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" We bought this cool old TV online about five years ago for $400. It works great--in black-and-white, of course. Can you tell us if we invested our money wisely?  W.G., Somers, New York   What it is: PREDICTA TELEVISION SET   Manufactured by Philco \u2014 a pioneering, though now defunct, radio and TV maker founded in 1906 \u2014 the Predicta television debuted in 1958, when futuristic, space-age design was all the rage. Sadly, only the styling proved truly cutting-edge: The sound was tinny and the tubes often burned out, so the line was dropped in 1960. Today, though, these icons of early electronics are popular with collectors. Your particular Predicta, the more affordable Princess tabletop model, originally retailed for $280. Since it still works, it could now earn at least $600 at auction.  What it&amp;#039;s worth: $600 "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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