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It was only about 23" screen, about the size of a tray you might eat your dinner off. Secondhand tellies are worth jack shit these days, at Christmastime the council tips will be inundated with perfectly good TVs whose only fault is being not quite big enough to screen The Great Escape convincingly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
I thought all the old 60s and 70s tellies had been snapped up and made into fish tanks then sold to hipsters for silly money.
I can concur - my partner still has her flat in London, and the amount of decent and working gear that is turfed out is amazing: flat screen TVs; electric kettles; fridges, and freezers. All because it is too much trouble for them to offer the items to charity shops.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
sounds like it might be worth getting a van and going tatting in London.
You might only get a tenner for it but even so. To me that's just like chucking money out. I can't do it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
I feel the same, and I do keep a lot of stuff which looks like "it might come in for something", but we have such limited space here we have to be a bit ruthless. My last telly (42" Panasonic plasma) didn't go to landfill, Anita sold it to her best friend for £100 (honestly, with friends like Mrs. P...) :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
you can always find someone who wants something. My old telly went to a mate's son who wanted a big monitor in his bedroom for his video games. They couldn't afford to buy him one even for a couple of hundred quid.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Didn't ask for any money as being a rear projection unit resale value was nil but there's no way I was going to skip a perfectly working unit with not a mark on it even though I don't really have the room to store it. Psychologically I just can't do it.
i usually just give stuff like that away as its less hassle to selling it for little money and often lots of trouble from the buyer
When something has to go, giving it away is my preferred option. But often I find myself giving stuff I hadn't planned on getting rid of. Which is probably a bit silly, and Anita would probably string me up if she knew how often I do that.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
At the same time, I can never say no to free stuff. If someone offers me something (could be anything) I always gratefully accept it , then wonder afterwards what the hell I'm going to do with it. Usually I just end up giving it someone else.
The only thing I found in a skip, that was of interest to me, was a Monster MP HTS 1600 Home Theatre Reference Powercenter:
https://i.postimg.cc/t4H8nqJw/003.jpg
Totally unblemished and works perfectly.
You need to watch a film called Multiplicity.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
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What a bargain! This won't hang around long... :rolleyes:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284727233...Cclp%3A2563228
free cat flung in:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Surprised it's still for sale...Paid £800 for mine....[emoji12]Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
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Not ebay but Gumtree...is this of any use to anyone???
https://www.gumtree.com/p/speakers/r...ker/1427783858
IMF Project Anyone?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175231995...QAAOSwTYRiTx5O
Omar 880 speakers for £50 or offer. Not eBay but these deserve a good home. Need new foams but they look worth it. Bargain at 50 or offers.
https://www.avforums.com/threads/198...akers.2412912/
I like the look of those.
Bit of a bargain!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lawrence001
Castle Pembroke Speakers £75 in Southport. If I was local I'd have these, I suspect the look reflects a pipe and slippers sound but they will be rich and relaxing, perfect to sit back and listen to with a robust Bordeaux after a hard day's work [emoji16]
https://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/c...nds/1432656914
Never 'Judge a book by its cover'. One of the Castle range of speakers I heard used Wharfedale drive units and was very good for a small stand mount speaker.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lawrence001
I had no idea that the Omars had been spotted on here! Just thought you might be interested to know that they arrived at their new home last night... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lawrence001
Just a re-foam to do and you can put the Beolab 90s up on eBay. :D
fugly ugly things:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Macca
I might move them to the rear channels in the lounge…Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Oooh, I'd love these. Must be rare, I've never seen any before. Being Teledyne, I'd guess they're out of the Acoustic Research factory, despite the resemblance to contemporary KLH units. Circa 1970 at a guess.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134139541...&segname=11021
There were the occasional interesting Olson branded items back then, I had a nice Japanese made Olson integrated amp around then, very neat bit of kit.
My full rangers are superb speakers and cheaper lol
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...0cb6d702a2.jpg
legendary Leak 2075, collection only from Great Yarmouth, one busted midrange but still...https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204004255569?
ive seen those mids before on speakers. wharfedale maybe or goodmans ??
another set here..Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125378628...0AAOSwanlibtrE
They were made by Wharfedale, as were all Leak speakers at the time. They were part of the Rank organisation.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
You are very unlikely to source spare parts. A repair would only be as good as the capability of the person doing it, assuming anyone took it on. No telling how it might turn out.
Leak bits appear on t'bay often. In fact, i think I may have a pair......though I think they are from a lesser one.
Enjoyed my decade with the 3090s.
If I was based in Derberyshire I would be picking these KEF Calinda speakers up today. £50! Way underpriced.
https://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/s...-speakers.html
These IAS speaker are well worth a punt, someone should snap them up
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234775485274?hash=item36a9b59b5a:g:apgAAOSwV4xjbja h&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoKHzJ2%2FOgNlvxAz8ZnPlhgqD3 %2B7b%2FlCwJ8qiy3WBcEMy%2Fu0YfQOImEX%2BdAJeEfLNJUf aR6No%2BqzQzQiAwG3v9iE5%2Fw7%2F8sP4MtcGRTH3nBS4oYs EBFLr261rV1N3xoRzefGVVPCXLsA3UJIamHRNaREntH%2FuhW7 gkPJ8U0S7Yor1GEVBh1htqIJbUbOavTIvuX4bxg50%2FMbvdZT 02aoLyRg%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR4rVl7-PYQ
I do think these will be better, I'm just waiting to get hold of them [emoji16]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...65f9c3c8e7.jpg
Been reading about SD Acoustics speakers for years never heard any.
Seems like almost everybody used to own some at one point, but no-one still does.
These are quite big ones mind you. Here they are next to a pair of AE floorstanders.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...b274d4b928.jpg
My father used to have the SD1.
S.
These are the first SD1 did he have the V2 with open baffle mids and ribbon tweets?
V2.
S.
I thought so you see the odd pair of those come up but these were the only v1s I've ever seen. I've seen the SD2 v1 maybe twice in the 15 years or so I've been looking out for speakers.
Vintage 4" full-range speakers, NOS boxed! Eagle FR4, actually made by Coral and rather nice quality, fabric roll cone surrounds and beefy magnets.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185666109...&segname=11021
I've owned a couple of pairs in the past and they're decent little units, ideal for a compact horn system.
I may be several years late in making this point. Anyway, I don't sell items regularly on eBay but I have a 100% record on more than 50 sales I've made, including quite a few items worth £100-£500 (I have a track record of several hundred purchases also). However eBay is now holding on to any sale proceeds I might make for two weeks after the transaction due to me being an "infrequent seller". Apparently this is to ensure great service to buyers and allow time for any disputes to be resolved. But to me it sucks. And why they didn't do this in the early days when it was like the wild west with so-called sellers who had minimal track record ripping people off I don't know (well, I do, their priority was to grow the business).
Back in the day part of the appeal of eBay was that it was a bit of fun. I guess all these businesses push their models to see how far they can go until there's a tilt point where customers walk. Anyway, I'm now researching alternatives (yep, I know there's an option here, although the next thing I'm hoping to sell is fishing tackle so it's probably not appropriate).
Pete
try etsyQuote:
Originally Posted by Pete The Cat
Ebay think they've cornered the market and so they've got too big for their boots. We need to make a concerted effort to show 'em they're wrong.
Be sure to let us know how you get on Pete.
Ask him how many you get for that price :).Quote:
Originally Posted by prestonchipfryer
While we're on the subject of WTF?? pricing, I did spot this the other day:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255807515...Bk9SR6qLufy3YQ
seller has a few at silly prices...total madnessQuote:
Originally Posted by Beobloke
I expect you have three of them already. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Beobloke