3 for free !!!

[redbenjoe]

tonight --i get this lovely call from an old friend in michigan --

he told me that his factory was expanding --and they bought out a nearby building
to get the extra space --while they were cleaning out the new place -
he found " 3 big old boomboxes " --
no descriptions --( my friends not into boxes )
except that 2 are 1 piece designs and i is a 3 piece --
and they were very dusty as they sat there for over 20 years

he asked if i wanted them ???------------ for free.
i said ...........................

then - i offered to at least pay for the freight --
he said their " freight bill is over $$$ 3 million per year " !!!!!

and surely they can absorb this tiny expense
-----------------------------------

well --with even more luck -- in a week or two--
i will be posting all about my 3 huge free grails
in our collections forum --
or - if they suk -- in our sales forum

but - till then - its YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

 

[Superduper]

We are singing...... the Rod Stewart blues here.......

 

[Master Z]

Hope they're good ones!
And maybe you'll get bored of that little old Sanyo 9982 you got that's just collecting dust.

 

[Terry]

Hopefully they'll all be better than that p.o.s. Bombeat 40 you've got, and it can be passed onto a less discriminating member such as myself.

Well done Ira, any boxes saved from the dumpster is good news.

 

[redbenjoe]

thanks ---

one little downer// concern is ---
that we all know from reading ebay box listings---- that

non-box peopls perception of ' ' big and huge ' is often some puny 20 inch job


and the 3 piecer might just be some common panny 680 -
or like that

 

[Superduper]

Uh huh. I predict....

Emerson 3-piecer
An RX-5030 and
a "huge" SCR-9

 

[redbenjoe]

if just one has a straight antenna --
and one of the deck doors and/or battery covers fits any one of
'my grails' --
thats happiness

 

[Fatdog]

My guess is:

G.E. 3-piece
Sanyo M9935
JVC M70

 

[redbenjoe]

cute guess --but forgot to mention -
these were in detroit

so - lets expect some serious street grails

 

[MasterBlaster84]

cute guess --but forgot to mention -
these were in detroit

so - lets expect some serious street grails

Oh you mean something like these monsters: Okay actually I hope they are much better.

 

[jaetee]

I predict you will receive a pair of Lloyds and Emerson plastic fantastic one-piece units with lots of stickers, thin plastic and hollow sound.... But the absolute gem will be an ultra-rare pre-production Coby three-piece which will take over top honors in your collections and make us all green with envy!!!



J/K... you know I hope you score like mad! Free boxes are the best, arent' they??? I just got a freebie Sony CFD-440 handed to me by my dad this weekend. One of his customers gave it to him because he mentioned my collection.

 

[monchito]

yes its a couple of yorks guys with 8 tracks

 

[MasterBlaster84]

yes its a couple of yorks guys with 8 tracks

Look closely at my middle pic, specifically on the right side.

 

[redbenjoe]

hey jaetee --i have that sony 440 --
its really a nice size with good sound and solid looks

 

[oldskool69]

I predict....

Panasonic (Lower end variety...)
Some cheapo quality brand...
Smaller Three Piece (Any Brand...)

Either way...CONGRATS!

 

[redbenjoe]

take your worst box nitemares -
multiply by 3 :'-(

subtract - EVERYTHING

and all that is 14 times better than the 3 worthless // useless POS
box usetabee wannabees that arrived --
a few days ago -

lesser members would gladly have let this thread just pass
into oblivion
i , however --pondered that -
but decided to man-up --

at this moment --and prior to the trash bin -
the ace photographers are on their way in -
for the big pro-style shoot

pix to follow |-) :sin: :annoyed:

 

[docs]

lol sounds promising.

 

[oldskool69]

lol sounds promising.

Ira's not known for let downs...this might be his first!

 

[redbenjoe]

let down ....
there needs to be a more appropriate expression ---anyone ???

well , anyway -- they always say " a picture is worth 84 words " ..............

imagine --some fool actually bothered to rape the tuner and the nobs off this POS

 

[oldskool69]

let down .... ...there needs to be a more appropriate expression ---anyone ???

Emotional Disaster?!?

...imagine --some fool actually bothered to rape the tuner and the nobs off this POS

I heard Ramonchito was looking for those exact parts...don't s'pose he intercepted the package knowing it contained such "valuable" bits and then let the remains get to you?!?!?