Today was a very good day, I found one Sharp that I posted about and received a very cheap minty Sanyo today that I snagged off of eBay. This is a very minty Sanyo M-9975 and it's fully working.
New minty Sanyo arrived today
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Thanks Freddie, it may not be huge and bassy but it's a nice looking box, fully functional and it's minty. The price was very right so I just couldn't let it sit on eBay, I had to pop the BIN. 
I just scored a 9994 last night as was talking live to terry,gluecifer, and NZ Boom. Cant wait to get it. Love SANYO,s
MasterBlaster84 said:
Notice how the "it's fully working" statement suggests that this is now the exception rather than the rule. Isn't it sad, Don, that boombox collecting has become like that?
MasterBlaster84 said:You'll love the Sanyo 9994 WYC.
That is an excellent box and one I'll never get rid of.
I know .It is my childhood grail. Am sooooo excited. My buddy was given one from his sister when we were 13 and man I envied him. Out of the box with mics and all, she won it in a competition and didnt want it. Can you believe it???????
Superduper said:
True but after 30 years how many boomboxes still have a cassette deck that will play, Fast Forward and Rewind a tape?
I'm going to guess it's a fairly low percentage overall. Granted that even if we get one that does work it probably won't for long, at least we can feel pretty confident that if we replace the belts it will still work.Usually we have to pay a premium for fully working boxes but not all the time, that's where being patient and selective can help.
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redbenjoe said:----------------------oldskool69 said:Allright Don!
That Sanyo looks groovy!
that might be oldskools polite expression for.................
Well in that case someone can go suck eggs.
MasterBlaster84 said:redbenjoe said:----------------------oldskool69 said:Allright Don!
That Sanyo looks groovy!
that might be oldskools polite expression for.................
Well in that case someone can go suck eggs.
Yes that would be Ira...as old as he is he has the lowest tooth count of any member here!
MasterBlaster84 said:Well in that case someone can go suck eggs.
oldskool69 said:...Yes that would be Ira...as old as he is he has the lowest tooth count of any member here!
Ira you stepped in that one now go clean your shoes.
redbenjoe said:well don --
of course its cute ...
-and swell to have a box that actually WORKS !!
but --it does seem like a boring step down --
for YOUR collection |-) |-)
you KNOW what i mean
Ah but that's where differences in why we collect come in.
I don't just collect the biggest baddest boxes or look for the ones only with the heaviest bass. I like minty nice looking classic boxes for presentation and they don't all have to compete for best sound, I do have many of the boxes that sound good and I use them. This little Sanyo is a cool looking box and the minty factor together with the cheap cost made it an easy decision to add to my collection. NO it won't be pounding tunes for me often like some of my other boxes but it will get run once in a while and in between mini use sessions it will look fantastic as part of a display.
Seems to me most of us lose sight (me included) of the scope of boomers in our quest to have a handful of the biggest baddest machines but lets not forget all the smaller less significant boomboxes that made the 80's so cool.
redbenjoe said:understood
that the variety does make it " ALL GOOD "
(even that thing you bought)
I knew you'd get my point.
Without these little or mid size boomers almost none of us kids from that time would have had a boomer because we simply couldn't have afforded one. These stepping stones to the big boys made the culture.
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