my pink and white Dualette at the ETF auction circa 2017 or 18. No wood grain on mine, also no plastic disintegration on mine. It wasn't a difficult set to repair/recap (ignoring the usual trace lifting early PCBs like to do when soldering, and needing to unbolt one transformer to get at part of the board), and recently I was able to power it up and it's still doing good.

They're easier to work on then a predicta.

Was thinking of bidding on one but it got over $500 in the last 2 hours and I dropped out. Never did go back to see what it went for but they’re a fad TV both originally and as a vintage collectible in my opinion. They look cheap.

Many years ago, I took one of those to the dump. The owner dropped it when he was taking out of the car. The handle gave way and it hit the concrete drive. I told him it wasn't worth repairing now! He left it for me to get rid of. :sigh:

Ouch! I had something similar to that happen a month or two ago...I won a pair of pre-war Zenith Transoceanics at auction and drove to pick them up I wasn't thinking and carried them by the leather handles. Somehow they both survived walking to the car and being set down so I could open the door, but when I went to load them the first one got 3" in the air before the leather let go... I'm glad only the handle broke but also mad at myself for forgetting about what decades old leather does.