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 Post subject: Tube TV's
PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:57 am 
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I am currently going through my house and sifting through what I am keeping,
what I am tossing out and what may be saleable before I move a majority of
my things into a storage unit. I know that Tube TV's have gone the way of
the dinosaur for most of us, I am sure some people still use or watch them.
Do I even try to sell this thing? It is 37" and weighs at least 140 lbs. Was a
nice TV but been collecting dust in my basement. I was going to put up a
flyer around work with some other things, assign a value to it and see how
it went with the caveat that I would likely be willing to take a best offer.
Only other option is taking it to Goodwill and giving it away for a small tax
break. Just thought I would see what you guys thought, maybe you have
been in a similar spot in the past.

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 Post subject: Re: Tube TV's
PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 9:04 am 
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Maybe try Craigslist? You might find somebody looking for a cheap TV for their basement or garage.

Or we could burn it at the tailgate.

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 9:06 am 
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You'd be better off just trying to get someone to take it for free, then you won't have to worry about lugging that thing to goodwill or some place else.

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 Post subject: Re: Tube TV's
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Same question goes for VHS tapes. I have over a hundred of a bunch of good movies but am
thinking of just tossing them. I still have a VHS so I could technically still watch them. Don't
see any demand for these anymore that I have seen.

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 Post subject: Re: Tube TV's
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Mr Reason or Joe Orr would probably take those VHS tapes from you.

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you could get 20 or 30 bucks for it. more if it's HD.

I just sold a massive Sony Tube HDTV for 95 bucks. It weighed about 240 pounds but the picture was awesome.


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Craigslist it for around $25-$30, pickup only. Someone will bite.

But what if you need a strange man to pick you up and give you a ride to a Cubs game? Would craigslist be a good place to find such a thing?

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you could get 20 or 30 bucks for it. more if it's HD.

I just sold a massive Sony Tube HDTV for 95 bucks. It weighed about 240 pounds but the picture was awesome.


DAMMIT! :evil: :evil:

Even I could've scraped that much together!


:D :D :D

... beggars can't be choosers, and all that rot ...

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DT, I wouldn't have wanted to sell it to you. They have a long history of boards going out on almost all of this model and it's around 3 to 400 to repair.


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DT, I wouldn't have wanted to sell it to you. They have a long history of boards going out on almost all of this model and it's around 3 to 400 to repair.


Ah .... I know that song all too well .... :cry:

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We have an electronics recycling collection over here that benefits a group with disabilities- they part things like tvs out for the value of the parts. I donated my old tube tv to them, as the tuner was failing.

When the school where my wife teaches switched to smart boards for the classroom, the tvs became obsolete- we sold them through a local resale shop for $20-25 apiece.


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I gave my last two tube TV's to my divorced friend & my niece. The extra 25-30 bucks I would make from selling them online is not worth the hassle of having some strange dude in my house.

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I gave my last two tube TV's to my divorced friend & my niece.


That's a strange gift-set to give at a wedding .....

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I gave my last two tube TV's to my divorced friend & my niece. The extra 25-30 bucks I would make from selling them online is not worth the hassle of having some strange dude in my house.

Oh but the sex is?
Whatever man.

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immessedup17 wrote:
Craigslist it for around $25-$30, pickup only. Someone will bite.

But what if you need a strange man to pick you up and give you a ride to a Cubs game? Would craigslist be a good place to find such a thing?

:cheers: :-D

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For sale: A big, juicy TV. Interesting trades considered.


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 Post subject: Re: Tube TV's
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For sale: A big, juicy TV. Interesting trades considered.


How about a wine fridge?

HI Ugie!

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Don Tiny wrote:
Colonel Angus wrote:
For sale: A big, juicy TV. Interesting trades considered.


How about a wine fridge?

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 Post subject: Re: Tube TV's
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Thanks to all for the imput. I'll make the stuff disappear one way or another.

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T-Bone wrote:
Same question goes for VHS tapes. I have over a hundred of a bunch of good movies.


you happen to have She Caught It From Behind I-IV

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T-Bone wrote:
Same question goes for VHS tapes.


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T-Bone wrote:
Same question goes for VHS tapes.


I'm sure Sini's brother would appreciate a donation.

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