seeing this site and how neat old tvs are, i posted an ad on my local craigs for old tvs. -yes its you guys fault. this should be intresting to see what pops up! as soon as i get a few hits ill scoop up whatevers offered to me, post some pics of it here, and try to restore it. -i love my vintage audio stuff and this is a first for the infamous stereorob. wish me luck!!:thmbsp:

May God have Mercy on your Soul...(grin)

In a year you will have:
-over 100 sets
-driven at least 2000 miles
-spent $ 3000
-divorced

:D:D

In a year you will have:
-over 100 sets
-driven at least 2000 miles
-spent $ 3000
-divorced

:D:D

Uhh, yeah, that would be about right...(grin)

Good luck to you sir. I took the plunge not nine months ago and haven't looked back since. It's too bad you're not closer to me as I could give you a start with a set or two.

Yass, Me Olde Sonne, more than ONE person has left the Casa De' Sandy w/some FREE Boodle 'n' Swag...Especially if I'm in a Not Bad mood...

haha, cool beans, im about to check my yahoo inbox, wish me luck!!

bummer. nothing yet. oh well, the post is young..

In a year you will have:
-over 100 sets
-driven at least 2000 miles
-spent $ 3000
-divorced

:D:D

yeah, given who i am, and my nature of doing things (track record at AK) :D
when i go on a aquisition hunt, its no holds barred, im absolutly relentless. and i dont stop untill something really terrible happens haha
but i dont see my wife leaving me now, hell she put up with the notorius "shock-and-awe!" saga:D

found these, local to me, both beautiful but WAY outta my price range..

http://miami.craigslist.org/pbc/atq/2716268716.html

this is NOT a tv from the 1940s.

http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/ele/2738759481.html

I've started posting about my sets on facebook and have gotten a few snide comments about me being a hoarder... I think I'm just going to keep them to myself from now on

found these, local to me, both beautiful but WAY outta my price range..

http://miami.craigslist.org/pbc/atq/2716268716.html

this is NOT a tv from the 1940s.

http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/ele/2738759481.html

Those are out of everyones price range!
Seriously, $500 for a common Philco Combo? I don't care how nice it is Philco's are one of the most common sets out there.
BTW it's a 12" set not a 10" like the one he posted, I busted one up for parts a couple weeks ago, too far gone to fix.

You should be able to get most any set from free to $150 for a nice one. maybe start with a simple B&W set. RCA or zenith or philco(not a pridicta). Probably need to start collecting test equipment.LOL A CRT tester is a must!. They are cheap on eBay. Sencore or B&K are among the best. You will need tube tester if you don't already have one and of course a VOM and lots of patience.

Yeah, an early '50s or so would be a good one to start on...And if you mess it up, its not like you woofed a CT-100 or something. By the Fifties, TVs were pretty well understood, & the mfgers had a reasonably reliabe product.

That Maggie on CL was not from the '40's (but we knew that). Find a mid-50's set and read up on CRT and HV safety before you open it up... We'd like to hear from you again!

oh you will. stereorobs adventure in the world of vintage tv is just starting.. :D

I've started posting about my sets on facebook and have gotten a few snide comments about me being a hoarder... I think I'm just going to keep them to myself from now on

I firmly believe there is a big difference in being a "hoarder" and having too much stuff. Sorry there's always someone around to dump on our parades. Enjoy your treasures, as I do mine.

I firmly believe there is a big difference in being a "hoarder" and having too much stuff. Sorry there's always someone around to dump on our parades. Enjoy your treasures, as I do mine.

There's a major difference everyone overlooks - hoarders just shove it in a garage and forget about it beceause they have it.

Hoarders:
http://memegenerator.net/cache/instances/400x/11/11749/12031268.jpg

Us:
http://memegenerator.net/cache/instances/400x/11/11749/12031302.jpg

I wrote those people with the "1940s" tv set weeks ago, to tell them it was made after 1960, and like I posted somewhere the attitude has to be "well, we know better than you do, we're in the business." Furniture and knickknack dealers, do your homework.

Welcome to the 'dark side' Rob ( especially if your set has got no EHT or a weak CRT!) :D
You'll see that I've been here a while also moved from audiokarma and infact spend more time here than in AK these days! Good luck with your new
TV adventures, in no time you will have a garage or room full of TV sets I bet! :yes:
Cheers
Glen

oh yeah glen, i remember you! i think you were on my friends list there.

frikkin blows, not one responce to my craigslist want ad yet. :(