Kutztown XXXIX

[peterw...@gmail.com]

It is just about time to annoy you with announcements for Kutztown XXXIX - a very large 2.5-day vintage radio/equipment meet in Kutztown, Adams County, PA.


http://www.dvhrc.com/kutztown.html

Set-up for vendors and club members is Thursday, the meet starts in earnest very early Friday morning, and is more-or-less wrapped up by 1:00 pm Saturday.

Watch this space for my usual list of freebies and such. I am culling the herd, and this is your opportunity to take advantage.

Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA

[thekma...@gmail.com]

Vintage 'boom boxes'?

[peterw...@gmail.com]

On Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 9:42:00 AM UTC-4, thekma...@gmail.com wrote:
> Vintage 'boom boxes'?

More than a few. Look in the pictures on the DVHRC website.

[thekma...@gmail.com]

Thanks. Looked at photos from several years' meets. Did not see any.

Looking for era 1980-85: JVC, Toshiba, LaSonic etc. blasters.

[peterw...@gmail.com]

On Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 1:35:13 PM UTC-4, thekma...@gmail.com wrote:
> Thanks. Looked at photos from several years' meets. Did not see any.
>
> Looking for era 1980-85: JVC, Toshiba, LaSonic etc. blasters.

There are always some. One guy specializes in post 1980 'decline of stereo' equipment, another specializes in "everything else", and brings 2-3 each year.

Then, one of the buskers at the dinner uses one for his background music.

Not to put too fine a point on it, John tends to focus on more vintage items and more presentable tables than maintained by each of the above.

[John Robertson]

On 2018/09/11 6:41 AM, thekma...@gmail.com wrote:
> Vintage 'boom boxes'?
>

I have a RCA RADIOLA 24 portable suitcase battery radio from 1925 that
has a built in speaker..

Vintage enough?

John ;-#)#

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[thekma...@gmail.com]

"Vintage enough?"

With all due respect, these *are* my "cathedrals":

https://www.flickr.com/photos/spanier/2345916780/sizes/z/

They sound better than their equivalents today, and most
have shortwave in addition to FM/AM, cassette, and provisions
to play sound from a smart phone or iPod, all in a portable
package with a handle.

[John-Del]

Not my speed but some of those are pretty good radios. I couldn't count the number of them I serviced over the years. The cassettes were always the weak points, but the tuners, amps, and speakers are pretty stout.

[thekma...@gmail.com]

John-Del:

Too bad so many of them back in the day got
slammed between school-bus doors, if you
know what I mean. Plus, boxes of that era
are at least twenty years past the end of their
yard sale circuit. I do not see the justification
of charging 2-3x original 1980s retail to sell
one on e-bay.

[John-Del]

On Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 5:23:32 PM UTC-4, thekma...@gmail.com wrote:
> John-Del:

>
I do not see the justification
> of charging 2-3x original 1980s retail to sell
> one on e-bay.

You can "charge" what you want. No one is being forced to buy. What someone is willing to pay is another thing altogether. If people are paying 2X or more than 80s retail, then that's what they're worth.

[thekma...@gmail.com]

The thing is, ghetto-blasters are not current
technology. 99% of folks under 30 do not
find carrying around such an item all that
appealing.

[peterw...@gmail.com]

De gustibus et coloribus non est disputandum.

With that in mind, there is an entire generation that believes that good sound may be had with 1" speaker attached to a laptop computer and/or earbuds. So a Ghetto Blaster may not be current technology, in a similar way that an AR3a speaker may not be current technology. The GB bears the same basic relationship to the 3a as earbuds bear to the GB. Enjoy, in any case.

And if you are able to get to Kuztown (Friday all day or Saturday before 10 am are the best times) do so! There may not be a huge variety of GBs, but there will be many other things as may catch your eye.

[John Robertson]

If you aren't into it why not go and create something useful instead of
trying to annoy people with trollish behaviour? That is a boring way to
live and not much use to your fellow humans or other creatures who share
this planet.

Are you personally offended that people are still willing to pay money
for these?

You appear to have no clue as to what it takes to be either a collector,
or a supplier of product to collectors and their technical support. I
deal in amusement game products going back to the 1800s, all of which
sells for more than it originally did, but in adjusted dollars is
probably still worth about the same. The collector is usually happy to
be able to find the item, and every now and then one finds a bargain -
which only sweetens the game!

