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Re: Tonight's Auctions

By: De_Composed in 6TH POPE | Recommend this post (0)
Tue, 15 Oct 24 3:39 AM | 24 view(s)
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Re: “One includes a full Pioneer stereo setup - turntable, receiver, cassette deck (yes, it's that old), nice looking speakers and a standard glass cabinet. $37.”There's no auction tonight. I'm responding to a post I made a year ago since I finally got around to testing this equipment today. The Pioneer tape deck doesn't work. It doesn't play, or rewind, fast forward or anything, though it does light up and whir annoyingly upon power up. My early guess would be a problem with a belt. The turntable doesn't spin. If I set the needle and spin the turntable manually it works, but that's unacceptable. It also makes a faint sound when the arm is over the record. I'll have to open both units to see if the problems might be fixable, but I'm not making any bets.

The receiver (actually, it's an amp) and tuner both work, though I'm only picking up one FM station with acceptable fidelity. The stereo is in my basement and I'm a long way from any radio stations, so one station isn't a surprise. If I run the antenna wire outside, I bet reception will improve.

The Pioneer speakers are excellent. They sound better than my Infinity speakers, and I think the Infinitys ran about $400 when I bought them in the 80s. Even with broken components, this was a great buy.

One thing I did notice is that the Pioneer stereo cabinet is unusually shallow. In other words, I'm not likely to be able to replace the tapedeck. The turntable is another matter. It sits on top of the cabinet, so I can probably plop another maker's turntable up there and play it.





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Re: Tonight's Auctions
By: Decomposed in 6TH POPE
Sun, 22 Oct 23 3:43 AM 		Msg. 46882 of 59723

I've been extremely busy of late - what with auctions, auction pickups, working with plumbers and builders, gradually fixing up the house (minutia such as shelves, curtain and rod installs, towel racks, cabinet knobs, etc). I bought two futons Friday which got DRENCHED on the way home (they were on my flatbed trailer) when rain was expected to be 90 minutes further out. It was sad. If the rain had come just twelve minutes later... but, oh well. Those things are like sponges and may well be ruined. I don't think they'll dry before mildew sets in, though I've set them on end and have a high power fan trained on them. Fortunately, they were bought at auction and were only TWO DOLLARS apiece! I bought a big barrel-shaped smoker (you've no-doubt seen the type) for $500 new - but with a $350 gift card ... and now need to assemble the smoker. We purchased two very expensive laser printers a few days ago for $150 and have been setting one of them (the Dell C3765) up. It needed drivers and toner cartridges... just got that in the mail today... and the machine is finally working. (The seller said he'd spent about two grand on that Dell plus the extra paper tray. The same model with the same accessories currently runs $1,600. The second printer, a Xerox, is also pricey, but not AS pricey.)

My wife and I are heading out Sunday morning to do pickups at two more auctions. One includes a full Pioneer stereo setup - turntable, receiver, cassette deck (yes, it's that old), nice looking speakers and a standard glass cabinet. $37. Tuesday, we're looking to buy someone's ATV with a snowplow blade add-on.

A less expensive auction-win came in the mail today. Shipping was free. See below. The cross and two of the rings are sterling silver. The auction house is unsure about the third. We spent $22 winning them, plus a 20% seller's premium... = $26.40. I really wish I had a gram scale to know what they weigh. (My wife thinks she's got one, somewhere.) Sterling silver is 92.5% silver. Silver traded today at $23/oz. The photos, unfortunately, are not to scale. The cross is about 2 inches high, not counting its large bail.

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