The Boombox that got away from you?

[restocat]

I'd like to hear some stories about great boombox you almost had, but somehow it just didnt happen.

I'll start:

Mine is a rather sad story

A few weeks ago, I saw this Michael Jackson boombox at the store, For 7$, I thought it was too expensive, so I passed on it.

Now I see the same model as a BIN on ebay, for 400$

 

[blu_fuz]

Too many to share man, just too many

 

[redbenjoe]

Too many to share man, just too many

for me --there are about 400 stories like that

 

[MONOLITHIC]

The 100% mint Toshiba BomBeat RT-S90 with the 100% minty box and ALL accessories comes to mind.

There was also a _____________ with the same treatment.

 

[Gluecifer]

Only one really sticks in my memory, so far.

Saw a DiscoLite at a local pawnbrokers before I really started collecting and before the Madonna exposure.
The guy wanted $200 for it,.. and I ummed and ahhed too long and she got away....



Rock On.

 

[Fatdog]

For me, it was a Sansui FX-300 that sold with a BIN at around 3AM before I ever saw the notification from eBay.

 

[fresh produce]

For me I lost out on a Sharp Gf 777z at a yard sell for 100 bucks all because I forgot my wallet :'-(

 

[redbenjoe]

less than a year ago --
right nearby in florida-

a very was nice GOLD CONION popped up on ebay-

the starting bid was quite low-
and the photos were a tad dim-
the listing said nothing about the color

so -- NFW --would anybody but a true conion genius
have ever guessed that it WAS THE gold model ???

i did see it come up --within a few minutes of the start --
but --as i already had a 'regular' silver c100f -
i just bookmarked it -
with no bid

a short while later --
it was sold --for a cheap ( ish ) BIN

:'-( :'-( :'-(

 

[Superduper]

The boombox that comes to mind was too painful of a loss, so I won't bother sharing that story -- would be too painful to revisit all over again ... :'-(

But s Michael Jackson boombox?!?.

 

[baddboybill]

For me it was a NIB CEC OL7540....It sold on ebay for over $400 a few years ago and kick myself for not trying harder to win...This was my teenage bbx that I had carried around in summer of 83 and 84 until handle broke and box fell to ground I do have a used one thats clean, plus a parts box...I also have a couple AKA's including a soundmaster from Germany (super clean) and a Randix thats also super clean, all of which are working 100%

 

[Strānj-Bōōmbŏks]

Yeah, what exactly IS a Michael Jackson Boombox Restocat?

 

[AZA]

An National RX woody, 5700 ?? or one of those... in MINTY condition on Ebay in OZ.

I was new to collecting but loved it and knew i wanted one but it said the cassette was not
working........ so i decided i would wait for one that did needless to say
after maybe 5 years i still dont have one ! Sold for about $280 if i remember.

Also passed on a very nice JC2000 for $300 because i already had 4 of them and then im
fairly sure the same one was sold on Ebay for over $800 not long after

ohh yeah, and all the ones Shane keeps beating me too at the Weekend Markets

 

[ViennaSound]

a PHILIPS moving sound roller2 "mickey mouse" edition.
Simply forgot to bid at it.
Went away for the start bid of 1euro :'-(

 

[restocat]

The boombox that comes to mind was too painful of a loss, so I won't bother sharing that story -- would be too painful to revisit all over again ... :'-(

But s Michael Jackson boombox?!?.

sorry to bring back any bad memories super!

As for the Michael jackson boombox, it is really nothing to special in and of itself, but for 7$ compared to this:
[ebay]350239391474[/ebay]

 

[restocat]

For me, it was a Sansui FX-300 that sold with a BIN at around 3AM before I ever saw the notification from eBay.

Some interesting stories here.

 

[restocat]

a PHILIPS moving sound roller2 "mickey mouse" edition.
Simply forgot to bid at it.
Went away for the start bid of 1euro :'-(

I'd have to see a picture to understand what this is

 

[ViennaSound]

a PHILIPS moving sound roller2 "mickey mouse" edition.
Simply forgot to bid at it.
Went away for the start bid of 1euro :'-(

I'd have to see a picture to understand what this is

this tiny one:

would fit perfect in my MovingSound collection

 

[restocat]

Looks rare to find! Did it say Disney Co as the maker on the back? S orry, I'm not helping here am I.

I remember now why the mj box caught my attention.. On the back it said something like "Jackson entertainment company" or something. It was the real deal from 1984, not some modern Chinese stuff.

 

[mmcodomino]

Aaahh...a minty discolite for 450 euros BIN on eBay - back then I thought I would never pay that much for any boombox - then I saw them go for over 1000 :'-(

A beautiful mint Conion C100 for 750 dollars...I had the money but thought they would get cheaper

A GF1000 for a BIN of 500 euros (I think) that good old Blasterpunk snatched off German eBay before me

Sigmatec Discolite I did not get because the seller only accepted money order...but for only 300$

 

[Pointdexter1906]

Way, way, way too many to cite, primarily because I can't fix casette decks, so rules outna fairly huge percentage.