Hi all.... new to the site, found you while googling around for info on this TV I just dug out of my attic. Its a Pilot TV-125, in fair condition. The cabinet is a bit abused from being moved around the attic the last 50 years, and I have no idea about the condition of the guts, though it looks complete inside.

{Moderator note: This post was incorrectly placed in the Classified section without a price. Can anyone help this new member out with an an estimated value?}

Hello and welcome! A few pictures of the set, including the cabinet condition and as much of the back and insides as you can get would be helpful.

Taking a wild stab, I might guess you could ask ~$75.00 to someone locally. Probably less if elsewhere to help defray shipping costs (if it's shippable). Of course a fair asking price will be based on condition of the case and the primary components (pic tube, flyback, etc), and what the market will bear.

Whatever you do, and even if a potential buys asks - please do not plug it in and try it! There are several expensive or nearly impossible to find parts that can be damaged unless basic maintenance is done.

Mark

Here is an example of a TV-125 that I found on the web. Someone gave me one of these while I was still in high school back in the late '50's and I was sure proud to have my own TV set. My parents actually let me have it in my bedroom, however, my homework had to be completed each night before they would let me watch it. As I recall, it had good reception with a great picture. It has a 3-band continuous-type tuner which covers the low and high VHF TV frequencies plus FM.



Dave

Thanks guys...

Yeah, I figured plugging it in would not be a smart move. I would love to see it work though.

I'll take a few pictures tomorrow... Would it be smarter to part it out as opposed to selling it whole?

That's an attractive set! It's a shame you're so far away.

I would think it's worth about 100 times more as a complete TV than as parts.

Not a common set, so the likelihood of other people out there wanting some random part is close to zero.

Phil Nelson

Drop me a line if you are interested in selling the set, I'm on LI as well.
Definitely worth more intact than in parts.
Rob

Circa 1950, my parents, who were residents of White Plains, New York, bought their first television set, a Pilot with a 17" B&W CRT. (A lot of Pilots were sold in the New York Metropolitan Area.) The set featured a continuous tuner with the FM radio band twixt TV channels 6 & 7.
It was a good performer but a flyback failure sidelined it in time for a 1956 RCA 21 inch B&W console.