[Chuck]

On Tue, 11 Sep 2018 13:10:53 -0700 (PDT), thekma...@gmail.com
wrote:

Do you happen to have a Kumho boombox? Not a joke- they were made by
LG in the early 80s.

[Ralph Mowery]

In article <7d83178b-d750-4d12...@googlegroups.com>,
ohg...@gmail.com says...

>
> I do not see the justification
> > of charging 2-3x original 1980s retail to sell
> > one on e-bay.
>
>
> You can "charge" what you want. No one is being forced to buy. What someone is willing to pay is another thing altogether. If people are paying 2X or more than 80s retail, then that's what they're worth.
>
>

Things are only worth what you can sell them for.

A silver dollar is only worth a dollar all the time. However some old
ones are worth many dollars. I don't know the price of silver now, but
the true silver dollars now have more silver in them if melted down than
a dollar.

A painting only has a few dollars worth of canvas and paint. Some sell
for thousands and millions of dollars depending on who did the painting.

[thekma...@gmail.com]

John Robertson:

I don't think there's anything "trollish". In my circle,
I'm the only one who owns at least three vintage
blasters. Plus I actually use them, on occasion.

I'm not rich you know, but still want to collect one
or two good working examples before I retire and
my income heads south faster than geese in the
fall.

What forms of payment are accepted at the show?
I guess it varies per vendor?

[John Robertson]

My apologies if I misread your previous comments:

---------(quote)--------

The thing is, ghetto-blasters are not current
technology. 99% of folks under 30 do not
find carrying around such an item all that
appealing.

----------(end quote)---------

I thought it sounded patronizing. The conversation was about vintage
collectables I thought.

John :-#(#

[thekma...@gmail.com]

John Robertson wrote: "I thought it sounded patronizing.

The conversation was about vintage collectables I thought.

John :-#(# "

Completely unintended - to be trolling or
patronizing. I'm just one of the most misunderstood
people you will ever meet - online or in person.

I was born in 1970, so the boomboxes of the late
'70s - early '80s are my generation's "vintage" radios.

;)

[John Robertson]

Yeah, that is a problem with postings, on either side they can get
misunderstood!

I was born in the early 50s, and no one understands me!

Take care,

John ;-#)#

[Fox's Mercantile]

On 9/12/18 5:34 PM, John Robertson wrote:
> I was born in the early 50s, and no one understands me!

Obviously, I do, 'cause I was born in '53

--
"I am a river to my people."
Jeff-1.0
WA6FWi
http:foxsmercantile.com

[tabb...@gmail.com]

On Wednesday, 12 September 2018 21:41:22 UTC+1, thekma...@gmail.com wrote:
> John Robertson:
>
> I don't think there's anything "trollish". In my circle,
> I'm the only one who owns at least three vintage
> blasters. Plus I actually use them, on occasion.
>
> I'm not rich you know, but still want to collect one
> or two good working examples before I retire and
> my income heads south faster than geese in the
> fall.

some on ebay are very cheap. Though it's funny what passes for a boombox sometimes.


NT

[Michael Black]

There's also that period when you sort of had hybrids, things that were
portable like boomboxes (ie they ran off batteries, and they had a handle)
but the speakers could be unhitched and moved remotely.

And there was a period when boomboxes were "stereo systems" to some
people, not just to be portable but that's what they used at home. The
sad thing is even small systems like that were traded in by many, they get
rid of something that was somewhat reasonable, and replace it with a
docking station for their MP3 players. SO the speakers are relatively
small, and it's not like that Advent FM rado from the seventies where
Henry Kloss put a good FM radio with a decent external speaker.

But then I remember gettign into an argument not that many years ago with
someone because I said I used a used AM/FM stereo receiver and some
Minimus 7 speakers as my "computer speakers" and he just knew that you
had to use the right thing for the right task. So obviously you have to
toss out your good stereo system, or even good boombox, when a new wave
comes along like MP3 players and docking stations.

Michael

[thekma...@gmail.com]

Michael Black wrote: "
There's also that period when you sort of had hybrids, things that were
portable like boomboxes (ie they ran off batteries, and they had a handle)
but the speakers could be unhitched and moved remotely"

Portable AM/FM/SW/cassette/aux systems with hardwired
seperable speakers were considered 'boomboxes' or blasters
by the vast majority of the population back then, as now.
Evolution added CD players, but collectively they were
considered just as much a boombox as a solid unit.

