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[Sandy G]

Oh, I've suffered out & out DERISION from family over my TV/Radio hobby...."Why do you want SO MANY, they all DO the same thing ?!? " Or, "You put WAY too much money into that foolishness..." This from a set of parents who thought nothing about dropping $75-100K on a goddam HORSE, or $12K for a SADDLE.. And I will tell you that to be as big & strong as they are, horses are walking Time Bombs...

[Countryford]

What makes it harder is the very limited interest in the "antique and/or collectable" world in anything electronic.

Back when I was 16 or 17, I would frequent the antique stores in my area. I went into this once antique store(I should have walked out right away), it was filled with glass and porcelain stuff. I started browsing around, and this lady who worked there, asked if I needed any help. I told her, that I was looking for antique radios. She got all offended and said to me, "What do you think this is, a second-hand store?" In reality, an antique store is just an overpriced second-hand store. Needless to say, I never went back to that store.

I had to guy a couple of tv sets that, I couldn't justify restoring, just for them to not have a place, and try to find someone to give them to. I have enough that I am keeping and won't get rid of, but there are a few that just need so much work, that the parts are worth more than the complete set, at least to me.