VCRs that will last forever

[jfrog1983]

Studiosoundelectronics.com is where I source the parts, you are correct.

It doesn't bother me that the Mitsubishi units I like are the unreliable ones, I guess I like the way the mechanism sounds on those mid 1980s Mitsubishi units, these are the ones that use the capstan motor to load and eject the tape and the motor is mounted at rear right corner of the chassis. I will be happy with either a HS-400UR, a 410UR or a 430UR. That one you showed me on ebay seems to be a bit high for a non working unit that needs belts, I have seen pristine stuff like this at thrift stores going for $15 at the most. Maybe I can talk the seller down, who knows...

How are you finding this stuff on ebay? I search for it and it doesn't come up, only a bunch of newer VCRs and remotes and medical grade VCRs. I tried searching for "mitsubishi vcr".