Sony TCM-10 , like a WM-10

Yes, I know it’s a mono voice recorder. But it looks, to me, more impressive than the WM-10 as it has recording, mic, counter and a speaker in the same tiny package as the WM-10.

 

Saw this onEbay. A silly price too but so are the WM-10 (and 20, 30, 40). I’d love a wm-10 just for it’s looks but cheapest i see in Australia is at least $300 not working, and I guess they are a pain to fix.

 

almost bought this one several times out of curiosity, but could never justify the price that guy wanted for it
and i can tell these pictures are from that same ebay listing thats been up for around 4-5 years now lol. that guys really been wanting a silly price for a while

 

id try those japanese auction sites for better deals
also the wm-10 models arent too bad to fix/disassemble once you know how they are put together, but the wm-40 is absolutely a pain to fix even after youve taken it apart several times

 

More and more sellers are adopting this mentality of never giving up on the price regardless if they sell or not.
I stated quite a few times on the forum that some sellers do NOT actually want to sell, but just specualte.
Such people think along the lines of "I know what the device is worth, it's either gonna sell at X or otherwise it's not worth selling".
Of course the market is proving them wrong, but they're unwilling to accept it relying that there's always a chance someone will actually buy at some point
in time, so they are willing to wait whatever it takes to get the price they want rather than dropping the price.

My advice is always avoid these sellers, because there are better deals out there.
Buying from them will only confirm them that their initial presumptions were true and will be treated as a signal the demand has grown.
This statement is meant for other people reading the thread, including non members.

 

yeah.. i dont quite understand the mentality here, granted that is one of the only tcm-10 models ive seen for sale online, but youd think hed just drop the price a bit and save himself 5+ years of waiting
i got in and graduated high school in the span of time that thing has been for sale on ebay lmao

 

In my opinion, even units that are very rare and there's only one for sale at some point in time, still have a market price despite what other members have stated (like "You either buy at that price or don't buy, no negotiation").
The fact unit has been listed for so long proves exactly my point: the market price is below the listing price. People are just not willing to pay that amount, it's as simple as that.

On rare items, I would expect the exact opposite if the desirability was sky high (as these sellers think): for them to sell relatively quick. It just doesn't take 5 years to find a customer if there are dozens of them willing to buy.
Same goes for items that have dozens of watchers but no buy, it's obvious the price is too high and the seller must come with an offer.

 

well granted i do think its a rare model, though i wouldnt consider it desirable by any means. tcm players in general arent very sought after
i could only imagine collectors wanting it, but even then theyd probably rather spend that much money on a more well-known player with better playback and build quality

for example you could go on a japanese auction site and get a red wm-40 for around that much. but still, i get a chuckle every now and then when i see that tcm-10 still for sale on ebay, youd think that guy would learn

 

You'd think so, but actually... buying from Japan can prove to be quite pricy as of late. It's shipping. Shipping right now is astronomical + Buyee/Sendico have raised shipping fees AND cut economic options. Last item I imported (old laptop) cost $200 to ship to me on the cheapest option.

Maybe not desirable to you... but to someone. I've been seeing a trend recently where YouTubers are starting to cover the TCM and TCS series... possibly because there are already a lot of videos on the WMs. They are specifically interested in the similarities and differences between the pro models and the WM models. Techmoan covered the TC-D5 among other mono recorders as well.

 

Exactly! I collect all kinds of stuff that I think is cool... Handycams, old computers, typewriters... I even have a decent 'vintage' Dyson hoovers collection. Ever since I saw a TLC special on a dude's old washing machine collection... I realized everything is desirable, and if they are having fun... hey I can't knock the people, or the items in their collection.

 

I was never going to buy it, but I thought it was really interesting. 4 years, wow he’s been waiting a while.

I just searched for it, it’s gone from sale, and not on the sold listing either. I guess he will try again in 6 months

 

Wm-10 size with a speaker and records …was pretty good the jammed all that in the tiny package.

 

Last fromBuyee was $240 of Walkman players, and was $170 shipping…silly prices now.

and I think (going by Reddit posts) that a lot of people have no clue and TCM/TCS and Walkman . They think they are all music players, don’t even know what mono and stereo is … some even want the poorest quality sound.