Another Vietnam Boombox Meet 18/8/2019
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baddboybill
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Reli
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Wow, you guys know how to do it big!!! 
So professional! No expense spared, with those huge banners!!
I was wondering why YouTube says I get more viewers from Vietnam than from America.
There are so many collectors there! Either that, or people around the world are using a big VPN based in Vietnam. 
So professional! No expense spared, with those huge banners!!I was wondering why YouTube says I get more viewers from Vietnam than from America.
There are so many collectors there! Either that, or people around the world are using a big VPN based in Vietnam. 
You firgured it out Reli, there are atleast five thousands collectors here in Vietnam, as I estimated. And I am NOT exaggerating a bitReli said:Wow, you guys know how to do it big!!!
I was wondering why YouTube says I get more viewers from Vietnam than from America.
. I guest the actual number maybe few times higher than that, without being suprised. 
Reli
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Wow, 5,000? Why do you think the hobby is so popular there? I know in Russia it is popular because there was delayed demand for something they could not afford during the 80s. Is that true in Vietnam as well?
It seems strange that I would get more views from Vietnam than from America, when all the music I use is American. I am betting it's a YouTube database error.
On another topic, I wonder why there aren't many Japanese collectors. After all, that is where most radios were built in the early days.
Maybe they have their own websites, since most Japanese people don't know English.
It seems strange that I would get more views from Vietnam than from America, when all the music I use is American. I am betting it's a YouTube database error.
On another topic, I wonder why there aren't many Japanese collectors.
After all, that is where most radios were built in the early days. Maybe they have their own websites, since most Japanese people don't know English.
I do agree with you about the main reason behind the vast collecting trend here in my country. For about 1 or 2 decades, radio cassettes, and somehow bycicles were the most expensive and valuable things a family can buy. Just imagine, for the same money a man spend to buy a decent cassette player, he can buy few center-of-the-city houses at the same time. In a poor country just came out of two major wars, a Japanese Boombox was like a Lamborghini car, everyone dream of owning one, but only very few people can afford them. Now, every guy is on the hunt for those nostagic things. Especially in recent years, when Facebook add Group for selling & buying thing online, it boosts the trend significantly. I just came into this hobby for five years, and I could noticed that the price has became 4-5 times higher during last few years. Things are going crazy hereReli said:Wow, 5,000? Why do you think the hobby is so popular there? I know in Russia it is popular because there was delayed demand for something they could not afford during the 80s. Is that true in Vietnam as well?
It seems strange that I would get more views from Vietnam than from America, when all the music I use is American. I am betting it's a YouTube database error.
On another topic, I wonder why there aren't many Japanese collectors.
Maybe they have their own websites, since most Japanese people don't know English.
Not sure about number of Japanese collectors, but I dont think they would get the same level of desire toward things like old cassette, which they are still throwing out of window everyday
Also, I never realized the RX-C45 was available in so many colors. The blue version is very nice!
Hisrudeness
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Wow! There are boombox meets and then there are your guys meets.
Always impressed by the professionalism and passion of the Vietnamese collectors.
Always impressed by the professionalism and passion of the Vietnamese collectors.
samovar
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Congratulations to koleloi and to the Vietnamese crew. I must say that, year after year, your meetings have been more and more elegant, professional and partecipated! It's quite an experience to see that so many people collect there. The story you told concernig the reasons behind such a widespread passion are not unusual, though. Not only the same happens in countries where what now is realtively commonplace, back in the day it was absoultely beyond reach for most people. In fact, this is also the reason why so many of us collect. And nostalgia, as you point out, has always its say.
Very well, this year you meet in the capital. I wish we could all do the same, but in fact it seems to me that this is the first time a meet-up takes place in the capital city of a country. Whether or not this is correct, yours is definitely quite an achievement.
Very well, this year you meet in the capital. I wish we could all do the same, but in fact it seems to me that this is the first time a meet-up takes place in the capital city of a country. Whether or not this is correct, yours is definitely quite an achievement.
black jack
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