Bargains on ebay? (Part 2)

[Audio Al]

Ooo , this is visually awesome
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PIONEER-M2...634&rmvSB=true

[The Barbarian]

I just got outbid on that. That's mad for a cassette, it's not even a first issue

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KING-CRIMS...vip=true&rt=nc

[Audio Advent]

I just got outbid on that. That's mad for a cassette, it's not even a first issue

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KING-CRIMS...vip=true&rt=nc

And yet all the charity shops refuse to take in cassettes because they say they're worthless and they're forced to recycle them which is expensive (or some pish)..

[Audio Advent]

I know these go for daft prices but for gawd's sake

http://www.ebay.fr/itm/ROGERS-LS3-5-...item2a50158394

Gosh! Most I've ever seen.. I think? £3500. Perhaps I've seen similar a long time ago at hight of madness which I thought was over.

I guess they are the most original Rogers Gold badge versions and one of the first 251 pairs made.. err, assuming they aren't like Trigger's old broom ("I've had this broom for 25 years.. 9 replacement handles and 12 new sets of bristles").

[The Barbarian]

And yet all the charity shops refuse to take in cassettes because they say they're worthless and they're forced to recycle them which is expensive (or some pish)..

Yep & certain two in our own town & the city only have new edition paperback on the shelves, they won't stock in old 60's paperback editions cos they look old & maybe think people don't want them. So wrong they are but if they want the shop to look like W.H Smiths fine, but i feel these charity shops are loosing it.

Another thing: This is how a charity shop works. People give unwanted items to the shop, they sell them to make money for said charity. Why do they have people on guard at the door with a charity box scrounging for money? again this is not how it works.

[Audio Advent]

Cheers Sam. wasn't sure if it was that or the export version tbh. not knowing much about them apart from them being good arms. It was on a tt and had a cart on too. Think it will be slightly overpriced then unless its been rewired or the cart is really good.....not that I need a deck tbh. Might look out for one or a mission though as a change

Wasn't too bad a deal with the Thorens TD160 and the Ultimo cart for it's BIN, perhaps not a massive bargain but ok.

[Audio Advent]

Yep & certain two in our own town & the city only have new edition paperback on the shelves, they won't stock in old 60's paperback editions cos they look old & maybe think people don't want them. So wrong they are but if they want the shop to look like W.H Smiths fine, but i feel these charity shops are loosing it.

Another thing: This is how a charity shop works. People give there unwanted items to the shop, they sell them to make money for said charity. Why do they have people on guard at the door with a charity box scrounging for money? again this is not how it works.

One I went into the other day had a big sign pointing towards their Ebay store! Summed it up the way it's going (yet surely THEN they will again want the cassettes?). I guess can't blame them for wanting to get the most money but then may as well shut up shop and just run a normal business and hand the money to charity instead of profit or shareholders? They kind of can't make up their minds as to what their purpose is ...

[The Barbarian]

I visit one in the city it has a man & wife in there all day everyday, He has a very expensive suit on & she has very expensive dress ware & clearly a well groomed lady. Now you tell me what they do for a living & please don't say they are well off & don't need to work giving their time up to running a charity shop cos that is cobblers..

[Audio Advent]

Probably a front for MI6 ... run a "drop shop" in the back room for spies.

Not a bad cover actually, for criminals too.. drop off a bulging bin liner full of loot or money to be "cleaned" and no suspicion, just a couple of old ladies chatting about their ailments.

[walpurgis]

These Philips 9710m drivers have been collecting bids steadily. Up to £115.08 at the moment and finishing soon. I reckon there'll be a few mad bids at the end.

These are OK, but have stained cones. A couple of years ago, you'd get a mint pair for under £50. They've been appreciating rapidly.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1315025652...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Glad I've got a pair of good ones in nice period corner cabinets.