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What's the value of a restored 1015 OMT Wurlitzer?
I did a ground up restoration on a Wurlitzer 1015 OMT 50 CD unit.
Rebuilt the pillasters, new glass on the sides. I mean everything was gone through. It looks and plays like brand new. I used to see these go for around 5K. Now they don't bring 4K? Has the jukebox market tanked or what? Mike |
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What's the value of a restored 1015 OMT Wurlitzer?
I don't know that I EVER saw a 50 CD OMT sell for $5,000.00. Maybe when it
was brand new?!?!?! I bought my 100CD OMT a few years ago for $5,100.00 new in the crate at the Chicagoland Show. And yes, the jukebox market has tanked. With the exception of a few 45 RPM jukes like the AMI Continental and the Wurlitzer 2000, the market is nowhere near what it was even just a few years ago. Most people just want to buy a $200.00 touchscreen monitor and run a virtual jukebox with 100,000 MP3 songs on it from their home PC these days. Sad but true! "Michael Bourke" wrote in message ... I did a ground up restoration on a Wurlitzer 1015 OMT 50 CD unit. Rebuilt the pillasters, new glass on the sides. I mean everything was gone through. It looks and plays like brand new. I used to see these go for around 5K. Now they don't bring 4K? Has the jukebox market tanked or what? Mike |
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Mike,
The juke market hasn't tanked, but there has been such a deluge of used units hit the streets since the introduction of the "down-loading" commercial juke that prices are suppressed. Add to that the influence of MP3 players, big screen TV's, computer and hand-held games, ad inifinitum, and there is a lot of competition for leisure spending. To top it off, Rock-Ola sent me my sales info packet today that shows they are premiering a line of reproduction home models with a PC tower that will operate a lot like their new downloadable commercial models. It has a capacity of 40,000 selections and uses a touchscreen. However, there is no way to make it "pay-for-play". Details should be up on our site soon. And like a lot of folks, "If I had the money....." |
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What's the value of a restored 1015 OMT Wurlitzer?
You're lucky if one of these brings $3000, but the vast majority sell
for $1500-2500. The 100CD version is worth somewhat more, but OMT's have tanked HARD! |
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What's the value of a restored 1015 OMT Wurlitzer?
What is a ``tanked jukebox``
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What's the value of a restored 1015 OMT Wurlitzer?
Any jukebox that isn't a 200 selection AMI Continental, a Wurlitzer 2000, or
possibly a Seeburg VL. Even the AMI I-200's are dropping like a rock in price. Jukes are losing about 30% of their value per year right now. "Ken G." wrote in message ... What is a ``tanked jukebox`` |
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What's the value of a restored 1015 OMT Wurlitzer?
ebay still shows some activity on fully restored 50`s machines . I think
the price has dropped mainly for collectors . A nice jukebox can still sell to the non collector for a game room setting for a fair amount . I just sold a Seeburg STD4 for 850$ . Hearing your news it is tempting to trade my Rockola 1485 tempo II for a CD bubbler . |
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What's the value of a restored 1015 OMT Wurlitzer?
I used to get about 1 call a month from someone looking for a juke for their
basement or gameroom. Now I get about 1 call every 6 months, and they usually don't end up buying one. MP3's available online have almost completely killed the desire to have a juke in a basement or gameroom. As I mentioned before, a lot of people that I know are running a touchscreen monitor from their home computer to their bar or gameroom, and are using one of the excellent, FREE jukebox software programs instead of having a real juke. Sad but true. And as far as Ebay and collector prices go, they aren't anywhere near what they were even 18 months ago. Right now there is a clean, working, 200 selection AMI Continental II on Ebay sitting at $2,000.00! I used to get $2,000.00 for very rough, non-working ones! I'm not happy about it, but the facts are the facts. Sure, you can fine one or two 50's jukes that still end up bringing a decent price on Ebay, but they are few and far between, and are usually being sold by a dealer who is known for jacking up their prices by shill bidding. "Ken G." wrote in message ... ebay still shows some activity on fully restored 50`s machines . I think the price has dropped mainly for collectors . A nice jukebox can still sell to the non collector for a game room setting for a fair amount . I just sold a Seeburg STD4 for 850$ . Hearing your news it is tempting to trade my Rockola 1485 tempo II for a CD bubbler . |
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What's the value of a restored 1015 OMT Wurlitzer?
It depends on the area you live and the shipping factor . Shipping those
things is expensive . I saw someone recently buy a nice Wurlitzer 1250 from an antique mall here for 2500$ . I take antique radios in there so i saw them buying it . |
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