[peterw...@gmail.com]

Kutztown is a cash venue. Some few vendors take checks from known buyers. I could use a check as I have been a known quantity for 20+ years as an example. Some extremely few full-time vendors take credit cards. However, most of those are selling new goods and/or services.

Sadly, around here the (Canada) geese don't migrate. So, you might be better off than you think!

[Michael Black]

On Thu, 13 Sep 2018, pf...@aol.com wrote:

> On Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at 4:41:22 PM UTC-4, thekma...@gmail.com wrote:
>> John Robertson:
>>
>> I don't think there's anything "trollish". In my circle,
>> I'm the only one who owns at least three vintage
>> blasters. Plus I actually use them, on occasion.
>>
>> I'm not rich you know, but still want to collect one
>> or two good working examples before I retire and
>> my income heads south faster than geese in the
>> fall.
>>
>> What forms of payment are accepted at the show?
>> I guess it varies per vendor?
>
> Kutztown is a cash venue. Some few vendors take checks from known
> buyers. I could use a check as I have been a known quantity for 20+
> years as an example. Some extremely few full-time vendors take credit
> cards. However, most of those are selling new goods and/or services.
>

One of the local ham flearmarkets, claiming to be the largest and probably
is, puts on their posters that an ATM is close at hand. So you don't have
to load up with loads of bills in case you find something great, you can
take out the money as needed.

Michael

[thekma...@gmail.com]

Thanks, PF and Michael B!

:)

[peterw...@gmail.com]

On Thursday, September 13, 2018 at 2:21:19 PM UTC-4, Michael Black wrote:

> >
> One of the local ham flearmarkets, claiming to be the largest and probably
> is, puts on their posters that an ATM is close at hand. So you don't have
> to load up with loads of bills in case you find something great, you can
> take out the money as needed.
>
> Michael

The only quibble is that Kutztown is not, and carefully differentiates itself from a hamfest. It is dedicated to vintage equipment, mostly radios, mostly tube, mostly from the 1950s and before. Keyword being *mostly*. In recent years, there has been an increasing amount of audio, with mostly the same "mostlies" - but pushing into the 1960s and 70s. A fair smattering of TVs, same parameters. And a fair amount, and increasing number of transistor radios. But, one will find everything from steam engines to three-wheel Roebling lawnmowers on offer over the years.

[jf...@my-deja.com]

On Thursday, September 13, 2018 at 11:21:19 AM UTC-7, Michael Black wrote:
> One of the local ham flearmarkets, claiming to be the largest and probably
> is, puts on their posters that an ATM is close at hand. So you don't have
> to load up with loads of bills in case you find something great, you can
> take out the money as needed.
>
> Michael

I deliberately do not load up on cash to reduce the likelihood that I will add to the clutter in my place. Even so, I have had boat anchors follow me home from both TRW and Foothill/DeAnza.

[John Robertson]

Ever see any early 1970s GE portable TV? I am looking for the B&W 15"
thin sets, tube chassis, turret tuners...

Thanks,

[Ralph Mowery]

In article <b1316f85-c71b-456e...@googlegroups.com>,
jf...@my-deja.com says...

>
> I deliberately do not load up on cash to reduce the likelihood that I will add to the clutter in my place. Even so, I have had boat anchors follow me home from both TRW and Foothill/DeAnza.
>
>

Sometimes the deal is just too good to pass up.

We have a local very small hamfest. A fellow showed up with a trailer
about the size of those lawn mower services. It had many 'boat
anchors' on it. I am not sure how long he had been there,but when I
walked by he was saying $ 40 for anything on the trailer. I bought a
Johnson Viking ll. He said he did not know anything about the shape of
the items. When I got home, I did a few resistance checks and then
powered it up. It worked fine in the CW mode, but no AM. Found a bad
audio tube and two bad resistors. It now works fine. Wish that I knew
more about the equipment of those days and would probably bought a few
more things at that price.

Another local ham bought some old receiver from him and it seems to work
very well for its type and age.

[Michael Black]

On Thu, 13 Sep 2018, pf...@aol.com wrote:

No, but for any of these things, knowing that there's an ATM handy is
pretty useful. I don't want to take out a lot of cash, but what happens
if something is there that I am willing to spend money on? Having a bank
machine handy, and knowing in advance that it's there, solves the problem
of most of the vendors only taking cash.

