Thinking about selling some...

[aiwapanasonic]

It's not the resale value I'm interested in and the sound quality is certainly not a factor. I have some terrible sounding boxes in my collection admittedly but I love them. See my Candle JTR-1249
I display most of my rotation (boxes I use daily) boxes on shelving and an incomplete 300 would look odd next to my complete PC-55 and PC-550. I get these boxes are rare but I'd rather hang on to my $$ for now and hope a more complete model shows up. Minor cosmetic and mechanical issues I can tackle but finding a red handle for that would be difficult.

Those who know me on this form, know I'm not in this game for resale....I collect them because I love them.

Awesome. Love of boxes for the sake of boxes. I am also in a similar mindset but for me the sound comes first so I have to control the obsession simply due to lack of space and time. I like listening to a box for a month on tape and line in and then I cannot afford to cycle them all in a year if I have more than 10.

Different topic but what I’m also fascinated in is the drive to collect. I have found from this and other forums that some prefer 3-piecers (not me because they are bigger and a hybrid between a mini hifi and a single-piece, but obviously they should have a superior sound with isolated speakers) , some hate slider controls; some care only for tape sound and others would install a BT. Some like the 6 battery size. But the biggest driver of desire is whether a box is upgraded vs original; the completeness factor like a missing antenna or handle or knob is another one. These topics would make a great research paper… personally, I was surprised to see recently that one missing knob can halve the price of a m90. These are just things I’ve observed but there are many more things including the rarety factor. I am wondering if the m90 supply was tripled and prices halved, would people still want it? Or the Sanyo 820 -I was obsessed about it for a week but then realised it’s because it is rare and expensive (one seller recently wanted to trade it for an m90 + $1500). Also I wonder if the next generations will value these machines as high. I have not seen any collectors in their 30s yet.

Anyway, enough rambling, but this hobby is super fascinating.

 

[Ken]

I'm keeping my collection at it's current level for now but if I came across a red PC-W300 I'd jump on it like a a fat kid on a candy. Don't ask me why either....I just want one lol!
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I had a silver one of these at one time. Amazingly underrated sound. I seem to remember wooden speaker enclosures or was that the JVC PC-5 that Freddy got from me? It’s been awhile.

 

[Ken]

Yep, that's right. I guess we all reach that point one day. But, I've been away from the hobby for so long, I'm wondering what everyone is interested in. The eBay listings feel stale. I see the same stuff, from the same sellers, from a lot of odd countries now. It feels like there's a lot of junkers selling for <$100, and a lot of grails selling for thousands, but no one's buying.

What do you guys think?
And what are you guys looking for?

What do you have that you would part with?

 

[BMoney]

What do you have that you would part with?

Tbh, I don't really know, Ken. I haven't done an actual inventory of my collection. I was pretty active in the late 2000s with a lot of the guys on here. And I think I have quite a few of the grails. I don't have a working Discolite, or most of the BomBeats, or any 3-pieces other than a Fisher 492 somewhere that's far from mint.

But, I suppose if someone wanted a M70, or a 931, I'd probably have it.

 

[floyd]

I had a silver one of these at one time. Amazingly underrated sound. I seem to remember wooden speaker enclosures or was that the JVC PC-5 that Freddy got from me? It’s been awhile.

It's nice to see you Ken.
Both the PC 5 and the pcw 300 have wooden speaker cabinets.

 

[Ken]

It's nice to see you Ken.
Both the PC 5 and the pcw 300 have wooden speaker cabinets.

Oh, Lord, both those sound SO sweet, you just don’t find wooden speaker cabinets on a boombox. The PCW 300 was one of my first boxes, and it was fifty more boxes before I realized just how good it actually sounded.

 

[Ken]

Tbh, I don't really know, Ken. I haven't done an actual inventory of my collection. I was pretty active in the late 2000s with a lot of the guys on here. And I think I have quite a few of the grails. I don't have a working Discolite, or most of the BomBeats, or any 3-pieces other than a Fisher 492 somewhere that's far from mint.

But, I suppose if someone wanted a M70, or a 931, I'd probably have it.

I will start looking around for a strap and a light kit if you actually want to part with a working M70

 

[floyd]

I saw that one (if it's the same one) but it's missing the handle and finding a matching handle in red would be near impossible. I appreciate the heads up though!

These handles are almost impossible to find. And if you do find them be prepared to pay .
I could retire if I had a truck load of jvc pc compo handles and side plates . same thing with sony fh handles .

 

[Brutus442]

These handles are almost impossible to find. And if you do find them be prepared to pay .
I could retire if I had a truck load of jvc pc compo handles and side plates . same thing with sony fh handles .

That's my fear if I took on a PC model without its handle Floyd. Finding a Red one would be next to impossible and if it did come available it would cost me dearly.
I'd add a few extra pieces to help you retire earlier Floyd. Top trim pieces for the M90 and storage trays for the Conion C100F.

 

[floyd]

That's my fear if I took on a PC model without its handle Floyd. Finding a Red one would be next to impossible and if it did come available it would cost me dearly.
I'd add a few extra pieces to help you retire earlier Floyd. Top trim pieces for the M90 and storage trays for the Conion C100F.

I know . one time I made 2 brand new plexi tuner windows for the m90. And traded them for a new top trim . had to make a template to cut the plexiglass so I took the tuner window out of my m90 to use as a mule to make sure everything fit right and looked right . I used chrome tape to make the strip on the bottom on the tuner windows . you could not tell the difference.

 

[floyd]

That's my fear if I took on a PC model without its handle Floyd. Finding a Red one would be next to impossible and if it did come available it would cost me dearly.
I'd add a few extra pieces to help you retire earlier Floyd. Top trim pieces for the M90 and storage trays for the Conion C100F.

Actually I was looking around on eBay and there's people 3d printing almost every piece to replace the spare tape drawer for the conion c 100. The big suprize was affordable the parts are .

 

[Plasticity]

I'm looking for a cassette door trim piece for a Crown 850. I'd love to buy one to complete my Crown 850 if anyone here has it let me know please