WHY DO PEOPLE DO THESE THINGS?

[epigramophone]

This poor old Brunswick crossed the Atlantic only to meet this fate!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281242960104? ... 1423.l2649

It must wish that it had stayed at home!

The Ultona will be of use to someone, but as for the rest......

[Phonofreak]

I'm glad I haven't eaten yet. It would have turned my stomach.
Harvey Kravitz

[Henry]

But it's "professionally powder painted"! It doesn't get any better than that and the turntable just might work, even.

[fran604g]

If you think that's bad, at least it's not as hideous as this Brunswick that's been annoying me on CL lately.

http://syracuse.craigslist.org/atq/4231616459.html

It does come with extra needles, though.

[Phonofreak]

At least the case isn't all chopped up. This one can be stripped, refinished, and restored.
Harvey Kravitz

[victorIIvictor]

In the eBay ad, the seller noted, "“This was working but the” [….]

Perhaps this wretched, abused, "Barney"-colored Brunswick took its revenge on the seller, before the latter could complete the note.

[Henry]

Here's an amusing "seller's glossary" from the Telechron clock website; I think we all can recognize these universal dodges.

http://www.telechron.net/features/glossary.htm

[VintageTechnologies]

My favorite dodge: "Plays well for its age"

[Henry]

My favorite dodge: "Plays well for its age"

So do I.

[edisonplayer]

Painting a machine is YUCK-O in my book!!edisonplayer