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I have no idea what these speakers are worth

A friend of mine recently sold two vintage Harmon Karden stereo speakers on EBAY. He sold them for several hundred dollars. That made me think that I could possibly sell the speakers that have been used as end tables in my house for the past 30 years. They are:

two Pioneer C5-A31-Max 40W
normal 20W
Impedance 16 Ohms
speakers.
I bought these new on 1967, and, as near as I can tell, they work just fine.

My wife bought two
University Sound ULTRA 1
3 way ducted speakers.

University Sounds was at the time of purchase (1967) a division of Altec - which was in turn a division of Ling - LTV corporation.

Both sets of speakers are in pretty much mint condition, and the University Sound speakers have not been electrically plugged in since 1973, but they are great for acting as a base for vases.

Our (adult, financially sound) son is interested in buying one of these sets, but we have no idea what they are worth.

Does anyone in this forum have a decent idea?????
128x128jentlemanj
ebm
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Give him speakers FREE as they are both TURKEYS!!!!!
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tls49
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Agree with all the other posts. I would have your wife prepare his favorite home cooked meal for hauling them away.
rodman99999
3,557 posts
 
I resisted making any comments about these systems, a couple days back, because I didn't want to make the OP feel bad. But: DAMN(welcome to the Shark Tank)!
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paraneer
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You may want to go over to AudioKarma and ask about the value of your speakers. They love vintage at that site.

Just some helpful advice. Leave out the part about wanting to sell them to your son. If you don't, you'll most likely get the same kind of responses even over there.
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tls49
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No doubt people think differently. A couple of years ago, I had a nice quad of RCA 6L6GC black plate tubes, and putting them up for auction, there would have been plenty of bidders jumping at the chance to buy them, probably bringing serious money. Well, my younger son plays guitar with an amp using 6L6GC tubes, so I gave them to him. My thinking is that as I get older, someday I may need some type of help from him (not monetary) that will far exceed the value of those tubes.
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