|
|
|
#31
07-29-2012, 09:54 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I did find an "Amvets" place here in San Diego that was CRAZY busy....and they seemed to be putting stuff out on the shelves ALL day. They did have alot of TVs, but no old ones. At least I did see a couple 13" Maggies from the 80s-00s or so, and priced at like $5.95 each for anyone that DOES look for this sort of thing
The place was so busy, I think it'll be a completely new store by next weekend
__________________
My current "holy grail" is trying to get enough parts together to get a Singer TV6U going. Been kicking my ass for nearly a year now :-P 
|
|
#32
07-29-2012, 10:05 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
The local Goodwill here follows the "must be cable ready" rule for accepting CRT TVs, though that really just means no knob tuners as they'll accept and sell early digital tuning sets that only do VHF/UHF. There are a handful of CRT TVs there at any given moment, most from the 90s with a 2000s or 80s TV thrown in once in a while. Still, most of them work okay or even perfectly with fantastic pictures, and they're usually sold at a fair price.
The local Habitat for Humanity is my favorite place and as far as I know they'll still accept just about anything vintage. It's still rare to find nice vintage TVs, but I found my precious 1976 Trinitron there among a few other great vintage items, and you just never know what will show up next time.
|
|
#33
07-29-2012, 12:39 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
|
|
#35
07-30-2012, 09:07 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I only see digital TVS at goodwill in my area, usually 90s and the occasional late 80s digital sets.. A few years ago I would see some knob sets, but there's one goodwill around here that I do actually come across a knob set, but it's a rare occasion.. The "it's gotta be cable ready" doesn't work around here anymore as the cable company went digital about 6 months ago, and any old TV is required to be hooked up to there digital cable box to receive cable now..
|
| Audiokarma |
|
#36
07-30-2012, 09:15 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
There are a few thrift stores around me. The usual chain ones (SA, Goodwill) and several mom and pop ones as well. The goodwills in my area do still have the occasional CRT TV out on the floor. Mostly 90's BPC.
There's a "mom & pop" thrift store not too far away from my closest goodwill that has several early 80's Zenith sets that look like they've been in barn for 20 years. They will also get the occasional console TV as well. I got my computer monitor from there as well as a 1975 15" Sony Trinitron. Unfortunately, I think it has a bad blue or red gun and the contrast pot is broken.
__________________
My top vintage finds: '78 Technics SA-200 Stereo Receiver '84 MC-600 speakers
|
|
#37
07-30-2012, 10:34 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
There's a Salvation Army in my area, and mostly every time I walk in there I see a Knob set, I told the guy who is in charge of that department that I collect knob sets, and that I would buy them.. I don't go in there anymore for one reason, I've been collecting round tube consoles and I have no more room.. There's another Salvation Army, and It's been about two to three years since I seen a knob set in that location..
|
|
#38
09-04-2012, 10:40 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Over here in NY state at least Goodwill has an electronics recycling program where you can bring them stuff and they recycle it. They also have staffed trucks at many grocery store locations where you can just drop off your stuff. Be warned if you are donating your stuff there, it may be headed to the recycling bin. This program is present in some other states as well.
Amusingly I saw someone recycling a CRT monitor at Best Buy, and there is a staffed goodwill truck down the street from that store, and Best Buy charges to recycle a monitor, goodwill is free. I see a lot of small CRT's around here at yard sales, but most are horridly priced, I really didn't know a random 12 inch CRT is worth $40. Of course they aren't selling at those prices. VCR's are a mixed bag as I have seen them as low as 50 cents and as high as $20 (yikes!) but I save my money for when I can get them for $3 or less which I definitely see more than I can take in for those prices. I did see a TV for 50 cents, but I will get to that story later. I really, really, really can't take in another TV as I have no room at all, my space is extremely small, and I am trying very hard not to become a hoarder. I am sure its possible to get a good worker from a thrift but I prefer to get my stuff from yard sales as the one owner philosophy plays into it and the fact that 99% of people are generally honest when they say their stuff works or if they don't know if it works. If they aren't sure then you can usually get a very cheap price. Most people won't put out non working stuff, they will either donate that stuff to the thrift or throw it away.
|
|
#39
09-04-2012, 11:58 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
THe SA and GW won't take electronics because if they are no good, they have to pay to recycle them. Around here, they won't take them unless you caon demostrate they work. Then, they still decide of they want them or not.
|
|
#40
09-06-2012, 12:11 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Habitat near me just started the furniture thing. I donated a fully-working knob-tuned 1976 Panasonic CT906 19" color to see what they could get for it. You need a A-D cable box anyway for Comcast.
Update- Panasonic sold, now they have a 1988 Zenith "Monitor style" 19" with A/V pass thru inputs and original remote for $10 and its my birthday, hmmm Later, I posted a "WANTED DEAD or ALIVE" poster I made with pictures of a 1947 RCA 721TS, 1958 RCA CTC7 and a Motorola HiFi at the triage door so staff knows to call me for 1st refusals. Last edited by DavGoodlin; 09-12-2012 at 09:34 AM. Reason: Set sold 9-7-12
|
| Audiokarma |
|
#42
09-07-2012, 07:08 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Basically, CTC-17 is correct. When you can't find a new owner, it's basically useless. Its one of those sad but true facts that has to be dealt with. Sure you can put a "free" sign on it in your front yard, providing you're willing to deal with the scrapper who is going to bust it up to take the yoke out of it and leave you a nice mess to clean up, ultimately having to throw it away anyway.
Its best to just take it to the electronics recycler, they'll tell you it's being handled in an environmentally friendly fashion to make you feel all warm and toasty inside, when ultimately, it just gets shipped out to China where it's ground up into dust and used as fertilizer for future crops to be exported to the US...
|
|
#43
09-07-2012, 08:10 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
Last edited by DavGoodlin; 09-07-2012 at 08:14 AM. Reason: link
|
|
#44
09-07-2012, 06:28 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
I was mentioning to someone the other day about the travesty that's occuring, about the TV recycling, going on in this country. Why don't they send the perfectly working sets, south of the border. I'm sure Mexico isn't going digital for a while yet. Their corrupt goverment can't afford to provide work for the masses, let alone worry about going to digital TV transmittion. Also many other central and south American countries use the NTSC system.
|
|
#45
09-08-2012, 01:08 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
So Habitat For Humanity doesn't accept CRT TVs anymore either.
From their web-site. Quote:
|
| Audiokarma |
 |
|
|
Linear Mode
