Who just dropped 1200+ on a J1? Damn

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baddboybill

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Reli said:
JustCruisin said:
MasterBlaster84 said:
I've also never understood 2 or 3 bidders having a bidding war in the first few hours... Jumping the $9.99 starting bid up to $400+ like its a race...? You still have 6 days 22 hours left people, c'mon!! :dunce:
Exactly......If it's a well-known grail like an M70, you aren't going to win it for only $50, sorry........So just wait until the last day.

Joe has :lol: I've seen boxes sell much less than market value at the time :yes: even with auctions...Believe me as a buyer it s-cks but as a seller it's awesome when bidding starts high right away :thumbsup:


Bad Boy Bill
 

Reli

Boomus Fidelis
If an M70 is mis-spelled, or is listed as a BIN by someone who doesn't know its worth, then yeah I could see it being sold for cheap. But if it was listed as a regular auction, with correct spelling and everything, then hundreds of boombox collectors are going to see it.

And as a seller, I prefer not having any bids until the last day, because I'm always afraid that if idiots bid it up too high too early, others might drop it from their watch list.
 

AZA

Member (SA)
Lasonic TRC-920 said:
mellymelsr said:
Prices are going into the stratosphere again...I guess you better have deep pockets if you want any of the top tier boomboxes.

Yep, I've been watching the big numbers climb over the limit lately....CRAZY!
M90's, C100F's, VZ2000's, Disolites all past the $1,000 range

All very good examples of where the market may be headed for Boomboxes
and yet members here still find it hard to believe :huh:

Mostly, the range of boomboxes we collect are from a very small period where they
where made with quality and cool styles. Beautiful peices of equipment that
give us audio and visual pleasure and that remind us of a time that once was.

and here's a biggy..... they dont make them anymore ! Not like how they used to anyway.

So as a passionate collector and admirer of Boomboxes i would like to believe
that they are becoming rare and desirable peices of equipment and will be worth
accordingly.
 

Lasonic TRC-920

Moderator
AZA said:
Lasonic TRC-920 said:
mellymelsr said:
Prices are going into the stratosphere again...I guess you better have deep pockets if you want any of the top tier boomboxes.

Yep, I've been watching the big numbers climb over the limit lately....CRAZY!
M90's, C100F's, VZ2000's, Disolites all past the $1,000 range

All very good examples of where the market may be headed for Boomboxes
and yet members here still find it hard to believe :huh:

Mostly, the range of boomboxes we collect are from a very small period where they
where made with quality and cool styles. Beautiful peices of equipment that
give us audio and visual pleasure and that remind us of a time that once was.

and here's a biggy..... they dont make them anymore ! Not like how they used to anyway.

So as a passionate collector and admirer of Boomboxes i would like to believe
that they are becoming rare and desirable peices of equipment and will be worth
accordingly.

There is a certain potability that all this could still EXPLODE even more If all the 1985 teens wake up the same way we did, then who knows what could happen :huh:

I really don't care too much about that except when I'm trying to buy :sad:
 
I agree although almost all of the offerings out there on Ebay etc all have the following in their listing descriptions: "Tape deck doesn't work".
I personally wouldn't lug around a heavy old boombox with a dead deck - just doesn't seem right. Not too many novices out there want /could repair a 30 year old deck. Which is actually a good thing as there is nothing worst then pulling down a nice boombox to find some clown has had it apart before, not fixed it, damaged circuitry etc and lost screws and stripped threads!! :thumbsdown:

I think there is definately a market for vintage Boomboxes that have been fully serviced by a pro who has tested everything on the box and is prepared to offer some sort of warranty - that would appeal to many Gen X & Ys who expect 'turn key' functionality.

I personally would prefer to pay much less for an unmolested example that just needs the usual belts, switch/pot clean and exterior clean/polish.

Big name manufacturers will never make boomboxes like these again - not the way they used to 30 years ago with hand soldering & assembly with serviceable parts. It just doesn't make commercial sense in our modern economy where people upgrade their gear every year. People just don't want to pay top dollar in order to get a boombox that will last 30+ years.