Michael

[Michael Black]

Oddly, I was thinking about having too much cash around if I didn't find
anything. For most visits to hamfests, I can get by with just a little
cash, the things I"m interested in won't be expensive. But there's always
the chance that something I would like would appear, something I'd be
willing to spend some money on. I'd hate to miss some "find" because I
had no way of paying the seller.

Michael

[Ralph Mowery]

In article <alpine.LNX.2.20.1809131945100.22816@thrush>,
mbl...@pubnix.net says...

>
> Oddly, I was thinking about having too much cash around if I didn't find
> anything. For most visits to hamfests, I can get by with just a little
> cash, the things I"m interested in won't be expensive. But there's always
> the chance that something I would like would appear, something I'd be
> willing to spend some money on. I'd hate to miss some "find" because I
> had no way of paying the seller.
>
> Michael
>
>
>

Something similar to that happened to me. I had plenty of money to buy
an item of around $ 1000 I was looking for. Found the item for
somewhat less. However I had forgotten to take the money with me and it
was about a 2 hour drive each way. Had to pass that one up.
No way could he take a credit card..

I did find the item about a month later at another hamfest.

[peterw...@gmail.com]

On Thursday, September 13, 2018 at 5:18:38 PM UTC-4, John Robertson wrote:

> Ever see any early 1970s GE portable TV? I am looking for the B&W 15"
> thin sets, tube chassis, turret tuners...
>

Can't guarantee there will be one there this year - but there are always a few dozen (at least) TVs ranging from water-lens very early units through Predictas. And parts, sometimes CRTs.

Go to the radio venue and post a "Wanted at Kutztown". You might get lucky.

[peterw...@gmail.com]

> I deliberately do not load up on cash to reduce the likelihood that I will add to the clutter in my place. Even so, I have had boat anchors follow me home from both TRW and Foothill/DeAnza.

I bring enough cash to cover basic needs - food, soda, beer, etc. And I bring my culls and duplicates to sell. Not many, but a few. What I generate from selling becomes the source for 'things new'. It is a dead-certain fact that there is nothing I *need*, and I try to operate with that in mind. Not always successfully, I might add.

[peterw...@gmail.com]

https://www.google.com/search?q=ATM+at+renningers+Kutztown&npsic=0&rflfq=1&rlha=0&rllag=40522075,-75771340,924&tbm=lcl&ved=2ahUKEwjasqHmuLrdAhUOVa0KHWXXB28QtgN6BAgAEAQ&tbs=lrf:!2m1!1e3!2m1!1e16!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:3&rldoc=1#rlfi=hd:;si:;mv:!3m8!1m3!1d26194.44470482811!2d-75.76490816759178!3d40.511233297173334!3m2!1i1500!2i829!4f13.1

The Show Venue is Renningers Antique and Farmers' Market on Noble Street. There is an ATM on-site, as well as a number nearby.

[peterw...@gmail.com]

On Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 9:42:00 AM UTC-4, thekma...@gmail.com wrote:
> Vintage 'boom boxes'?

There were, perhaps, 15+ boom boxes that I saw more-or-less equally distributed through both pavilions, from a very nice looking, quite large Grundig to a "Sonic" approximately the size of a modern aircraft carrier.

[Fox's Mercantile]

On 9/24/18 6:01 AM, pf...@aol.com wrote:
> There were, perhaps, 15+ boom boxes that I saw

And how many of the "antique" radios in comparison?

[peterw...@gmail.com]

On Monday, September 24, 2018 at 7:35:15 AM UTC-4, Fox's Mercantile wrote:

> And how many of the "antique" radios in comparison?

At least thousands - and as we are now in 2018, some few of the homebrew battery sets are at the magic 100-year mark this year, with some of the commercially produced radios reaching that mark next year.

There were two coherers on offer, thy also make that grade.

But, on the range between, say.... 1919 and 1963, at least thousands. Lewie had over 60 radios on his table alone, and he was one of roughly 200 dealers in all. I write 'roughly' as some dealers share tables - the guy who sells reproduction dial covers shares with the guy that produces (yes, produces) reproduction grille cloth, radio pointers (including Zenith Zs) and fasteners (those little brass flower-head nails and screws). As one of several examples. For those who have been there, the show covered 4/5ths of the second pavilion, and that pavilion is now entirely sold out for the spring show. Despite the marginal weather (damp and cool, but no activities cancelled or shortened), things were very busy right up until closing - about 2:00 pm Saturday.

