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looking for 8 track player with recorder and old blank 8 track tapes
Looking for a working 8 track player with recorder and old blank 8
track tapes at a low, reasonable price. |
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Chris wrote:
Looking for a working 8 track player with recorder and old blank 8 track tapes at a low, reasonable price. Chris- We all are! You're going to have to check the local thrift stores and garage sales...THAT is where the price is right. TC8trax |
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TC8trax wrote in message ...
Chris wrote: Looking for a working 8 track player with recorder and old blank 8 track tapes at a low, reasonable price. Chris- We all are! You're going to have to check the local thrift stores and garage sales...THAT is where the price is right. TC8trax I have yet to find a quality 8-track deck at a yard sale. Tapes, yes. But all decks from that venue were the crappy cheaply made ones here- no high end component decks, ever. Never saw an Akai, Wolly, Pioneer, Sony, H-K, etc. in my area- ever- in 20+ years. A local has a Wolly supposedly but wants $175 for it- that's too high even for Ebay. The closest thing to high end locally, was an Automatic Radio a guy sold me- it didn't sound as good as my Akai 82D, and played too fast. (not a yard or garage sale) The best deck I ever found at local thrifts was Realistic TR-801 for $15. It was no keeper, as it dragged tapes, but I bought it. Thrifts/yard sales are becoming passe'/fading fast for 8-track. (although 2 weeks ago I scored 200 tapes/3 players at SA- and 100 tapes/car player at flea mart. But that's another story...) Yesterday, I got a Craig Pioneer 3302 recorder for free off the net- albeit cracked wooden case in shipping. Heads up, local SA clerk stated, they will not be selling 8-track decks/tapes anymore. Does that mean, they are not accepting them as donations, and/or will be dumpstering them ? Time will tell. The format is now in the realm of a Polka 78rpm shellac record. Odd, as many still ask for tapes/players at thrifts- while ebay demand soldiers on. Goodwill execs view the format as unsightly junk, that make the stores look bad. Newer thrifts look like a modern Walmart inside, really well lit, bright, and clean. Most money made on clothing- with most floor space. In the parking lot are Porsche, Mercedes, Cadillacs, BMW's- those people are shopping at thrifts now. Bottom line, the deck and tape supply locally is drying up. Had to happen sooner or later. |
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