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This is a new find straight from an attic in Wisconsin. It was very poorly listed on eBay, but I sure didn’t get a great deal on it like you’d think. After selling the 95G, it was an even swap. The seller, after finding the 15 in his attic, called Jensen to ask what it was worth. They told him an average value was $1200!! How they came up with that, I have no idea. After a lot of negotiating, I was able to get the 15 down to $1003 out the door, so it’s not quite the highest selling 15 ever, but it’s close.. 😀 The seller was one tough nut to crack. He said he had other buyers that were willing to pay more, but I was the first one he talked to so he gave me first refusal. I kept checking the listing on watchcount and after more than week, it only had about 30 views and 1 watcher, so I knew nobody was finding it. He knew it too and was trying to make me nervous by talking about other buyers. I didn’t want to press my luck with more haggling, so I went ahead and did the deal. Even though I had to step up and pay for it, I am thrilled to have it in my collection. It’s in fantastic condition and will light the bulb with just a finger flick of the pulley.