What's been your best antique,thrift,pawn find this year?

[cbass]

every post I make is a double I no I'm only clicking submit once

[Structo]

Do you have your mouse configured to double click with the left button?

[Jack Hester]

Cool I didn't know radios counted I got radios

I was looking for a radio cabinet to make an amplifier for the MP3 player. And have the look of an old radio. Turns out, it was a great old radio with a phono input. All I had to do was build the pre-amp, after I found out that the radio/amp worked. So really, I'm only posting it for it's amp.

[skyboltone]

Cool I didn't know radios counted I got radios

I was looking for a radio cabinet to make an amplifier for the MP3 player. And have the look of an old radio. Turns out, it was a great old radio with a phono input. All I had to do was build the pre-amp, after I found out that the radio/amp worked. So really, I'm only posting it for it's amp.

Ok, so we won't pay any attention to anything other than the freeking amp ok!

[tictac]

Bought a funky 60's console for $125.00 at a garage sale because in had cool Gold painted Jensen speakers in it. There was wires running from this console thru a hole poked into the wall...

I ask the woman in charge, "hey can I see where those wires go?" Sure, she said. There's a closet next to the living room. Open it up and the wires are hooked up to a pair of Dynaco MK3's with the original Gold Lion KT88's still intact.

"What are you going to do with those?" I asked, "Oh you can have em..." was her reply.... Say no more sweet child...

that was my best score...

TT

[skyboltone]

That's freaking criminal TT. Man. You could make a clean $100 profit right now on those. I'll make payment any way you want. I'll even pay for shipping.

Dan

[Reeltarded]

Oh dear me I would have kissed her and probably even humped the air.

haha yikes

[Jack Hester]

Ok, so we won't pay any attention to anything other than the freeking amp ok!

Yes, I find it easier if I hold my hand over the top part of the picture, leaving only the knobs exposed.

[tictac]

That's freaking criminal TT. Man. You could make a clean $100 profit right now on those. I'll make payment any way you want

Sorry Dan, stuff been sold a few years now. The console had the Jensens which sold for 150.00 on Ebay; the turntable 20.00, tape deck 40.00, un-opened Scotch reel to reel tapes 100.00.

Sold the quad KT88s for 750.00, kept the mono blocks for a few years then rebuilt them with a Kara Chaffee Mod in one of those audioXpress magazine articles. Finally sold them for around 650.00 I believe...

One of those once or twice in a lifetime events you keep wishing would happen again.... and this a a little ol town in Oregon...

TT[/quote]

[mark enger]

I stopped at a resale shop today they have a few boxes of tubes, Ive already picked threw for the last couple months, but today i found mullard ez81 and it pinged out my tester cost 50 cent, also found a few more 6gk6 i have a total of about 25 nos now, and i got a 6gb5/ el500 its a interesting tube not sure if ill ever use it but it looks like it could be fun for a buck, the guy also offered me 2 old console stereo, ones a curtis mathis with a pair of el84, the other is a motorola with ecl86 he said he needs the room there about 8 12ax7 between them some are mullard and i should come get the for 40$ I got a simpson model 467 series 2t multi meter there last week for 10$ with the manual i still have not messed with mark

[skyboltone]

I stopped at a resale shop today they have a few boxes of tubes, Ive already picked threw for the last couple months, but today i found mullard ez81 and it pinged out my tester cost 50 cent, also found a few more 6gk6 i have a total of about 25 nos now, and i got a 6gb5/ el500 its a interesting tube not sure if ill ever use it but it looks like it could be fun for a buck, the guy also offered me 2 old console stereo, ones a curtis mathis with a pair of el84, the other is a motorola with ecl86 he said he needs the room there about 8 12ax7 between them some are mullard and i should come get the for 40$ I got a simpson model 467 series 2t multi meter there last week for 10$ with the manual i still have not messed with mark

Your seller sounds like my kind of guy. Years ago i was prowling around a little "junk" shop someplace in Orygun and found a Collins 30S1 linear amplifier. The wife was with me and I had been spending like a fool for months. The cupboard was bare. Anyway he wanted $800 for it. A good deal at the time.

[Cliff Schecht]

I found a real pair of polarized Oakley's last week in Killeen (where Fort Hood is). Paid $2 for them and sold them to a buddy for $50. Also I buy a LOT of tools and knives from pawn shops. For a SOG or Kershaw you pay $25-$30 (after haggling) all day and the Kershaw's now use 14C28 Sandvik steel which is one of the cool new powdered metal based blades. They get razor sharp and hold an edge well, especially for the price. Also have found a lot of nice pliers and cutters (US or Italy made) for $1-2 a pair, regardless of condition. Lots of other tools too including Starrett rulers, brand new pencil style chamfering tools, precision US made screwdrivers, etc and all for literally pocket change. Hit up your local pawn shops and dig through the tool buckets (get to the bottom!), find some stuff you like and make them a really lowball offer. 9 times out of 10 they take it no questions asked, regardless of the tool IME.

[HeeBGB]

Well I went to see my brother tonight. His oldest son (is in the navy) came home from North Africa this week so I went to see my nephew. In any case, most sunday's my brother gets up early and goes to his local flea market. This is what he had for me tonight. He bought them for one dollar each.

There are 7- NOS 5U4's, 4- NOS 6V6's, 5-NOS 5Y3's, 5-NOS 12AX7's (One of them a Mullard), 5or6 NOS 12AU7's and various pulls and a few other NOS items

[cbass]

Score!

[HeeBGB]

My brother strikes again. Called me this morning. He picked me up a 2xEL84 Sano TV front amp for $120. It works but he says it is VERY clean and lo-gain. I can fix that LOL! Hopefully I can get to his house tonight to pick it up. He is supposed to text me some pics....stay tuned!