JVC PC-5JW Combo Purchase and Info

[duckrock]

Hi, just joined because I bought a JVC PC-5JW today off of craigslist. what is interesting is the guy had the original sales receipt.
$730 in 1982. That is over $1700 in today's dollars. Imagine.... no wonder they sound soooo good. I posted photos but I dont see them...so I just put the links here...

 

[MasterBlaster84]

Welcome, it sounds like your addiction is just getting primed.

$730 seems high, does anybody have the original MSRP for that model?

 

[petergriffin]

The PC-55 was like $699 plus tax when it came out. That's Canadian dollars though. PC-5 was probably close.

 

[duckrock]

check the images, one is a scan of the original receipt!
btw, I have owned a PC-5JW since I bought one from a Pawn shop in new orleans in 1988 after a fire in Baton Rouge messed up my Panasonic RX-5030 that still worked, incidentally, after the fire. should have kept it....

 

[MasterBlaster84]

check the images, one is a scan of the original receipt!

I don't doubt the receipt I was just wondering what the actual MSRP was from JVC at the time.
Look at the TAX, that's a fraction of what most of us pay for sales tax now.

 

[JustCruisin]

Hi, just joined because I bought a JVC PC-5JW today off of craigslist. what is interesting is the guy had the original sales receipt.
$730 in 1982. That is over $1700 in today's dollars. Imagine.... no wonder they sound soooo good. I posted photos but I dont see them...so I just put the links here...
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https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/t ... directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/- ... directlink

Congrats! You will have to let me know how it sounds... I had been contacting Carl about buying it, but he didn't seem to enthused about shipping it...

 

[duckrock]

Hey, justcuisin, too funny that you checked on it from way out there. Carl drove into SF today from up north on an errand and dropped it off. I don't think it is "collector" grade machine. Big cigarette burn on top, very dirty and very, very used. But I wanted it anyway as I enjoy the cleaning and fixing as much as the owning and listening. I noticed the speaker cones have whizzers, so I am suspecting they are not original. Cassette looks pretty unused, which is good since I am a cassette guy. i even got the original car plug for 12V system cigarette lighter.

 

[Brutus442]

Congrats on the PC5 duckrock...a rare unit you've got there!

 

[JustCruisin]

Hey, justcuisin, too funny that you checked on it from way out there. Carl drove into SF today from up north on an errand and dropped it off. I don't think it is "collector" grade machine. Big cigarette burn on top, very dirty and very, very used. But I wanted it anyway as I enjoy the cleaning and fixing as much as the owning and listening. I noticed the speaker cones have whizzers, so I am suspecting they are not original. Cassette looks pretty unused, which is good since I am a cassette guy. i even got the original car plug for 12V system cigarette lighter.

Yeah, I am not much of a "collector" myself.. I like customizing too much! I was planning on putting all the internals of that JVC into a 1-piece Boombox shell along with some other funky mods..
Good thing about the tape deck working, I had asked about that and if the car adapter was included as well.. Have fun!

 

[Fatdog]

That's a nice score. Welcome aboard, duckrock.

Wow! Tax was only 3%.

 

[baddboybill]

That's a nice score. Welcome aboard, duckrock.

Wow! Tax was only 3%.

too nice score and tax less than 3% Dang

 

[THAFUZZ]

That's a nice score. Welcome aboard, duckrock.

Wow! Tax was only 3%.

too nice score and tax less than 3% Dang

We have "ZERO%" Sales tax here in Ory-Gun If you buy a car for $19,999. Then, that's all you pay.

 

[MasterBlaster84]

We have "ZERO%" Sales tax here in Ory-Gun If you buy a car for $19,999. Then, that's all you pay.

Drive on over the Cali so you can take one up the tailpipe courtesy of our out of control tax and spend politicians.