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ROTFLMAO!
If it came off the Titanic, it looks pretty good. I would NEVER buy
ANYTHING from those guys "I sold it" They have many different distribution
points. The thing that turns me off about them is they ALWAYS weasel out
of any responsibility for anything by stating that they are not the owners
and can't guarantee anything the owners tell them. (NOT A QUOTE) (I am
paraphrasing them) What a joke.....



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I would say it was in nice condition for spending years outdoors not far
from the ocean.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

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Or perhaps living in the back of an open pickup truck for a year. In
Michigan, through the winter.


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I would say it was in nice condition for spending years outdoors not far
from the ocean.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

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Well.......

A very challenged Frog Seven. I punched in my zip code (Wisconsin) and
shipping was about $27.00 for Fedex Ground....add their $7.00 "handling" fee
and they need $34.00 just to get that pile of sh$t to my house.



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That's what happens when you don't have a red velvet curtain backdrop
AND you get the 'cleansing' done by amateurs. I'll bet they're still
proud to offer it, though...



mike

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"mike maghakian" wrote in message
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In all honesty, I would likely feel safer buying that radio above
than any item from another certain e-Bay 'radio salesman' who
likes to place his 'merchandise' atop red velvet material and keeps
his bidders ID's 'undislosed' for the duration of the auction.

they call this good condition, what would you call it ?
 

He should have let radio mart dude ''cleanse'' it first.
cuhulin

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It does look tempting as a project, but don't assume it's only exterior
cosmetic issues. If it's that bad on the outside, what do you suppose you'd
find once you open her up? Still, it might be worth trying.

"James Douglas" wrote in message
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But what if it worked, might be fun to clean it up like new, a little body
work here and they. For $40 probably might have a good summer project to
work on.

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But what if it worked, might be fun to clean it up like new, a little
body work here and they. For $40 probably might have a good summer
project to work on.

Would you buy a used car from this radio man ?
 

"Unrevealed Source" wrote in message
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It does look tempting as a project, but don't assume it's only exterior
cosmetic issues. If it's that bad on the outside, what do you suppose
you'd
find once you open her up? Still, it might be worth trying.

Not worth touching PERIOD. Only way the cover paint could
get burned off like that is if the radio was exposed to something
corrosive like salt water or chemicals. My guess is this radio
was salvaged from a boat that was partially sunk in salt water
and he hosed it down and let it dry in the sun to make it look
pretty or it sat in someone's paint or metal shop and it took the
brunt of a beating. Ask yourself if you would buy a USED CAR
that looked like this radio.

Would you buy a used car from this radio man ?
 

"Undisclosed Shill Bidder #7" wrote in message
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Ask yourself if you would buy a USED CAR
that looked like this radio.


I probably would, but wouldn't pay much for it... In my neck of the woods,
used cars look like that within 5 or 6 years... Gotta love your local salt
truck!

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There is not much question about the condition of the receiver. Looks
like it sat in a humid shed for 20 years. My complaint is that the
seller is just another of those Ebay listing services. My experience
in getting questions answered from services like that has been so poor
that I will not bid on goods listed by them.

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But what if it worked, might be fun to clean it up like new, a little
body work here and they. For $40 probably might have a good summer
project to work on.

That's right! Although I probably wouldn't spend even $40 unless I was sure
I could use the radio for parts.

Frank Dresser

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"Undisclosed Shill Bidder #7" wrote in message
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Not worth touching PERIOD. Only way the cover paint could
get burned off like that is if the radio was exposed to something
corrosive like salt water or chemicals.

I've fixed up radios which looked worse than that. They all looked OK on
the inside. It's my guess the damage to the exterior is caused by humidity
and temperature fluctuations. Dew collects on the outside, soaks into
scratches in the paint and under the plating and eventually rusts the steel
underneath.

I'd worry most about moisture damage to the coils and conductive deposits on
the cirucit boards. It is a pig in a poke.


My guess is this radio
was salvaged from a boat that was partially sunk in salt water
and he hosed it down and let it dry in the sun to make it look
pretty or it sat in someone's paint or metal shop and it took the
brunt of a beating. Ask yourself if you would buy a USED CAR
that looked like this radio.


I have. Rusty cars go cheap.

Frank Dresser

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Even my worst old beat up old crappy radios look better than that.I
suppose I would give him (or her) a dollar two nienty eight for that
radio.
cuhulin

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Yerra,that just might be a right good radio.You never can tell a woman
(book) by her cover.
cuhulin

Would you buy a used car from this radio man ?
 

geargrinder needs to get in the gears of my big old Craftsman Metal
Lathe.
cuhulin

Would you buy a used car from this radio man ?
 

Rodney Dangerfield www.rodney.com went to a used car lot.He found
one of his exgirldriends red dress in the back seat of one of those old
''used'' cars.
cuhulin

they call this good condition, what would you call it ?
 

If you don't like eBay,,, why do you go there in the first place? I
click on some eBay links,once in a while.Maybe you need a girlfriend?
cuhulin

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"John S." wrote in message
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mike maghakian wrote:
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There is not much question about the condition of the receiver. Looks
like it sat in a humid shed for 20 years. My complaint is that the
seller is just another of those Ebay listing services. My experience
in getting questions answered from services like that has been so poor
that I will not bid on goods listed by them.


Hi there Mike!

I'd steer clear of that radio. Looks too badly aged even for $15. Now, if
you need some parts in reserve, OK then. But I wouldn't pay more then $20
for it.

Have a good one
Lucky

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Tell her I Love her.
cuhulin