These are a hard sell in many places because there a glut of them. It really depends where you are, how much you can get for it. I am going to follow this post so I can learn more about sales in other places!! Best wishes in your venture!!! Then if you are trying to sell it privately, you would have to deduct at least 25% off of retail to sell OR offer to have it consigned by one of the places you talked to. Shop around and ask what it would cost to buy one like what you have and they would give you the retail value in your area.
I can tell you generally, what works in the US is if you have consignment stores or better yet, stores that specialize in vintage Hi Fi equipment in your town to talk to them. It is very sensitive to where you are located and what buyers want, I would hate to guesstimate for a market with which I am not familiar. We have pieces like this here by brands like Phillips and Capeheart, but every market is very unique and these pieces in particular some can be quite valuable and some are worthless. It would be very hard for someone like me, in the US, to give you a value for the item. I hope you have someone on this site from South Africa who can help you. The trade name 'Webcor' that belonged to Webster-Chicago up to 1967 was acquired by 'Consolidated Merchandising', part of U.S. "Webcor Electronics, Consolidated Merchandising, Division of U.S. in 1956, after Webcor was used as a brand for a few years already. The company name was officially changed from Webster-Chicago to Webcor Inc.
"It appears the original company was Webster and Webcor name became existent in 1956 but the name 'Webcor' had already been used for several years. This link shows several units so one of these may be like your unit: Here is unit listed for sale but may not be anything like yours: Webcor seems to be a well liked name so please provide more information so someone can help you find a value.
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Pictures - full front view of item, top view of item (open & closed), back of item showing all labels/tags/writing.Ĭondition: overall condition of cabinet - inside and outside.ĭoes it work? Does it sound great or? Does it need work/parts?Īny information on the history of your item?Īrea - very important if this is a large/heavy item as your area will dictate final value if you have to sell it as 'local pick up only'.Īreas are entirely different in all parts of the US and yours may be 'into' this type of item or do they go for free on curbside. I know it can be difficult to know what information is needed when asking for help with an item but here are some questions that need to be answered for anyone to provide useful information: Is any of this information useful to answering your question? You may be able to find your stereo in these listings but I have no idea what to look for. Using only the information provided - here is what turns up when trying to do research: I have spent a lot of time trying to understand capacitors and their ratings, but confess I'm not much wiser for my efforts.Sorry, but you will have to supply more information and several pictures if you wish to receive any useful information about this item. I would so appreciate it if someone could point me to where I might buy the correct capacitor or better yet, the entire assembly for this unit. The blue capacitor shows " Nichicon 8 MFD 25 V". Unplugging the terminals that ran into the left speaker from the left plastic board eliminated the static, but needless to say, I no longer have sound from that side. They are also connected to each other and the right one has a wire running into the controls. I removed the back and found two of these parts: a blue capacitor and a rod (with wires wrapped around it) attached to a plastic board which in turn is stapled to the frame of the stereo. I cleaned the controls which got rid of most static, except for occasional LOUD intermittent static that comes from the left speaker, whether it is the radio or turntable playing. Don't know how long the stereo had been sitting unused - it was in an estate sale. Hello, was so happy to discover this forum! I was given a Magnavox Astro Sonic stereo console for my birthday last August and am hoping someone might be able to help me with finding a part for it.