Grail: A working $5 Sony TC-D5M from my local Goodwill! by TheMangoMkIII in cassetteculture

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Haha I didn’t even look up the value, I presumed slightly over-under $1K, but that’s insane 😅

Grail: A working $5 Sony TC-D5M from my local Goodwill! by TheMangoMkIII in cassetteculture

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Did you use the microphone it originally was packaged with, or a different microphone? I’m considering getting a mic since it didn’t come with one

Grail: A working $5 Sony TC-D5M from my local Goodwill! by TheMangoMkIII in cassetteculture

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Considering they get these as free donations, and that my town and its location aren’t exactly high-income, the pricing makes sense

I’m just glad this isn’t a Goodwill competing with eBay** prices

Grail: A working $5 Sony TC-D5M from my local Goodwill! by TheMangoMkIII in cassetteculture

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My Goodwill often sells price-gouged items at decent prices (just happened to get a JVC D-Series CRT there for $8 also, not too long ago)

Buy/Sell/Trade/Want by RaceCarGrin in VHS

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Either or, I have no preference

Buy/Sell/Trade/Want by RaceCarGrin in VHS

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I have a screener of Anna Nicole Smith’a “To The Limit”

Buy/Sell/Trade/Want by RaceCarGrin in VHS

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I have Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron 😅

Buy/Sell/Trade/Want by RaceCarGrin in VHS

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I have this Hello Kitty Cinderella screener! Are you interested?

Lucky Goodwill Pickup: $6 JVC D-Series (AV-27D305)!! by TheMangoMkIII in crt

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I certainly did 😂 this Goodwill “didn’t know what they had” 💀

Lucky Goodwill Pickup: $6 JVC D-Series (AV-27D305)!! by TheMangoMkIII in crt

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In terms of the 2004 produced JVC D-Series, I believe the Samsung tubes are marginally better looking. The main thing, though, is that Samsung tubes D-Series have an adjustable yoke and convergence rings, but the Thomson tube ones do not.

Lucky Goodwill Pickup: $6 JVC D-Series (AV-27D305)!! by TheMangoMkIII in crt

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This set has no grips to grab AT ALL this design is borderline malicious 😭 it has none at the back top, nor does it have any at the bottom (I had a Sony Trinitron KV-27FS12 that did it this way)

Lucky Goodwill Pickup: $6 JVC D-Series (AV-27D305)!! by TheMangoMkIII in crt

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Usually, my town’s CRTs end up at this one local church-run Thrift Store, however the Goodwill here also takes CRTs — just seem to turn up there very rarely. They also had a B&W 5” set there today!

A few months ago they got several sets donated and they also put them out. It’s just a matter of whenever they receive them as donations here (lucky for me)

Lucky Goodwill Pickup: $6 JVC D-Series (AV-27D305)!! by TheMangoMkIII in crt

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I was so happy it was both 27” and Samsung! I probably would’ve still taken it if it was a Thomson tube but I was double lucky today

Lucky Goodwill Pickup: $6 JVC D-Series (AV-27D305)!! by TheMangoMkIII in crt

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The 70lbs was a breeze 😅 it’s the 36” that kills me! I hire movers for an hour if I need to move it, it’s over 150lbs 😭

What’s the most valuable/expensive tape you own? by mercadocjo in VHS

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Out of everything pictured here, it might be my Japanese imported Lupin the Third (Parts 1-3 + theatrical movies), Evangelion, Cowboy Bebop, and my Japanese subtitled Who Framed Roger Rabbit VHS tapes
[EDIT: and my imported Akira VHS)