Note: One seller even had a stock of various-sized D-springs for wooden friction-fit knobs. Go figure.

[peterw...@gmail.com]

https://john-h.smugmug.com/Kutztown-XXXIX-Video-Slideshow/i-Tk6zmR7/A

[John Robertson]

Hmm, this slideshow is not working on my MAC in either Firefox or
Safari...I just see the first photo, but the arrow keys are unresponsive.

Looking forward to the pictures!

John :-#(#

[Jeff Liebermann]

On Mon, 24 Sep 2018 10:00:53 -0700, John Robertson <sp...@flippers.com>
wrote:

>On 2018/09/24 9:40 AM, pf...@aol.com wrote:
>> https://john-h.smugmug.com/Kutztown-XXXIX-Video-Slideshow/i-Tk6zmR7/A

>Hmm, this slideshow is not working on my MAC in either Firefox or
>Safari...I just see the first photo, but the arrow keys are unresponsive.
>Looking forward to the pictures!
>John :-#(#

It's not your Mac. My PC does the same thing (using Firefox or
Chrome).

While waiting to get the slide show thing fixed, he has some other
slides and videos of previous shows on his web pile:
<https://john-h.smugmug.com>
The most recent is near the bottom of the page which is where I found
this 2018(?) photo gallery:
<https://john-h.smugmug.com/Kutztown-XXXIX-Radio-Juggernaut/>

--
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150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

[peterw...@gmail.com]

On Monday, September 24, 2018 at 1:01:02 PM UTC-4, John Robertson wrote:
> On 2018/09/24 9:40 AM, pf...@aol.com wrote:
> > https://john-h.smugmug.com/Kutztown-XXXIX-Video-Slideshow/i-Tk6zmR7/A
> >
> > Peter Wieck
> > Melrose Park, PA

At the bottom of the opening screen picture is an icon of a movie camera. Click on that.

[John Robertson]

Working now, thanks!

John :-#)#

[bruce2...@gmail.com]

On Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 8:29:25 AM UTC-4, pf...@aol.com wrote:
> It is just about time to annoy you with announcements for Kutztown XXXIX - a very large 2.5-day vintage radio/equipment meet in Kutztown, Adams County, PA.
>
>
> http://www.dvhrc.com/kutztown.html
>
> Set-up for vendors and club members is Thursday, the meet starts in earnest very early Friday morning, and is more-or-less wrapped up by 1:00 pm Saturday.
>
> Watch this space for my usual list of freebies and such. I am culling the herd, and this is your opportunity to take advantage.

>
> Peter Wieck
> Melrose Park, PA

I'm sure 39 would be easier on the eyes than the flashier XXXIX.

[John Robertson]

It will be better next year - XV - and then XVI and so on.

Works for me! I like to exercise my few working brain cells whenever
possible.

And I got 19% in Latin back in grade 9! (private school - UCC, that
school and I didn't get along)

[peterw...@gmail.com]

On Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 1:31:07 PM UTC-4, John Robertson wrote:
> On 2018/09/25 3:20 AM, bruce2...@gmail.com wrote:
> > On Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 8:29:25 AM UTC-4, pf...@aol.com wrote:
> >> It is just about time to annoy you with announcements for Kutztown XXXIX - a very large 2.5-day vintage radio/equipment meet in Kutztown, Adams County, PA.
> >>
> >>
> >> http://www.dvhrc.com/kutztown.html
> >>
> >> Set-up for vendors and club members is Thursday, the meet starts in earnest very early Friday morning, and is more-or-less wrapped up by 1:00 pm Saturday.
> >>
> >> Watch this space for my usual list of freebies and such. I am culling the herd, and this is your opportunity to take advantage.
> >>
> >> Peter Wieck
> >> Melrose Park, PA
> >
> > I'm sure 39 would be easier on the eyes than the flashier XXXIX.
> >
>
> It will be better next year - XV - and then XVI and so on.

XL, as it happens.

Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes

[John Robertson]

Now you know why I got only 19% in Latin!

L = 50
V = 5

sigh...

John ;-#)#

[thekma...@gmail.com]

pr...@aol.com wrote: "On Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 9:42:00 AM UTC-4, thekma...@gmail.com wrote:
> Vintage 'boom boxes'?

