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milosancho

milosancho

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Pictured are; Fisher Price, JVC RC-M90JW, Montgomery Ward Airline 3996A, Sanyo M7750, Sanyo M-W15K, Toshiba RT 8155S, Sanyo M994, Panasonic RX-DT68, Sony CFD-770, JVC RC-550JW, Panasonic RX-F3.

Been collecting boomboxes for a little over a year now, more of a Walkman collector. But since finding my first box (JVC M90) I grab what I find. All of these came from garage sales, Goodwill & flea markets. Haven't bought any off Ebay, they're too pricey. Would love to add to my collection more like JVC M70, Claritone or Rising.

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milosancho

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Hey BM84, if you're interested in the Wards 3996 its yours. Needs work though, the power circuit board (this is the small circuit board attached to the transformer) is fried so it will need to be replaced or repaired. Might be easier to replace it with the that of another box. Also, the FFW cassette button is loose, might be something broken inside. Don't know of any other issues, can't power it up until the power board is fixed. Decent shape outside. Anywho, it's yours if you pay for packaging and postage.
 
milosancho

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Hi Nicole. Oh I still collect walkmans, absolutely. I just haven't found any nice ones lately and I have been coming across some nice boomboxes that I can't pass up. I don't have the room to collect too many boxes so I'll limit the collection to those that I really like.
 
Fatdog

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That's a fantastic collection!! I'm waiting for luck at yard sales and thrift stores to improve like that. Thanks for sharing the pics. :afro:
 
TRC-911

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I have the same panny as you do, it's in the top left :-) Those things CRANK :stereo:

I think you have a modest, humble but awesome collection going on here, and to top it off, an M90 :thumbsup:
 
milosancho

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Thanks everyone and TCR you're right - the Panasonic does crank. Just got this panny less than 2 weeks ago and it is extra clean. Has a nice heavy feel to it and the 5 band eq really does wonders for the sound.
 
Gluecifer

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Excellent collection Milosancho!! Great to see you can still get a very, very nice collection up in a year while keeping away from eBay.

Best of luck to you finding more!



Rock On.
 
Jovie

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AWESOME! I would think you would have to search full time to find such nice boxes in the wild within a years time.I'd like to know more about your schedule,how often you look,how far you drive,and how many you hit in a typical day.Beautiful old school minis and heavy hitters,top of the line '90s 3-piecers.You must have incredible luck :thumbsup:
 
2steppa

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Nice bunch there for sure... :thumbsup:

Always amazes me how big those RC550's are :w00t:

And as for the M90........ :surf: :surf: :surf:
 
milosancho

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of my favorite passtimes. There are 3 goodwill that I hit on a regular basis. I'd say I visit each maybe once a week sometimes less. I do worry the employees there look at me as if I was there to steal something because most of the time I walk out with nothing. But I've become friendly with staff at these places, it helps.

There are 3 swap meets/flea markets I also frequent. My favorite one is about a 45 minute drive in small city of Capitola. They tend to have decent old electronics stuff often. There I picked up my Sanyo M994 and quite a few old walkmans and records (vinyl). In the nearby city of San Jose is what is called the worlds largest outdoor flea market. Been going to this place for year and years - this is how I may have picked up the bug to visit such places, my parents use to take us as younglings. A fun place to visit, they have just about everything, arcade, used car lot, produce row, barber shops, clean bathrooms, etc. You can spend hours here and you can walk for miles. I found my first box here (M90) tucked away in an unlikely spot. When I go now I stick to the section where people sell used items. Nowadays this swap meet, like so many others, has become a place where people sell new junk (loud annoying toys, $1 t-shirts, 10 pairs of socks for $1, you get my point) and everyone sells the same sh*t.

Lately, since my recent JVC 550 find, I've been lurking on craigslist every day. I also stop at interesting looking garage sales. Have found some interesting things but no boomboxes.

I recently discovered a local landfill has a store that is appropriate named Second Chance Mercantile. I’ve been visiting this place about every other week. In fact last week I picked up these 2 Pioneer tuners:

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The SX-838 left channel is not working (I suspect the volume control needs replacing) and the SX-850 the tuner string thing needs fixing. But man do they crank! Picked them up for pennies but I don’t plan to keep them. Will try to sell them on craigslist.

So there you have it, that’s my story.
 
ViennaSound

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milosancho said:
... I grab what I find. All of these came from garage sales, Goodwill & flea markets....
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Know this feeling! :lol:

Congrats to this beautiful collection.
Very nice boxes. :yes:
 
MasterBlaster84

MasterBlaster84

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Milosancho's secrets revealed. :thumbsup:

Great reading and it sounds like a blast, I could easily become addicted just like you if my neighborhood was as cool as yours. :yes:
 
majestic

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Great boxes........ :yes:

:agree: on the current flea markets...Nothing but clones of high priced junk.......no one really sells used stuff anymore....we have two goodwills and two salvation army stores with crickets......nothing great....had to get my m-70 from the bay......took a chance but came out ok........would like an m-70 but I'm good......... :coolpics: and great boxes....
 
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