Todays abomination: 1940's Edison Victrola...

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Todays abomination: 1940's Edison Victrola...

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$450 :shock:

I apologise in advance, but I do hope that posting these "things" might help folks just getting involved with our hobby avoid costly mistakes.

http://longisland.craigslist.org/atq/5158581140.html

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No need to apologize. I needed a good laugh to start my day. :D :D
What would really be funny if someone actually buys this piece of crap.
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The nerve of some people! A simple Google search could disprove 90% of the fallacies that the seller used as a description :roll:

I LOVE that "It is all the original wood and pieces that it came with when it was manufactured." :lol: :lol:

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Oceangoer1 wrote: I LOVE that "It is all the original wood and pieces that it came with when it was manufactured." :lol: :lol:
It's a true statement, although misleading - whenever someone "manufactured" this, they used those wood pieces and parts... :roll:
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Alas, poor Amberola... :cry:

I don't know whether it would be any use to break the news to this seller.... :roll:

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Lucius1958 wrote:Alas, poor Amberola... :cry:

I don't know whether it would be any use to break the news to this seller.... :roll:

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