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andy · #31 12-13-2008, 12:23 AM

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Thespeakerdude8 · #32 12-13-2008, 12:55 AM

It was a distribution center. The stuff that sits at goodwill stores for months ends up at the distribution center where it is sold by the pound. Three days and its gone usually.

kx250rider · #33 12-13-2008, 01:23 PM

That's a shame, and nothing to do about it now, but at least the bright side is that the remaining ones are just this much more rare.

Charles

Adam · #34 12-13-2008, 02:19 PM

Well, at least the knobs other bits were saved, I have more than enough sets missing knobs, control doors, etc.. to know that that kind of stuff is needed. Too bad the crt couldn't be saved, I think that used the 21AXP22, not exactly a common picture tube.

Occasionally something good appears at one of those larger thrift stores, but rarely. The smaller independent ones (especially if they're really junky) tend to be better. But once about 9 years ago when I first got into fixing old TVs and radios, I saw one of those Sparton radios in the blue glass cabinet at a Goodwill. They wanted $100 for it, which at the time (because I had no idea what they go for) I thought was way too high. I passed on it, and don't know what eventually happened to it.

*zenithfan1* · #35 12-13-2008, 02:30 PM

CTC-9 used a 21CYP22, I think the last set to use the 21AX was the CTC-5 IIRC.

Adam · #36 12-13-2008, 02:36 PM

I've never managed to find anything older than a CTC-10 myself, so I'm not really sure, but even the later round tubes, 21CYP22, 21FBP22, and 21FJP22 are not that easy to find a replacements for.

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I just pulled out the schematics CTC 4-5 use the 21AXP22, CTC 7-10 use the 21CYP22.

*zenithfan1* · #37 12-13-2008, 02:49 PM

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21CYP22, 21FBP22, and 21FJP22 are not that easy to find a replacements for.

Ditto on that, It was a real shame. It could have been rebuilt if it were bad too.

*zenithfan1* · #38 12-13-2008, 07:18 PM

You know, not all stroller people are bad. Not that I consider myself one of them. I do however, have two kids and a wife.

Thespeakerdude8 · #39 12-13-2008, 07:42 PM

I, growing up in a sometimes less than fortunate family, remember shopping at goodwill when I was in a stroller when we were trying to get by. Good God, we ripped up that green carpet from our 1953 ranch. Why the hell would anyone want that in a house?! Beneath it was beautiful solid oak floors.

However, I do think you are right in saying that goodwill should put no tresspassing signs on the antique stuff that comes in

Zenith, I got a box this weekend and will ship it soon. I am sorry to say that the TV only had one center knob from the two side knobs, but the others are all there.

People have to get to these thrifts to find this stuff. I'm there all the time and either lurkers get the stuff before me

or it goes in the trash before I get there. I have found a few tubed consoles for dirt cheap. One was a zenith that had a matched quad of Amperex 6BQ5's in it- $5 for that one

Thespeakerdude8 · #40 12-13-2008, 07:45 PM

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Ditto on that, It was a real shame. It could have been rebuilt if it were bad too.

thanks for making me feel bad

Just kidding, its a hunk of glass and metal worth less than $200, I guess if you put it in perspective. Then again, a Mc275 is a hunk of metal and other stuff worth just under $2.5k...

Thespeakerdude8 · #41 12-13-2008, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Electrohome

I would rather the hardwood floors over the green carpet any day. I was just using that as a figure of speach.

Thank goodness! We might have to kick you out of this forum otherwise!

Just kidding.

UGH! The fish tank thing! You know I have seen a LOT of craigs list ads on stereo consoles claiming "It would make a great entertainment stand and storage place if you throw out the internal electronics stuff."

YEEHAW!

Adam · #42 12-13-2008, 08:11 PM

You guys think the fish tank thing is bad, check out the cat box thread: http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/sho...ght=cat+litter

*zenithfan1* · #43 12-13-2008, 08:17 PM

Um yeah.....Please don't get me started on that one. I snapped of those people on that forum.

bgadow · #44 12-13-2008, 09:17 PM

I thought it was very unusual that they bothered to put it on the floor at all. I wish there was such a distribution center locally-maybe there are more real oddballs there? Stores vary quite a bit from place to place. I was in one Goodwill early in the week and they were swimming in 80s & newer tv sets; I stopped in the other local one today and they didn't have anything at all that was electronic.

One problem is that since this one didn't sell they are that much less likely to put the next one out.

Electrohome · #45 12-13-2008, 09:56 PM

Hello, going from town to town to find TVs at different stores is just part of the fun finding these vintage TVs. It's like going to different auctions to bid on TVs or other antques and the price can be a really good deal for the buyer or it can be a good sell for the auctioneer which is a high price. It all depends on what auction you go to. I have found some great TVs at times.
It's a good thing at least that we can be proud of those early color roundies we did save for our collections and we will discover more in the future.