Picked up a 19" GE "Porta-View" tube B&W from the TV shop.

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Originally Posted by zenith2134

Why would she want it back if its not working? Seems odd. I know of people around here who purposely break stuff so people will stay out of their trash piles. Moronic behavior but it happens.

The GE has the same knobs as my portacolor, FWIW.

I have also known people that will tear something up just to keep someone else from getting any good out of it. My mother has been known to do it. In her mind, when she puts something in the trash -- it's garbage. If she meant for someone to have the item; she'd give it to them. She does not like it when I ask her to stop the car so I can pick-up something. She says I embarrass her by going through someone's trash. Well, it does not embarrass me in the least. If it's out for the trash, it's fair game. I've had very few people want their old broken TV back. Every now and then, someone will pitch a fit wanting their broken TV back. They probably have the idea that I'm lying to them when I tell them it's not worth repairing. They just think I want to beat them out of their set so I can fix it and sell it for big $. I remember this one lady who brought me some POS off brand, roach infested 19" B&W TV for repair. It had multiple problems and I told her it wasn't worth repairing. When I offered to trash it for her, she pitched a major fit wanting her set back. I told her to please run right over here and get her roach infested junk out of my way! I certainly didn't want it. I was just trying to do her a favor.

I think the chances are pretty slim that the woman will want this B&W set back. I think the TV shop owner was just covering his bases on the slim chance she does a flip-flop.