Fuck me !
Look at what just popped up here ! A Tek type 547 for only 20 Euros !!!
OF COURSE it's local pick-up only and in Paris 500kms from me, as always !!
https://www.leboncoin.fr/equipements_industriels/2168134078.htm
OK looks a bit rough on the outside but might be nice inside you just don't know. And at that price I couldn't care less, it's well worth the 20 Euros just as a parts mule !
Busy today but had to respond to this. I would not touch that with a 10 foot pole. It's very obvious it's been left out in the weather and I guarantee the internals are gonna be worthless shit.
It's not even worth scrap value. Stay away. (Maybe the vacuum tubes if it hasn't been raped)
Back to regular programming.
Thanks Med, you just confirmed what I said before, maybe Vince won't be so confused this time around, as you spelled it out for him
Well thanks but it looks like it's YOU not understanding the situation here !
There is no need to dissuade me from buying it, because again as I said... I am NOT going to buy it simply because it's local pick-up only and 500kms away from me !
Given it's condition I obviously can not justify any travel expense to go pick it up, that goes without saying.
However were it down the street hence zero cost to go get it, yes sorry chaps but for 20 Euros I would take 5 minutes of my time to go down the street open it up to see what it's like inside. Yes, with gloves and breathing apparatus and also a flame thrower in case some nasty snake jumps at me when I crack the cabinet open. You never know these days...
I don't know what you get in New York or the UK for 20 bucks but here, you get not more than the middle finger.
A complete 547 for 20 Euros regardless of condition, if it's in my village sorry boys I would at least have a look at it see what's it's like inside, and then offer 10 Euros.
The binding posts alone on the front panel are worth at least that, then add all the knobs, plastic so can't rust can it. Then the face plate in good nick, CRT bezel and its thumb screws (Papa Smurf could do with these eh !
), etc etc...
So regardless of what's it's like inside, it's still worth 20 Euros to me IF it was very local to me. Hell even if it were 50kms I might still go get it, provided I can see good pictures of the insides of course, and ask a few questions.
You are too choosy chaps. These things don't grow on trees here. I already have one 547 worth restoring, another one for parts. A third one for 20 Euros no matter what can be saved from it, sorry but I am all for it !
But again, discussion is pointless since I am of course not going to drive 500kms (1000kms total then, 150 Euros in fuel and tolls at least) to get a 20 Euros garden ornament.