The Great Aussie Invasion !!!

[redbenjoe]

its been a very cool trip for boomboxery --
that lately --new aussies have been joining up here at an alarming rate

in fact --there are way more than enough --
for them to recede in mass exodus --
and start up their very own site !!!

fortunately -
they are all hapless & incompetent--
so we expect they will be sticking around
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welcome to all the new down under folks :gathering:

 

[Reli]

Maybe finally the prices will rise over there, so they won't be able to score such good deals anymore j/k

 

[Fatdog]

Yep, a big welcome to all the recent Oz guys!

 

[THAFUZZ]

Yep, a big welcome to all the recent Oz guys!

 

[Scotty_M]

Us Aussies seem to be everywhere....and there's only 23 odd million of us. US has maybe 320 mil?


Scotty

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

I'm glad I'm not the only one seeing the onslaught

Thankfully the quality of members matches the quantity

 

[alfie]

I've noticed a lot more Aussies too. Not many from around my way though......
There must be few collectors nearby coz wild finds are few and far between

 

[baddboybill]

Yeah and I've shipped more boxes to Australia then anywhere else in last couple months

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

Their all just lucky we like Gluecifer

He's their leader :freddy:

 

[Sazeus]

I'm reppin' OZ at the moment but one day I'll pack up my grails and take em home to NZ. A little further afield.

 

[jimmyjimmy19702010]

Maybe finally the prices will rise over there, so they won't be able to score such good deals anymore j/k

Hey, prices are certainly rising around here. A fully operational Sanyo 9994K went for the dizzy heights of $76 on Epay the other day.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... true&rt=nc

James....

 

[Fatdog]

Maybe finally the prices will rise over there, so they won't be able to score such good deals anymore j/k

Hey, prices are certainly rising around here. A fully operational Sanyo 9994K went for the dizzy heights of $76 on Epay the other day.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... true&rt=nc

James....

Dang! That would have easily gone for triple or even quadruple that price over here.

 

[Reli]

Maybe finally the prices will rise over there, so they won't be able to score such good deals anymore j/k

Hey, prices are certainly rising around here. A fully operational Sanyo 9994K went for the dizzy heights of $76 on Epay the other day.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... true&rt=nc

James....

That one was in crappy shape, lol.
Plus the seller's word was very suspect. Fully operational? Doubt it.
Even in the US I doubt it would have sold for more than $150.
Of course, if it was in great shape and the seller wrote a real description instead of that weak-ass paragraph, it would have scored $300-500

 

[jimmyjimmy19702010]

Maybe finally the prices will rise over there, so they won't be able to score such good deals anymore j/k

Hey, prices are certainly rising around here. A fully operational Sanyo 9994K went for the dizzy heights of $76 on Epay the other day.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... true&rt=nc

James....

That one was in crappy shape, lol.
Plus the seller's word was very suspect. Fully operational? Doubt it.
Even in the US I doubt it would have sold for more than $150.
Of course, if it was in great shape and the seller wrote a real description instead of that weak-ass paragraph, it would have scored $300-500

Email response from the seller and no, I didn't buy it!:

'hi,yes the unit all works well.
the light up button does not stay down lights up when u push it down.
volume crackles a little when u move it but sound is clear.
unit has not been opend up at all all screws in tact.'

I didn't buy it as I have another rough shape 9994K sitting in front of me.

James...

 

[Reli]

"all works well".......doubt it
Usually there will be a problem with Stereo reception, or with the balance between left & right, or maybe the surrounds will be rotted.
Very rarely have I received a box that was as good as described, even from forum members

 

[jimmyjimmy19702010]

"all works well".......doubt it
Usually there will be a problem with Stereo reception, or with the balance between left & right, or maybe the surrounds will be rotted.
Very rarely have I received a box that was as good as described, even from forum members

I tend to agree that boxes are never as good as they are described. Pretty much every Ebay box I have received has been a disappointment in some way. One guy sold me a Hitachi boombox that 'played well with all functions working perfectly'. The unit arrived with every control non-operational except the power button. The tape deck belts were goo too!! He gave me a 80% refund which didn't come close to the cost of rebelting!!

My recent local non-ebay finds where I could try before I bought have been my best finds to date and no shipping costs!!

I do have very nice Hitachi TRK-8080W on it's way from a US member at the moment I have high hopes for though!! Looking forward to receiving this one!!

James...