I have a Sharp GF-525 that used to belong to my Dad. It has been sitting in my attic for several years. The radio still sounds great, and the cassettes sound great when they work, however both cassette drives have developed a habit of "eating" tapes - they stop playing, and when you extract the cassette, there is a loop of loose tape hanging out of it.

So now to my question. Is this likely to be worth fixing? Or should I just try and sell it as it is? I've tinkered with electronic stuff in the past, but not sure I want to spend a lot of time on this one ...

Thanks for any advice!

Frank

worth fixing, prob just needs new pinch rollers and belts

my 1st box was a gf 555 and had the same problem.....i repaired it myself and im glad i did cos that was the start of the addiction..........60 boxes later and im skint   haha

525 good box when you have done the deck nonsense it would be a great one if it had bass were is it?

i also had a GF525,they dont have a great deal of bass but the quality feel of it makes up for that..i like them,yes the decks were gone on mine aswell,also had a GF555,decks were gone on that aswell..

the sad thing is neither box is worth anything on ebay right now
keep hold of it fix it enjoy it

I bought a mint 525 and 555 for less than 25 quid - and as already said - they're not bass monsters but do have a quality feel - if not a classic boombox look

them 525s are pretty cheap like badger says i paid 30 quid for a minter,that said ive seen the odd one go for much more,its down to how good the listing is too.

that's ebay all over

Thanks for the replies.

@deliverance, it's in Cambridge, U.K.

@geoffhartwell, where would one get the deck parts from?