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Another nice Scott (AW23) with serial number (K-578) on Ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-1935-SCOTT-RADIO-LABS-ALLWAVE-23-CHROM...

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Another Scott on e-bay. Probably a new serila number?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-23-Tube-EH-SCOTT-RADIO-/1510698715...

Unfortunately, no longer available, as in, sale ended early.

Just looked, its still on...but a lower price. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-23-Tube-EH-SCOTT-RADIO-/1510698715....

Hi Leonid,

Assuming your still around since 2012 :-)

I have been offered to trade for a AW23 set up and was wondering what the values are today for a nice original unit ?

I'm in Australia and so is the radio :-)

Cheers

Steve

Hello,

A late 7 knob version complete with Tasman cabinet, good chrome, and without tweeters similar to what you have posted in terms of condition, recently sold for close to $1,500.00 on eBay.  Do you have the Scott cabinet that goes with it?  From my experience it seems between the $1,000.00 mark and $2,000.00 mark is what a typical AW23 sells for in todays market.  Value of course depends on condition, if the unit is complete, and cabinet style.  Tweeters will increase value and can elevate a sale.  Some cabinets are more desirable than other, rarity of cabinet style plays a large factor when it come's to value.  I would like to hear what the experts think.

Jon

The TASMAN cabinet, although substantial and a nice design,  is clearly the most commonly seen and therefore does not command as much as almost any other AW-23 cabinet with a hinged top, in my opinion. I would ascribe over 2/3rd's of that sale price to the chassis in it.

Hi Guys,

No cabinet with this Scott, as you see it in the photo ! the seller paid a lot of money many years ago for this Scott and of course its a 240 volt set.

Steve

Dave,

I agree with you on the Tasman cabinet.  Steve, the Tasman cabinet was a lower priced cabinet and featured on several occasions as a promotional to draw new customer base.

Jon
 
David C. Poland said:

The TASMAN cabinet, although substantial and a nice design,  is clearly the most commonly seen and therefore does not command as much as almost any other AW-23 cabinet with a hinged top, in my opinion. I would ascribe over 2/3rd's of that sale price to the chassis in it.

Steve,

No cabinet, no problem.  You still have a very desirable, expensive, and complete unit there.  Parallel push pull 2A3 output alone would fetch a high dollar.  Chrome looks to be very good.  Condition of the chrome is a huge factor in determining value.  A cabinet can be found in time if desired.  There are several cabinet styles that can fit a AW23.  The Tasman and Waverly cabinets are just two of several that will fit a late version AW23.   Now the receiver in question has a factory wood panel on the front, so you would have to do away with this portion if wanting to fit in a cabinet described just above.  Original customers had the option of buying receivers without cabinets too.  This could be the situation with this unit you are deciding on.  May I ask what the trade is for this AW23? Might help to determine if this will be a fair trade for you.
 
Steve Milliken said:

Hi Guys,

No cabinet with this Scott, as you see it in the photo ! the seller paid a lot of money many years ago for this Scott and of course its a 240 volt set.

Steve

Gday Jon,

The trade/swap will be around 4k and he will lose as it owes him some more, bought a long time ago !

Steve,

Thanks for giving a few more details.  Strictly my opinion from what I see on the current collector market, I feel that what is pictured above is worth between $1,200 and $1,800 dollars.  Even for Scotts, the market has depreciated a bit for quite a few years now.  A cabinet would raise the price even higher and would seal the deal if it were me.  A question to ponder:  Would you look for a cabinet to house all components or leave as is when using?  I can say in terms of performance, it will blow most everything out of the water radio wise marketed in the mid 1930's.

Jon

Gday Jon,

I would make a custom art deco cabinet to retro fit the components, I have been restoring vintage radios for 30+ yrs now and I think I could do something nice that's if I decide to buy this unit, any Scott in Aussie is rare because of the huge shipping costs and customs etc, I have also been offered a 800B as a trade also, this is not in cabinet either :-) here's a sample of my restoration work !

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