Came across these two at another antique mall. The cluster uses Eagle Flatback 12-8-8 heads with Eagle poly lenses instead of the glass Kopp 88A lenses. Not sure if the Darley is a older 3 bulb or a 12 bulb model. The lenses are a mix of the Darley orange peel lenses and Crouse Hinds smiley lenses.
They wanted 650 for the cluster and 950 for the Darley.
yeah those are never going to sell... Some people have no sense of money management whatsoever when it somes to buying or selling, so who knows, maybe it will sell...
Yeah antique "malls" or "Emporiums" can be really expensive! I was in one in Morro Bay, CA (Which was lit by a bunch of 2XF96T12 striplights; a rare sight nowadays) that had insulators for like $16! (For a common-as-a-GE-Mainlighter Hemingray 42!) Granted, I'm used to finding them for free or at thrift stores or yardsales for MUCH less)
Flea markets and rumage sales are great! When I still lived in CA part-time my mom and I would be driving around all the time to yardsales and searching for ads for them! I also love ReStore, I go there whenever I'm in that area.
I haven't been to a ReStore since July. I don't have the cash right now and it's probably for the better that I don't go for a while since I don't have the room, though I've been saying that for years and yet I bring more stuff home and eventually find a home for it lol.
Yeah I'd say around 600 is probably reasonable for the Darley and the cluster can probably get around 400. Even though it's slightly overpriced, I'm gonna bet someone will still buy both at that price.
Over here flea markets usually sell sketchy used electronics and yard sales sell household used items made within the last ten years so both aren't on my radar when I go light hunting.
I've found many lighting items at yardsales! I'm always hunting for a vintage tuner/amplifier...My dad likes them too and wants to find a Sansui 2000-A so I'm keeping an eye out for both of us.
ReStore is jackpot for lighting though IMO...if I want to go light hunting that day I'll go there if there's one nearby. Or any resale store usually...
I found half a case of NOS full mercury Philips Econ-o-watt lamps from sometime in the 90s or late 80s but I didn't buy them because they're 34W... They were cool white BTW. Other than that I've never really seen anything that caught my attention at a thrift store other than a ReStore, which always seems to have stuff.
Sometimes, Mike, if a collector wants a desired item and it costs an arm and a leg, then it is likely the individual would make a sacrifice. I was once in this situation, and it was worth it to me.
Like practically any other hobby, this one in particular (collecting signals) is sometimes an expensive hobby. If you have the money to buy valuable signals you greatly desire, then kudos to you.
As far as I am concerned, I generally try to watch how much I pay when I purchase a signal.
@Joe_347v If those are the flatbacks, then they still do exist They are just up the road. I've always known they were there but I thought they were CGE's for a long time lol
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Over here flea markets usually sell sketchy used electronics and yard sales sell household used items made within the last ten years so both aren't on my radar when I go light hunting.
ReStore is jackpot for lighting though IMO...if I want to go light hunting that day I'll go there if there's one nearby. Or any resale store usually...
Like practically any other hobby, this one in particular (collecting signals) is sometimes an expensive hobby. If you have the money to buy valuable signals you greatly desire, then kudos to you.
As far as I am concerned, I generally try to watch how much I pay when I purchase a signal.