also on old hi-fi consoles-lets keep them alive-INTACT-not going to those clowns on eBay that strip them down and sell the components on eBAy.the unit is worth more WHOLE than in parts.Remember the components in these were designed to WORK TOGETHER!and yes-do have a TT-several,and records,CDs,and tapes of music to lkisten too-now I want to get--if I can win a lottery-a band organ and its rolls or books of music!Or a MIDI one!
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Shabby Chic
A friend of mine told me that he caught some woman on eBay who found a 1975 or so Magnavox console IN the ORIGINAL packing crate/giant cardboard. So, she uncrated it, painted it white, and painted flowers on it. Asking price, $1300!!
She got reamed by a high end Magnavox collector, and the other high end collector. She ended up selling it to the friend who gutted it and trashed the cabinet! She got $50 for it!
A friend of mine told me that he caught some woman on eBay who found a 1975 or so Magnavox console IN the ORIGINAL packing crate/giant cardboard. So, she uncrated it, painted it white, and painted flowers on it. Asking price, $1300!!
She got reamed by a high end Magnavox collector, and the other high end collector. She ended up selling it to the friend who gutted it and trashed the cabinet! She got $50 for it!
whirlcool
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Painted it white? She probably used cheap paint too. Sounds like she had no class!
You see these people on HGTV, take a careworn desk or dresser, splash whitewash, white latex on it, and call it Shabby Chic. Does not work on Classic Stereo Consoles!! One person who gave me what for once, painted a nice Sivertone console two tone pink, what a vomit maker that one was!
twintubdexter
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...maybe the right style cabinet
...painted Chinese Red with a brass dragon here and there would make a statement...but not black with lime green trim on French Provincial, at least in my book.
from Craigslist...
...painted Chinese Red with a brass dragon here and there would make a statement...but not black with lime green trim on French Provincial, at least in my book.
from Craigslist...
It looks like it wants to eat us!!
looks like that Lime green trimmed Hi-Fi would glow in the dark!Looks like one of those barriers that the road dept puts in the area of the street where they are working to route and warn traffic!Oh that poor thing-what is wrong with folks who think that is nice and an improvement??HIDEOUS!If you get the poor thing-you would want to try to restore what it was before.Sadly--it may be hi-fi consoles like that that end up in trash trucks!
I've only seen two consoles near here that went to trash, hopefully the blonde Silvertone '50s console didn't get in the truck. It was left out after some unsuccessful attempts to sell it.
What bothers me is nobody has any grasp of the fact they need saving, even though they're not worth piles of money. If I can't get $500 for my biggest console, it's still not going to landfill or be turned into a bar or patio cart.
What bothers me is nobody has any grasp of the fact they need saving, even though they're not worth piles of money. If I can't get $500 for my biggest console, it's still not going to landfill or be turned into a bar or patio cart.
The Hi-fi consoles-like anything else are worth what it is to someone-to one person--may be worth a lot-to another-its worthless junk.Its in the eye of the beholder.I agree-hang onto as many as we can.I remember a Magnavox Hi-fi and TV left out on the curb in Manassas,va in my neighborhood.wanted it badly-but no way to get it home.Don't know what happened to it.Guess someone got tired of it in the house--did they get a new Hi-fi and TV?So--they curbed the old Magnavox one.Tried lifting one end of it while it was sitting there-and yes it was HEAVY!Would need aid of somekind to lift it onto a truck then unload it,put it in the house.A real dedicated appliance fan needs a large pickup with a liftgate and an appliance dolley.that would be a good tool to rescue curbed orphans.same with out my way in greenville-found two console 'fis--A Magnavox and a Zenith-the Zenith even had spare cartridges and stylus in the acceries bin by the TT.Went home-found a neighbor with a pickup---they were GONE!someone else had the same idea-the units had "free" signs pinned on them.Apologized to the neighbor I borrowed and his truck.the ones that got away-both were very nice.
ozzie908
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Re/Freecycle?
Is there such a thing as an internet freecycle site in the USA?
I have joined three freecycle groups all where I live just slightly different areas they are brilliant places.
It works by anyone taking anything to the dump can place it on the site for free all they need to put is its location and a rough description, If you need any item you email the person offering it and if its still available you go and get it.
This saves the landfill and the person getting rid of the item/s saves a trip to the dump and you get what it is you were after.
Its taking off big time over here saves a lot of time and a lot of waste.
Austin
Is there such a thing as an internet freecycle site in the USA?
I have joined three freecycle groups all where I live just slightly different areas they are brilliant places.
It works by anyone taking anything to the dump can place it on the site for free all they need to put is its location and a rough description, If you need any item you email the person offering it and if its still available you go and get it.
This saves the landfill and the person getting rid of the item/s saves a trip to the dump and you get what it is you were after.
Its taking off big time over here saves a lot of time and a lot of waste.
Austin
"Freecycle" sounds like a good idea-and what a way to get appliances and such for your collection---FREE.Haven't heard of it until now.Maybe this could be put in the papers,want add magazines for folks that don't have computers.there was a dump station in Virginia-at the Prinnce William County landfill-called the "Too Good To Waste Place"folks would place furniture,clothes,appliances,there for people going to that dump to look over.If they want it--they could take it.If the items were unclaimed-they went to the fill.Of the times I went to that dump--no Hi-Fis.Mostly fridges and furniture.remember one woman hugging a fridge she wanted-"ITS MINE!!"until hubby could drive over in the truck to load it.
ozzie908
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Thats a good idea too...
Having somewhere to take/collect items no longer needed by others, The problem here is lots of people have things to "gift" but no means to transport it hence "freecycle" is so useful to them as all they need is either their own pc or someone elses or the local library and once a member can off load all sorts, to date I have given tables chairs and 2 double glazed doors also collected vacuum cleaners and broken washers which get repaired or gifted on, I was also lucky when asking for a bath to be given a hardly used corner bath in white just what I was after
If you want anything you put an ad and hope its succesfull.
Austin
Having somewhere to take/collect items no longer needed by others, The problem here is lots of people have things to "gift" but no means to transport it hence "freecycle" is so useful to them as all they need is either their own pc or someone elses or the local library and once a member can off load all sorts, to date I have given tables chairs and 2 double glazed doors also collected vacuum cleaners and broken washers which get repaired or gifted on, I was also lucky when asking for a bath to be given a hardly used corner bath in white just what I was after
If you want anything you put an ad and hope its succesfull.
Austin
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