Phonoland

Hello,

I'm planning to sell my Seeburg AY 160 and trying to figure out what it's worth. The capacitors were replaced in 2003 and it all works. Occasionally one speaker crackles I think due to a loose wire I never fixed. The outside is in decent shape, but not perfect. A few scratches and one of the crowns is cracked.

Any rough idea what it's worth these days?

Thanks,
Dan

Always Jukin' has a book that will give you prices.

Best
Darrell

Dan, when people ask about prices I suggest using the E-bay 'advanced' categories. Check for both completed and sold prices of machines in your range: Q-AY-DS. I don't consider E-bay to be authoritative when it comes to purchases with so many variables ie: serviced vs restored, but today those prices have become currency so that effectively establishes the "ballpark" values.

Rob

Guyz,
IMHO, 90 % of the eBay offers are sellers "trolling for suckers" ! Prices vary allover the map. Descriptions are more often wrong, or exaggerated, sometimes to the point of ridiculousness. I also find that MOST of the phono's for sale, are just cosmetically re-done--not necessarily in the original fashion, with little or nothing done to the mechanism ( other then an air gun pointed to it), or the internal electronic units ( caps, changed, MAYBE, in the last 25 years ?). In other words--NONE, are what I consider, "Re-stored", while some MIGHT be considered to be, "re-furbished" ?
Also most sellers, like the original poster here, do not indicate the correct model number of the phono. In this case, "AY-160" is the series number for the cabinet--maybe, if still equipped with a 33TASU. Ron Rich

Ron

All I have ever seen them called is AY100 or AY160, so what is the correct model number, I have a Q160 that is a model SH-2. What does the SH-2 mean (S=single pricing and H=half dollars and 2=160)?

Best
Darrell

Darrell,
The service manuals, and/or I&O manuals, 'splain that on each model. In the case of the "Y" models--the "A" stands for Autospeed, the S for Single pricing unit, the H, for half-dollar coin slot, and the 2 for the 2nd version of the SPU. IMHO, this can change the value substantially, of the phonograph. Ron Rich

Ron

Thank you for nicely saying RTFM

Best
Darrell

Hi Darrell,
I thought "RTFM" WAS "polite" ?? !!!
Ron Rich

Ron

In "our day" it was polite for sure!

Best
Darrell

Such a potty mouth!
Where's that lye soap?

Matt,
Your Moma used soap ?? Mine waited till Dad got home and he used bleach on me ! ( He also wanted to name me "Sue")
Ron Rich

Ron Rich wrote:Matt,
Your Moma used soap ?? Mine waited till Dad got home and he used bleach on me ! ( He also wanted to name me "Sue")
Ron Rich

Haha.
Now-a-days parental acts like those would be labeled...... "offensive".
Child Abuse
Un "PC"

Ah, the good ole days.
Maybe they'll come back again.