The OFFICIAL Curbside TV Find Thread After Analog Completely Ceased...

[radiotvnut]

Most people are glad when someone picks up their discarded bulky waste. A year or so ago, I picked up a fairly new Sanyo TV with a broken RF connector. The owner returned home just as I was loading the TV and he expressed his appreciation for me taking it and said I'd have a good TV if I could fix the RF connector.

Then, you've got people (like that woman I mentioned above) that get greedy and can't stand for someone to actually get some good out of their garbage. Had I gone back to her house about midnight, that set would have probably still been there. It would have been funny if she'd called the police saying, "there's some guy out here stealing my trash".

[andy]

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[wa2ise]

Haven't seen anything in Bellevue WA since June 12th...

[Celt]

I won't be seeing that here. The majority of PWLC's customers are also cable system customers (tv and internet), which is still compatible with old school sets.

[Tony V]

Originally Posted by Celt

I won't be seeing that here. The majority of PWLC's customers are also cable system customers (tv and internet), which is still compatible with old school sets.

Its the same here in Waynesboro, VA and surroundiong area's. The area was too fringe to pick up a satisfactory analog signal, no less digital.

In Chesterfield, VA where i live part time..all i've seen was BPC set's at the curb. No 80's set's or earlier but have found several tube sets on Craigslist and at one thrift that i shop at regularly.
-Tony

[Sandy G]

Originally Posted by Tony V

Its the same here in Waynesboro, VA and surroundiong area's. The area was too fringe to pick up a satisfactory analog signal, no less digital.

-Tony

Even up on Afton Mountain? I'd figure that would be an TV/FM DXer's DREAM...

[Hemingray]

Not seen anything this way as of yet, aside from the usual smattering of BPC sets and late 80s/early 90s consoles at yard sales.

[truetone36]

I haven't found anything on the curb yet, but I did get a early 70's Sylvania console for free from one of the local flea markets. I'll hook it up to a converter box, or I may just get a splitter and run cable out to the shop, at least then I'll be able to use the tuner on channels 2-13.

[Findm-Keepm]

For some reason, it's all Projection sets being tossed here in Norfolk - I saw three in a 2 mile radius today. Old Hitachi, a Zenith, and from the back, a Sony. The copper scrappers beat me to most sets, and I don't have room for a projection set, so I've passed on every curbside set since August 2007.

Cheers,

[radiotvnut]

Originally Posted by Findm-Keepm

For some reason, it's all Projection sets being tossed here in Norfolk - I saw three in a 2 mile radius today. Old Hitachi, a Zenith, and from the back, a Sony. The copper scrappers beat me to most sets, and I don't have room for a projection set, so I've passed on every curbside set since August 2007.

Cheers,

The last few "free pickup of old TVs" ad's that I placed in the paper yielded many calls from people wanting to give me older big screen TVs. I now state "no projection (big screen) TV's" in my wanted ads. I don't have the room or a way to haul them and I don't want to have to keep the things going from now on after I sell one.

[zenithfan1]

I've got my eyes peeled too and nothing significant yet.

[zenithfan1]

That's weird, I've been seeing an abnormal number of those being dumped myself. Two people at work offered me one as well. I said no, thanks.

[waltchan]

If you spot a Panasonic PV-MS2750 TV/SVHS combo TV, let me know.

[AUdubon5425]

I had one lady call to see if I could fix a 1974 Stromberg Carlson radio. I asked her what made her think it was made in '74, and she indicated that was stamped on the back of the cabinet. Turns out it was a '46-'48 set; the lady was shocked when I told her how old it was!

[grimer]

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