It looks just like my VV2-65, yep - except mine doesn't have the X-shaped record holder any longer. It's mostly wooden, so is quite a bit lighter than a 2-55, but the final upward 'sweep' of the horn is fiberboard or cardboard, which makes the tone softer than a 2-55; that could be good or bad, depending on how loud you WANT it to be ! The reproducer on mine, and apparently this one, isn't cracked or crumbling, which is nice - mine also has the 'spiderless' diaphragm - the little feet appear to have been trimmed off at the factory, and the needle-bar is attached at the center with a double wire thingy, instead. I feel there's less distortion with these, so use my 2-65's reproducer on the Credenza. Don't know about rarity, but it was probably one of the few Victor phonos to sell in any quantity during the Depression. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Medved" <steve_noreen at msn.com> To: "phonolist" <phonolist at yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 5:50 PM Subject: [phonolist] VV2-65? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=230208956264 http://tinyurl.com/2qdm8m How rare are these and is it a VV2-65? Steve