James.... :-)
 

chevyman-uy

Member (SA)
We're talking mostly with radio 30 of years, those who buy today are those who dreamed them new,mostly people between 35 and 50 years.
if you've been lucky, you'll have a job, your house and your children are already educated,relative economic security, allowing you to begin to give luxuries.
to increase demand, as all causes prices to rise, because people with "good pocision" have money to spend,
Example:eek:ne men , when I was 17 and studying could not buy one of those radio saw in stores,today have 45 years ,and is a professional and well-paid, and pay the house, educate their children and one day see the radio on ebay you always dreamed ,only the limit of what he wants to spend will stop.
demand will continue to increase as people feel desire for them, when we get old and leave this world, demand and prices down too.
generations who come after us will have other dreams and things to seek and desire,is as simple as life itself.
Some models have their place secured in high prices and desire, surely, but not everyone models will be in the higher price range for ever.
as does a 20 and a few years young , in order to acquire something, that there is a person who has almost settled life and is willing to pay anything for something?
is very difficult to do, unless you're willing to deprive you of many things to get to your dream.
Luckily those who began collecting 10 years ago, when they were not wanted by most people of his generation, for which recently started two things or you're lucky or money,We are in a good time to sell,but dad to buy.
part of what I said, I know for my other hobby, the clasics cars, it is not one that I can not afford,in the late 80s, many car models of the 50, exceeded 75,000 to100,000 dollars,Today you can buy for less than 50,000.most people who dreamed of these cars, or no longer drive,or moved to another neighborhood which does not become.most of which have 40 to 50 years we will not restore a car of the 50s, but yes one of the 70, there are the muscle car prices today.
nobody sought a hemi, camaro or mustang in the 80s, but today yes.
another problem, comparing cars with radios,There is an entire industry supplying parts and reproductions for cars , which does not happen with radios
you can build a mustang almost from scratch, but not to a m90.
for those who are younger, it will be more difficult, as we're treading this world, willing to pay for something I dreamed, and we could not afford,when we were young.

I wrote too much for the 4 and 22 am
 

kraftmatic

Member (SA)
It's easy (and fun) to imagine this market continuing to grow and prices continuing to rise for the top boomboxes, but keep in mind that these markets always follow the same cycle. A generation reaches the age where they have some money they can drop on collectibles, and naturally they look to the things they wanted but couldn't afford when they were young. So the market heats up and prices jump as more and more guys get nostalgic and want in. But then the bubble bursts when these folks get too old to keep collecting and the next generation just isn't interested because they're collecting stuff that was relevant when THEY were young.

Same thing happened with old cars. Pre-War cars used to fetch crazy prices but, with the exception of super rare models, prices have fallen a lot. Then it was 60s and 70s muscle cars, but even those cars aren't bringing the prices they were a few years ago. I don't follow the antique radio market, but I wouldn't be surprised if the same thing was the case.

I guess my point is, don't bet on these things always staying valuable. Most of the young people I work with think they're cool but they would never spend the money that we cough up for them, because they weren't around when a boombox was the baddest thing you could own. Maybe in 20 years they'll get nostalgic for first-gen iPads. :-/
 

redbenjoe

I Am Legend
you guys bring up some good & interesting points :hmmm:

lemme add to chevymans post --that there are several quality makers who sell 99 % accurate REPLICAS of the 60's shelby cobras
and some of the great popular vettes --and their performance is much better & more dependable.

but NOBODY makes M90 replicas :-)
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also --kraftmatic :agree: seems like most kids -- like my son ( age 23 ) and his huge crowd of friends -
ages 14 - 30 --do admire my collectoion --they borrow boxes --love to listen --

but NONE even have ONE cassette :-)
and none would pay 50 bucks for anything i have...

so you guys might be the last generation of box collectors :sadno:

but -- ya neva know :-D

i predict this market will be very $$ live for the next 10-15 years -- then --it might ?? fade away.

so --enjoy buying , selling and collecting --all the fun is NOW !! :breakdance:
 

ClaretBadger

Member (SA)
kraftmatic

you are BANG on the money

people dropping 300+ on these boxes now better hope they keep them till they die

coz soon as the "Pokemon" generation come of age - they will want nothing to do with these ancient plastic radios that don't play digital music - and the market value will drop.
 

AZA

Member (SA)
ClaretBadger said:
kraftmatic

you are BANG on the money

people dropping 300+ on these boxes now better hope they keep them till they die

coz soon as the "Pokemon" generation come of age - they will want nothing to do with these ancient plastic radios that don't play digital music - and the market value will drop.

