So, I actually sold this amp during a gear downsize a while back, maybe a year or so ago. I listed for $700 since it was the cleanest one I'd seen, cleaner than ones selling for as much in the local shops. Problem is, the shops can work trades to make deals and usually have a return window/good faith warranty period - for a private sale on one of these, a vintage 5w tube amp isn't as great a deal as a similarly priced 22w DRRI. I ended up taking $500 for it, which I wasn't happy with, and immediately missed it. I filled the void with a cheap Epi Valve JR and a Pathfinder 15.
Browsing marketplace on Thursday I saw this ad for an estate sale near my house starting yesterday and running the weekend, and the 4th image was a silver panel Champ. I got super hopeful because it wasn't the first image, so it might fly under the radar of anyone searching for the amp. I took two hours off work the next morning, signed the check-in list and waited outside for half an hour, only for the doors to open with no rhyme or reason. By the time I found the amp, someone else had it in his hand but it didn't have a price tag. I mentioned that I was interested if he passed on it once we knew the price - at one point he offered to let me have it for $50 before we knew the price, a gamble I was glad I passed on once they told us the price was $700. I immediately passed, since that's basically full retail. It seemed like the other guy was still interested.
This morning I went back out to a few local yard sales I didn't have time for yesterday, and stopped by the estate sale again. The amp was right by the door with a $500 tag on it. As soon as the worker saw me looking at it, she said it was negotiable. I offered $300 and she countered with $350. Sold. Took it home, cleaned it up - it has been converted to 3 prong at some point, and had a bonus Sunn O))) M200 microphone in the back, which actually works and sounds pretty nice on initial testing (unidirectional mic despite how the grill looks, it seems similar to a 57.
This one is a '76, and is in about as clean of condition as my last one. TBH I think this one actually sounds better too.

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