Thrift store finds

[caution]

There isn't a lot here, so this is about what I see, all costing at most $15. The two decent finds have been the TRK9150W and the mint QT77. Torn down at least five 90s Pannies, they are fairly common.
Some are too damaged, cheap or nasty even for parts to justify the already low price.

 

[Radio raheem]

if the ct 990 was silver and louder it would be the best boombox panasonic ever made imho, wouldn't bother with the rest caution lol

 

[caution]

Yeah, they're going to get torn down. I just wanted to show the lack of stuff in the wild here, after two years of fairly regular visits to multiple locations. Although pricier than the thrift shops, CL has yielded an M70, PMS7000 and VZ2000, but still far less money than epay.

 

[Radio raheem]

think iv'e found 1 boombox worthwhile here in 30 years Eric a battered 767...you get much better luck over there bro

i mean find even an m70 over here, hell would freeze first lol

 

[Superduper]

I've never once seen a classic style boombox at the thrifts, even an entry level one, and the ones I do see are all eggs. Hey don't knock eggs, some sound pretty good. But all I ever see is junk in all my years of searching. I guess you either go a lot more often or the thrifts where you live have better SH1T than where I am/was.

 

[Reli]

Did you score this Toshiba Eric? It was on Portland craigslist but it's gone now.

 

[caution]

I hadn't! It's still listed, it was posted yesterday so perhaps you saw a previous listing for it?
It's actually about an hour away from me, so it would have to be a real steal, which it isn't... LOL

 

[Reli]

It's a very rare model, and built just as good as an M70 IMHO. Lots of nice metal trim. If it was listed on Ebay he'd easily get 400+ for it.

 

[goodman]

This Panasonic RX DT 680 look very fresh! Congrats!

 

[Hisrudeness]

Did you score this Toshiba Eric? It was on Portland craigslist but it's gone now.

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Looks nice.

 

[caution]

This Panasonic RX DT 680 look very fresh! Congrats!

It's yours for free if you want it. It's getting torn down otherwise.

If anyone wants that Tosh I'll help you out. I'm not paying that much for it.

 

[Reli]

He told me yesterday it was gone

 

[floyd]

Is that RX DT 680 working?.

 

[caution]

I'll check it tonight
Even if there's a problem I have duplicate parts for everything

 

[floyd]

Thanks man , I would love to get a decent looking CD box .

 

[Radio raheem]

I've never once seen a classic style boombox at the thrifts, even an entry level one, and the ones I do see are all eggs. Hey don't knock eggs, some sound pretty good. But all I ever see is junk in all my years of searching. I guess you either go a lot more often or the thrifts where you live have better SH1T than where I am/was.

i have quite a few eggs Norm the dt707 is the best of them, most sound dreadful dude but the 707, very nice

 

[caution]

Yeah Reno I snagged a 707 a couple years back and really liked the sound, but it was a dented disaster unfortunately.
It's a shame a lot of later model boxes sound so incredible, but have nothing going for them on the outside.

 

[Radio raheem]

i actually love the looks of the 707 Eric, i guess im a weirdo lol...i had a 707 new in the day it cost £350, the only better one is the 909 buddy but most of them are japan only

 

[goodman]

This Panasonic RX DT 680 look very fresh! Congrats!

It's yours for free if you want it. It's getting torn down otherwise.

Caution, thanks for this very good offer.
I see that JVC Floyd want this Panasonic. He lives in USA, so shipping must be cheap.
I live in EU and shipping be expensive and it's possible to have damages during shipping.
I not sure is it have multi voltage selector on back side or work only on 110v?
I hope there is second live for this good Panasonic.

PS. Other Panasonic RX-CW43 and SHARP QT 77, looks good too.

 

[caution]

Hey Goodman, I checked it out tonight. The power button does not work. I hear a click sometimes when I plug AC in. I don't see any relays on the schematic so I'm not sure where it's coming from. The DC jack and batteries don't work either. The clock works fine, but that uses AA batteries.

I can ship it it you, but yes, it will be expensive. It weighs 20 pounds with packaging, so I figured about 25 pounds, which costs $197. It's 25.2"x10.5"x9.2", and will qualify for normal international shipping if I make a box that's 28x13.5x12. Each pound adds about $5.

Floyd if Goodman backs out you can snag it. Sorry about that, I forgot Goodman had dibs