- Kutztown XXXIX - 11 Updates
- Need reliable 7.4 volt replacement battery pack for discontinued device. - 3 Updates
| Chuck <ch@dejanews.net>: Sep 12 11:48AM -0500 On Tue, 11 Sep 2018 13:10:53 -0700 (PDT), thekmanrocks@gmail.com wrote: >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. Do you happen to have a Kumho boombox? Not a joke- they were made by LG in the early 80s. |
| Ralph Mowery <rmowery28146@earthlink.net>: Sep 12 02:44PM -0400 In article <7d83178b-d750-4d12-b769-f5e83030df86@googlegroups.com>, ohger1s@gmail.com says... > > 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. |
| thekmanrocks@gmail.com: Sep 12 01:41PM -0700 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 <spam@flippers.com>: Sep 12 02:57PM -0700 > fall. > What forms of payment are accepted at the show? > I guess it varies per vendor? 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 :-#(# -- (Please post followups or tech inquiries to the USENET newsgroup) John's Jukes Ltd. MOVED to #7 - 3979 Marine Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5J 5E3 (604)872-5757 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games) www.flippers.com "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out." |
| thekmanrocks@gmail.com: Sep 12 03:29PM -0700 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 <spam@flippers.com>: Sep 12 03:34PM -0700 > I was born in 1970, so the boomboxes of the late > '70s - early '80s are my generation's "vintage" radios. > ;) 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 ;-#)# -- (Please post followups or tech inquiries to the USENET newsgroup) John's Jukes Ltd. MOVED to #7 - 3979 Marine Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5J 5E3 (604)872-5757 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games) www.flippers.com "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out." |
| Fox's Mercantile <jdangus@att.net>: Sep 12 05:43PM -0500 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 |
| tabbypurr@gmail.com: Sep 12 06:21PM -0700 > 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 <mblack@pubnix.net>: Sep 13 12:02AM -0400 >> 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. 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 |
| thekmanrocks@gmail.com: Sep 13 02:58AM -0700 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. |
| "pfjw@aol.com" <peterwieck33@gmail.com>: Sep 13 04:12AM -0700 > 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. Sadly, around here the (Canada) geese don't migrate. So, you might be better off than you think! Peter Wieck Melrose Park, PA |
| makolber@yahoo.com: Sep 12 02:20PM -0700 Do 18650 cells have built in protection or not? mark |
| etpm@whidbey.com: Sep 12 02:56PM -0700 >Do 18650 cells have built in protection or not? >mark Some do and some don't. You need to look at the specs when ordering. Eric |
| mike <ham789@netzero.net>: Sep 12 07:10PM -0700 >> mark > Some do and some don't. You need to look at the specs when ordering. > Eric Also note that protected cells are slightly longer and won't always fit. If you don't have a tab welder, soldering to tabs might produce a package that won't fit. It's easy to find protected cells on ebay. There might be a vendor using quality cells and tested protection, but you won't be able to tell from the ad. I wouldn't buy any lithium cells on ebay. Everybody lies...some just do it more convincingly. Never, ever touch a lithium battery that belongs to someone else. It is NOT worth the risk. Low risk, but unlimited liability. Are we feeling lucky? Having said that, I do unrecommended things with lithium batteries all the time. But I would NEVER let anybody else get near the result. The sound of an exploding battery and battery goo on your safety glasses is an experience you never forget. |
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