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The moment you realize you are meant to be collecting
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m0xiemama
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The moment you realize you are meant to be collecting
I found a Craigslist listing for a $25 victrola. The guy had no picture said it was a little beat up and someone took most of it apart but all was there still. There was no picture but I figured for $25 I'll have my family pick it up and hold on to it til I could look it over......here are the pictures my mom just sent!!!!! And the guy I think got tired of dealing with my family so he just put it out on the curb before she got there so I technically got it for free
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phonogfp
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Re: The moment you realize you are meant to be collecting
That's great! A VTLA no less...
Congratulations - it's a nice day to be collecting, isn't it? Boy, it's lucky it lasted on the curb until your mom arrived!
George P.
Congratulations - it's a nice day to be collecting, isn't it? Boy, it's lucky it lasted on the curb until your mom arrived!
George P.
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dennis
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Re: The moment you realize you are meant to be collecting
(green with envy!).
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m0xiemama
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Re: The moment you realize you are meant to be collecting
phonogfp wrote:That's great! A VTLA no less...
Congratulations - it's a nice day to be collecting, isn't it? Boy, it's lucky it lasted on the curb until your mom arrived!
George P.
Yeah I thought that too after I saw it. Guess no one knew what it was. He certainly didnt. Now lets see how well I do waiting til Oct to get my hands on it
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alang
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Re: The moment you realize you are meant to be collecting
Wow, congratulations! You can't beat that deal. And at least from the front it doesn't look that beat up either.
Andreas
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Tinkerbell
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Re: The moment you realize you are meant to be collecting
SWEET! It's an amazing feeling when you realize you made such a great score, isn't it?m0xiemama wrote:I found a Craigslist listing for a $25 victrola. The guy had no picture said it was a little beat up and someone took most of it apart but all was there still. There was no picture but I figured for $25 I'll have my family pick it up and hold on to it til I could look it over......here are the pictures my mom just sent!!!!! And the guy I think got tired of dealing with my family so he just put it out on the curb before she got there so I technically got it for free
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FloridaClay
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Re: The moment you realize you are meant to be collecting
Sweet indeed!!!
Clay
Clay
Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume's Laws of Collecting
1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
2. Shortage of finance, however dire, will never prevent the acquisition of a desired object, however improbable its cost.
1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
2. Shortage of finance, however dire, will never prevent the acquisition of a desired object, however improbable its cost.
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mattrx
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Re: The moment you realize you are meant to be collecting
Fabulous. Downsouth has the motor board you will need, if he has not sold it already. GREAT SCORE!!!!!!!
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m0xiemama
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Re: The moment you realize you are meant to be collecting
I have it. Just didnt post it because the picture is lame. My mom doesnt know anything about phonographs and I had to beg for pictures just to be sure of what I had.mattrx wrote:Fabulous. Downsouth has the motor board you will need, if he has not sold it already. GREAT SCORE!!!!!!!
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mattrx
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Re: The moment you realize you are meant to be collecting
Great. If u need other parts, he has a machine he is parting out. Great guy and a real help.