I dont believe this to be true. You are only assuming that no one from the next generation/s will want
Boomboxes.
The best example i feel that shows a trend different from what you or others suggest is
vintage radios from as early as the 30's and 40's or even earlier.
If you research them a little you will see that for those collectors thier version of "grails"
can very often far exceed the value of any of our so called "grails"
No line-in, no FM and no cassette and are 40 odd years earlier than what we collect
and yet still demand very big $$$


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chevyman-uy

Member (SA)
redbenjoe said:
you guys bring up some good & interesting points :hmmm:

lemme add to chevymans post --that there are several quality makers who sell 99 % accurate REPLICAS of the 60's shelby cobras
and some of the great popular vettes --and their performance is much better & more dependable.

but NOBODY makes M90 replicas :-)
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also --kraftmatic :agree: seems like most kids -- like my son ( age 23 ) and his huge crowd of friends -
ages 14 - 30 --do admire my collectoion --they borrow boxes --love to listen --

but NONE even have ONE cassette :-)
and none would pay 50 bucks for anything i have...

so you guys might be the last generation of box collectors :sadno:
possibly we are still part of the last generation to at least dream about them and enjoy.
We can make our children and the subsequent generation look and listen, but not appreciate something that does not belong to when one is young and have more dreams.
When I was 15 a neighbor gave me borrow a zeniht multi band ,I spent nights listening stations SW, listening today there are far fewer options (mostly in Spanish) remenber BBC ;Radio Cuba international ,Radio Moscu internacional ,and many more stations.
technology is moving very fast and something becomes obsolete in a short time.
exist within 30 years the AM and FM we know and hear??
anyone pay in the future for something you can hear only static and background noisein the future?
is a good time to start collecting analog TVs ,and a vhs and watch an episode of our favorite series, it sure is not expensive.
 

ClaretBadger

Member (SA)
AZA said:
I dont believe this to be true. You are only assuming that no one from the next generation/s will want
Boomboxes.
The best example i feel that shows a trend different from what you or others suggest is
vintage radios from as early as the 30's and 40's or even earlier.
If you research them a little you will see that for those collectors thier version of "grails"
can very often far exceed the value of any of our so called "grails"
No line-in, no FM and no cassette and are 40 odd years earlier than what we collect
and yet still demand very big $$$
you're talking about now the grey zone when "retro" items then become "antique" items

there is a slight difference

there is a lull when one becomes the other

and aos lets' not forget how "mainstream" boomboxes are right now - they're having a renaissance due to poeple our age running the media
 

Reli

Boomus Fidelis
AZA said:
I dont believe this to be true. You are only assuming that no one from the next generation/s will want
Boomboxes.
The best example i feel that shows a trend different from what you or others suggest is
vintage radios from as early as the 30's and 40's or even earlier.
If you research them a little you will see that for those collectors thier version of "grails"
can very often far exceed the value of any of our so called "grails"
No line-in, no FM and no cassette and are 40 odd years earlier than what we collect
and yet still demand very big $$$


But the only people collecting those things are probably 70-80 yrs old

How many 40 year olds do you know who collect them?
 

BMoney

Member (SA)
Reli said:
But the only people collecting those things are probably 70-80 yrs old

How many 40 year olds do you know who collect them?
ClaretBadger said:
how many 70-80 year olds use ebay? :huh:
Wow. Both ignorant and judgemental assessments. :dunce:
 

Reli

Boomus Fidelis
ClaretBadger said:
how many 70-80 year olds use ebay? :huh:
My stepfather

But about those pre-WWII radios, I was being honest, I don't know anyone in their 40's or even 50's who collects them. Not that there's anything wrong with doing so, but it wouldn't be the norm. Most of us, even the youngest members, remember boomboxes from our youth, and that's partly why we collect them. And if you're only 40-50 I doubt you're going to remember a 1930's radio.
 

AZA

Member (SA)
BMoney said:
Reli said:
But the only people collecting those things are probably 70-80 yrs old

How many 40 year olds do you know who collect them?
ClaretBadger said:
how many 70-80 year olds use ebay? :huh:
Wow. Both ignorant and judgemental assessments. :dunce:

I agree BMoney, i didnt even know where to begin to try and explain
how this was both wrong and completely off target with the point.
 

ClaretBadger

Member (SA)
well mine was a comical retort

and kinda exposed the po faced response I hoped had gone from this site

get over your seriousness for one minute please

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