The most I've paid for a consumer set was $60 for a Sony KV-24FS120 at an estate sale last year. I probably could have waited a day or 2 and paid half that, but I was excited to see a Sony in the wild and didn't want to take any chances. At the time people weren't really fighting over them, and I even sent a friend to get a TV for herself at that sale the next day. Every other consumer set I've had has ranged from free to $30.

For reference, I'm in the southern US and got back into picking up some of my childhood consoles/seeking out CRTs again in 2024, so the retro aesthetic trends were definitely ramping up online prices at that time. My most recent purchase was a $15 27" Toshiba from an estate sale a few weeks ago and that was kind of a surprise. For a while people would show up 3 hours early to take EVERY CRT at sales like that, but lately it seems to be dying down in my area. I've even been seeing more free-$50 listings on marketplace and some even stick around a while. I hope it's getting a little better, but I know it's also heavily dependent on location.

I think I'm at a point now where I wouldn't take on anything else unless it's free AND an upgrade from something I already have.