There were, perhaps, 15+ boom boxes that I saw more-or-less equally distributed through both pavilions, from a very nice looking, quite large Grundig to a "Sonic" approximately the size of a modern aircraft carrier. "

Thanks for scouting! Not a bad number.
Get a feel for prices on them? I will
seriously consider attending May or
September's show next year if at least
a dozen boom boxes are in attendance.

[John-Del]

What's your fancy? I have a few in storage that I'd be willing to unload if you pay the freight. These would be 90s vintage.

[thekma...@gmail.com]

John Del:

Early 80s, must have four-band(AM-FM-SW1+2) tuner
and RCAs for external inputs.

[John-Del]

The ones I have generally have CDs and cassettes, which probably place them in the 90s somewhere. I'll check next week.

[peterw...@gmail.com]

On Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 3:28:50 PM UTC-4, thekma...@gmail.com wrote:

> Thanks for scouting! Not a bad number.
> Get a feel for prices on them? I will
> seriously consider attending May or
> September's show next year if at least
> a dozen boom boxes are in attendance.

The Grundig wanted serious $$, asking was $200. The rest were all under $100 where prices were marked. Most were unmarked. None wound up on the donations pile (AKA Buy-it-Now), which suggests something.

NOTE: There could be 2 or 20 next show. For instance, there was only one steam-engine this year, a large walking-arm device, but there was also a glass (yes, glass) operating 4-stroke gasoline engine as a teaching tool. It ran for several hours on Friday afternoon. So, it is always a mixed bag of of random stuff - apart from the vintage radios, that is.

[thekma...@gmail.com]

pf: Under $100? That's my range! As long
as everything on it works. I can always
clean dirty tape heads and replace a missing
mast.

Now I regret not having gone! I hope
next year's shows are as prolific, boombox
wise.

[Michael Black]

I don't think it works that way.

ONe year at the oldest and largest local used book sale, I came upon some
technical books, including a 4th edition of the Radiotron Designer's
Handbook. All only a few dollars each. That got me excited, I hadn't
paid attention to that section before. And I did after that, and never
saw that sort of book there again.

Hobby electronic books would appear every few years, but nothing
significant. There was no trending.

But I know that finding something I really want makes me hope. Whether
it's a book sale or garage sale, finding something really good pulls me
along, it gets me excited and I keep at it, hoping to find some of the
same, and inevitably it doesn't, though usually I find something else
that's interesting and exciting.

Though, for about a decade, I was finding shortwave receivers every year,
recnt and old, all for under ten dollars. I even saw that Astronaut 7
that I had decided I wanted, after finding a lone copy of ELementary
Electronics with the radio advertised on the back cover. But it was
plugged in and being used, so I assume it wasn't for sale, but probably I
should have asked. But it was a good run, both a Grundig 500 and 700, a
Sony SW-1 with accessories in the "suitcase", some older fairly generic
portables that included a shortwave band or two, and the TMC GPR-90 for
$20 which was the only tube receiver I saw during that priod. The last
one was about 2016, an early seventies Panasoic (I think) portable that
looked like a piece of stereo equipment, but was a multiband portable.

So the search never ends, who knows what you'll find tomorrow. Just
yesterday I found a CD that is a fairly popular album, but I've never seen
it on CD in the used market.

Michael

[Allodoxaphobia]

Keep alert!

I work as a volunteer in a used book store operated by The Friends Of
The Library. Over the last year or so we've seen a Big Uptick in book
donations from Baby Boomers that are now moving on to assisted living or
nursing homes -- or just downsizing their housing. Many times it all
comes from their offspring who are in a hurry to clean out the house and
sell it. So, there seems to be little regard to the valuation.

(Sadly, a Great Percentage is comprised of
baby boomer college text books -- and worthless.)

So, I would assume a lot of the "stuff" covered in the OP and followups
is out there to be discovered. Unfortunately "they" might find it more
convenient and simple to toss it in the Roll-Off Roll-On dumpster along
with the bean bag chairs, lava lamps, shag carpet, and 8-track decks.

But, keep trolling the second hand stores! (... or, dumpster dive!)

Jonesy
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Allodoxaphobia:

Boomboxes, at least those of the golden era
(late 1970s to mid 1980s) have largely run
their course on the thrift store and yard sale
circuit. Most are now sold only on line, or
at shows like Kutztown/Renninger's. What
I have seen at tag sales lately is not pretty.


So I'll just have to make sure I have those
two days free in May and in Sept. of next
year. The three hour drive might just be
worth it!