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10-26-2015, 09:33 PM
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I responded in your other thread, but I'll repeat part of it here.
Taking that TV, no matter how you try to justify it, is still theft. It's not yours, it was not given to you by the donor, leave it alone. . |
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10-26-2015, 10:03 PM
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Again, when you use your line of reasoning, how can you justify digging through people's trash for TVs and VCRs or old Stereo Equipment to take home with you to fix up, when technically in some states picking through other people's garbage is illegal when you're caught, but of course we all know that its not enforceable so people do it anyways! So I think you're being the proberbial pot that called the kettle black! |
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10-26-2015, 10:06 PM
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Personally, I would have probably left that set there. I know how funny some of these thrift stores can be and even though they may dumpster it or recycle it, they won't give you permission to take it. If I were to take something like that, it would be my luck that I'd get caught on camera or someone would see me. Fortunately, BPC TV's are not hard to find and if I wanted one, it wouldn't take long to find one that would be less likely to get me in trouble.
If the set was sitting on the curb for the garbage truck, I'd consider it fair game and the only way I wouldn't take it would be if the owner came out and told me not to. Over the years, I've found that most people are all too happy for you to haul off their junk. Concerning heavy Sony's. Several years ago, someone gave me a silver 36" WEGA HD Trinitron and it was all me and my friend could do to load it. We managed to get it into my basement and I discovered that it had an intermittent power supply problem. My plan was to fix it and make a dollar off of it; but, I never managed to make enough space in my shop and I couldn't lift it up on my bench by myself. So, it sat on my basement floor until a few months ago. During a cleanout, I decided that I couldn't give the thing away if my life depended on it; so, I managed to get it to the curb on my handtruck and the garbage truck too care of the rest. I hated to trash that set because it was a very expensive model when it came out; but, like I said, I'd have a hard time giving it away today and I didn't feel like wrestling that beast and not get anything in return for it.
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10-26-2015, 10:09 PM
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I don't agree.
There are a few donation bins here in my town down here. I see TVs end up by them frequently. I've never taken one from it mind you because I have not yet seen a vintage set. They always end up behind the fire department in the eWaste pile, which I've taken a set or two from. I stopped and asked the people who pick the stuff up if they think it's "stealing" taking a TV set next to the bin, and I was told "No. It saves us work. We have to lug them to an eWaste station. We don't take them" I am also on friendly terms with several thrift stores in my area, one of them said if I ever see a TV out back at the drop off, feel free to take them if I want. If anything, dumping a TV next to one of these bins is littering. Some poor schmo has to lug it to a recycle pile later. It's not going to be resold for someone else to enjoy, it's going to be recycled as waste. You can't sit there and tell me, if you drove past one of those donation bins, and a CTC5, or ANY color roundy was sitting next to it, that you'd not make that set teleport in to the back of your car. Last edited by Arcanine; 10-26-2015 at 10:13 PM. |
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10-26-2015, 10:18 PM
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And on the "Heavy Sony" front...
I have a 36" WEGA Trinitron living in my closet, on a rack with my Laser Disc player, PS2, DreamCast, and Nintendo64 all hooked too. I found the set while I was out driving one day. It was sitting at the end of someones driveway with the original remote taped to the top. I remember when they were brand new back in 2002-2004 era and that they were very expensive TV sets. The guy was in the garage so I waked up and asked, they replaced it with an HDTV, and it was only ever a bedroom set. He helped me load it in my truck. When I got it home, I carried it 25 feet on my own, and I got a hernia from it. Only positive thing I took from it, the set is insanely low hours. It was only a bedroom TV and rarely watched for long, and it works perfectly with zero issues. I'm watching Star Wars on it as I type this. It's my movie watcher and retro gaming set. I plan to hold on to it, even if it'll break me in half to move it again. |
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10-26-2015, 10:28 PM
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If nothing else, you could call their number, and ask. if they don't take TVs they will appreciate not having to deal with it. I got a Sony Wega 32" HD set at Goodwill for $10, just before they stopped accepting Tvs, not many people wanted them, but it was a good upgrade from my 24" Wega (free if anyone wants it! ) had a hard time moving it with 2 people, I cant imagine moving the 36" version by myself!
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10-26-2015, 10:28 PM
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I'm lucky. No hernia for me. The following morning I felt like I was 90 years old, and I was sore for a few days but that was the worst of it.
Just pray that 36" doesn't fail on you any time soon, requiring you to move it in order to work on it. |
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10-26-2015, 10:35 PM
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Well either way I did pick up that trinitron, and no I didn't get caught and no none of the goodwill dropboxes have cameras in my area unless its one that's at the Goodwill store itself, but in that case they usually keep the dropboxes locked during the day while the store's open and encourage people to use the drive-up donation area. The one I found the trinitron tv in was a remotely located dropbox that was located in a store parking lot and I nabbed it when there wasn't anyone around to see me do it, which was after the store closed at 10 pm this evening.
And yes Arcanine I understand where you're coming from but I figured it was worth the risk to save this TV considering that the Sony Trinitrons are getting harder and harder to find in decent shape anymore, because i know in my area at least most of the CRT sets old and new ended up either in the landfill or recycled once the DTV transistion took place in 2009 and usually if people kept any CRT sets around their house it was usually a 19" or smaller set that they kept around for the kids to use for their video games and that was it. Anyways like I said the way goodwill works is that anything in the dropbox is considered theirs and anything outside of their dropbox is considered "trash" because it falls under their "no dumping policy" and because of that usually anything that's dumped outside of their dropbox they usually don't sell that in the store and usually trash it, because that's their policy, at least that's the way their policy is where I live. Last edited by Captainclock; 10-26-2015 at 11:33 PM. |
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10-27-2015, 01:54 AM
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i found the salvation army donation store in south bend on Ireland road ,there not afraid to sell crt tv's and electronics that donated . if the lady in the back were they check in everything is still there ,talk to her . i bought stuff that was home made electronic projects someone donate, she sells as [ unknown and as is ] cheap ,and old test equipment . i havent been there in a year or so but its worth a look if your in Elkhart your not to far .
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10-27-2015, 02:19 AM
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 And ever since the Giant Salvation Army store that was in Goshen closed its doors nearly 2 years ago the only Salvation Army Store in Elkhart County is the one in Elkhart and its barely the size of a Wal-Greens and very poorly organized, maintained and stocked, whereas the one that used to be in Goshen was a huge mega center compared to the one in Elkhart and they always had something interesting in there electronics wise. Like I said I'll definitely give the one in South Bend a look sometime and see if I can find something interesting in there.  
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