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What's wild is this TV was not mass produced, which added to the cost, plus the shipping costs. Not only did he get the TV but he got the premium model too, I t

What's wild is this TV was not mass produced, which added to the cost, plus the shipping costs. Not only did he get the TV but he got the premium model too, I think Sony intentionally gave the restaurant that model so they could take some marketing photos, and sure enough, that was it.

actionfromafar 11mo ago
I didn’t catch that in the video? The part about marketing photos in the restaurant?
- giancarlostoro 11mo ago
  I'm really trying to read between the lines of what the previous owner said really, mostly because there's no other photos of the TV, and it was so rare people thought it was a fake flex product. I have a feeling they sold to very very few people.
yftsui 11mo ago
Sony didn’t give it to the restaurant; instead the restaurant purchased it during Japan’s economic boom.
- giancarlostoro 11mo ago
  Something feels off about that, somehow it was the only photo of the TV. Its like if he was the only one interested in a big TV?
  - Animats 11mo ago
    Beyond some size, antique items become less valuable, because of the sheer headaches of moving and storing them. This thing qualifies. Antique Teletype machines are not very expensive. People have bought Linotype machines for $200. Trying to find a home for a locomotive is very tough. (When the Pacific Locomotive Society lost their lease at Hunter's Point Naval Station, they had a big problem. Most of their fleet is now stored at Brightside on the Niles Canyon Railway.)
    - tecleandor 11mo ago
      Like pianos. Unless they are very good, their value tends to go in the negative numbers with time, as you have to move them somehow. In my parents place, an apartment in a second floor, there's an upright Yamaha that my dad bought in the late 70s or early 80s. I think they brought them in through the stairs, but like 10 years ago an elevator was added to the building lobby, and I don't think there is enough space to move it around. I think the piano will remain with the apartment forever :D
      - Macha 11mo ago
        Pianos also have a shelf life. It’s usually a couple of decades depending on use and maintenance levels, but eventually maintaining it turns into just building a whole new piano in the same box
    - giancarlostoro 11mo ago
      I get the value over time, but the original store owner bought it when it was brand new, so I wonder if Sony didn't have a lot of sales even in Japan, and this one guy was the only one who had the money and that one Sony guy got insanely lucky it was exactly what they wanted. I'm trying to read between the lines of how the previous owner is describing it and the fact that this TV was so rare some people thought it was fake.
      - actionfromafar 11mo ago
        It was sold to really few people. I must be really dense or have a bad day, but can you spell out exactly what you mean here?

actionfromafar 11mo ago

I didn’t catch that in the video? The part about marketing photos in the restaurant?

giancarlostoro 11mo ago
I'm really trying to read between the lines of what the previous owner said really, mostly because there's no other photos of the TV, and it was so rare people thought it was a fake flex product. I have a feeling they sold to very very few people.

yftsui 11mo ago

Sony didn’t give it to the restaurant; instead the restaurant purchased it during Japan’s economic boom.

giancarlostoro 11mo ago
Something feels off about that, somehow it was the only photo of the TV. Its like if he was the only one interested in a big TV?
- Animats 11mo ago
  Beyond some size, antique items become less valuable, because of the sheer headaches of moving and storing them. This thing qualifies. Antique Teletype machines are not very expensive. People have bought Linotype machines for $200. Trying to find a home for a locomotive is very tough. (When the Pacific Locomotive Society lost their lease at Hunter's Point Naval Station, they had a big problem. Most of their fleet is now stored at Brightside on the Niles Canyon Railway.)
  - tecleandor 11mo ago
    Like pianos. Unless they are very good, their value tends to go in the negative numbers with time, as you have to move them somehow. In my parents place, an apartment in a second floor, there's an upright Yamaha that my dad bought in the late 70s or early 80s. I think they brought them in through the stairs, but like 10 years ago an elevator was added to the building lobby, and I don't think there is enough space to move it around. I think the piano will remain with the apartment forever :D
    - Macha 11mo ago
      Pianos also have a shelf life. It’s usually a couple of decades depending on use and maintenance levels, but eventually maintaining it turns into just building a whole new piano in the same box
  - giancarlostoro 11mo ago
    I get the value over time, but the original store owner bought it when it was brand new, so I wonder if Sony didn't have a lot of sales even in Japan, and this one guy was the only one who had the money and that one Sony guy got insanely lucky it was exactly what they wanted. I'm trying to read between the lines of how the previous owner is describing it and the fact that this TV was so rare some people thought it was fake.
    - actionfromafar 11mo ago
      It was sold to really few people. I must be really dense or have a bad day, but can you spell out exactly what you mean here?