[radiotvnut]

That's my problem around here. Back in the '90's, it was not uncommon to find tube and early SS TV's, console stereo's, tube radio's, etc. That was when all the older crowd was either downsizing or dying off and their old stuff had to be gotten rid of. Now, it's mostly worn out early '90's and newer stuff. Most of the console stereo finds consist of those cheap particleboard jobs from the mid '70's. When I find a "real" console stereo, the seller usually wants an ungodly price because "it's old and in a beautiful cabinet". I probably have not been to 5 yard/garage sales in the past five years for the very reasons you mentioned. The SA is the main place around here that I've been finding TV's that are anywhere close to interesting; and, that does not happen everytime I visit. I used to find good TV's at the dump. Now, they are either busted in 5 million pieces or there's a deputy waiting to write a $100+ ticket for "dumpster diving" (I won't even get started on that subject). I have placed ad's in the paper for "free pickup of non working TV's". I usually have to get 50 BPC sets before something of interest comes along. After Christmas, I'm thinking of running an ad something on the order of "WANTED: Older TV's, working of not, from the '40's through the early '70's. Also, maybe things will get better when Spring comes around. That's when people do a lot of cleaning out. One thing is certain. We must hit the pavement NOW in order to find these old sets. I suspect in 10 years, pre mid-70's TV's, stereo's, etc. will be almost impossible to find.