While looking on ebay you get to see what is in your country and or you can go world wide

so it got me thinking : who/ what country has the best boxes ?

Uk has some nice ones but a lot of crap as well that fills up ebay US has some big grails turn up but also go for big money + shipping can kill a deal as it is way high Germany has a good selection of big boxes and also ship to the uk at a normal price Japan seems to have some good one's but as they collect big grails they are always high in price

so you get my drift - there seem to be come countries that have better boxes and offer better deals on price and shipping

now discus on what you think is the best country for selling boxes

I know there will be different view cos of where you live - so take into account where you are from and what type of box you like and then the price of shipping cost - so you can answer in two parts if wanted

cheers B

Ebay Germany can be ok bendy,but alot of the time,i message the sellers and ask if they take paypal,and ask if they will ship to uk,they either say no or dont reply,some say they will ship to uk but they want paying by bank transfere,There is No Way i would pay that way,but its normal for them..what puzzles me,i've said this before,us in uk and usa,its compulsery for us to have paypal,but germany dont have to sign up for paypal..strange..

My place for finding them, as I am STILL finding them? and the USA for selling them, as what have here everybody want's almost  of what is still being found here

We Sincerely wish we could get rid of all of the clutter that has cometh withith allith and have a nomal? life once again...

..... have bought from Germany before using payal.....

Me too,i have bought from there,i bought a box from blasterpunk,he has paypal,as do other members of here and the other site,and a few do on ebay germany,but 90% of sellers refuse to accept it,a while ago i looked and it even said at the bottom of their auctions in big capital letters NO PAYPAL,like they hate,infact despise it,it would be good if we could have paypal as an option rather than compulsery,the fees they charge is a joke,thats probebly why german sellers wont accept it,because of the ridiculous fees,they might refuse out of principle..

so does that put them down the list for have some nice and collectable boxes ? when looking they seem to have some cool boxes

JC - there could be some very good sales and trade between the US and UK if it was not for such high shipping cost and then customs - and there ws me thinking that the UK and USA were such good buddies in worldly matters

2.9 percent isn't all that much ( Paypal ) to send/recieve $$$

Ebay charges about 11 percent Total on whatever you sell - that's is the grinder of trying to avoid, or have to use to sell with ...

Which is why - we like youtube to adverstise with for free with  and " only use paypay as a last resort, method of payment

Well we could smuggle BOOMbox's into each other's country...

Still am thinking of how to say what it is that I am carrying onboard a airliner when the rare if any time's I may travel in the future my BLASTERghetto...

i got off track here somehow...

Bendy if german ebay sellers were made to accept paypal,that would be an ok place to buy from,but aslong as its not for sharp/Jvc and those type of boxes ect..they sell for a fortune mate,they love sharp,Jvc and the nicer brands..

James i fully agree with you man,paypal fees are nothing compaired to ebay final value fee,now that is a joke !!! i think in uk its 15% but not sure..if you sell something for £100,they charge insertion fee,then £15 final value fee,then if you accept paypal,thats probebly another £3.50..and ebay own paypal so they are making a fortune !!!

there is a way to transfer money for free in paypal as long as you trust the seller - a good way to buy and sell on here with trusted members

best place to buy boxes from is billy the binmans house,he should sell us his conion,or his 767,or his crowns..he should share his wealth,should'nt you Andy ??

best place in the world for picking up a box ?

My place...

tell us when yer out James and we can come and pick up as many boxes as we can get away with before you are back  

am only out for groceries .3 miles away, no further; only be a few minutes there an back

i bloody love usa,but 1,I HATE Flying !! 2,its expensive to fly,and 3,i would'nt want to come back !!

i just love the big cars,big roads..the food,i love places like in dukes of hazzard,and the street in the burbs with tom hanks,and the small town in the film called doc hollywood with michael j fox,another place was in a film with steven seagal,fire down below..nice small quiet towns..

wish I had the other cpu online ... show you some more pictures...

The Clairtone 7980 is definately more common in Canada than the Conion C100F is to the USA or any other country for that matter. The JVC M90 shows up alot in Canada also and quite a number of others.

there used to be a member here from canada,he had about 30 conion's c100s/clairtone's,he was picking them up for fun local to him,they were so close he was going to pick most of them up in person,and cheap too !! think his name was gsbmr..so i think you are correct chris..so..if this is true,get off your ass and go get them all lol

i remember that guy he had a flippin wall of the things, didnt he get up to around 30 with a few of the gold ones?

anyway, yeah my place, get there within the next hour and you can have them all for free.

i think germany is the best place,but like beanie man says issues with paypal etc mean its not ideal for a uk buyer.

funny thing is my first memory of a boombox in full flow out in the open was in cologne in 1983 with some guys breakdancing in the town centre,i was on a school trip.less than 12 months later i was doing the same in manchester town centre

Japan is the BEST place http://tinypic.com/a/2jurr/3      

what is the tiny red box on the top shelf above the white box in the middle counter ?

LOL..if i was a millionair loaded stood in that shop i would have said "hmm can i have one of those" annnnd one of those,errm and one of these...and one of them..f%ck it,give me one of each of everything lol..

James you definately correct,japan can not be beaten for nice boxes,but most of the time the ones being sold are faulty..they list their boxes as Junk !

Japan, definately. Wished i would have go the hang of yahoo japan. They have stuff, that never made it anywhere else.

richard,i have have an account,well a middle company account,you paypal funds into your account and you can bid on stuff,when you win,it gets shipped from the seller to the middleman,they re-box it ect and ship it on to you,its Very ! expensive but if have the dosh it can be done..

Lloyd's PT 003 aka helix hx-4636 helix hx-4637

Boombox's Various Brands

http://tinypic.com/a/2mxwp/3

Boombox's Various Brands

So? Buy em' an Fix em'

Fullsize view below

http://i55.tinypic.com/mhspag.jpg

Cheers paul. It`s all relative now. never mind. I bet, if you looked now, you`d find some gems. Alway`s wanted the victor rc-x999, panasonic rx-dt705? Ben , got me that cfs-f40, and, jefferson, got me the victor rc-x777.

Made a mistake. It`s the panasonic rx-dt701.

Tooo Expensive james or "you bet" i would..

example of cost for a faulty box,and 99% of them are..

Box cost example = 10,000+yen = around £100

Shipping from seller to middleman   around £20

repacking          =           around £15

middleman fees      =          around £30-£50

shipping from japan to uk          around £150 -£170

import duty          =       around £100

using a couple of the higher values,it comes to nearly £500 for a faulty box..not good !

Plus would i get my money back if sold any on ? probebly not..thats the only reason why i'm not doing it,if it was a cheap thing to do i'de be at it every week..

Richard,we only live once,go get them man !!

Does anyone know when that pic was taken ? 80s ? or recently ? would love to make a shop like that now,back to the 80s :-)

Picture above of the boombox's Was taken by this person http://i51.tinypic.com/k0kdqr.jpg back in the

Year 1983 in Akihabara Japan

Gee I wonder who that Man is ?

here is the link to all of these pictures http://tinypic.com/a/2jurr/3 

i need to thank that guy for taking those pics..but.. if he was around 30 at the time,that was almost 30 years ago,so he would be nearly 60 now..wow in 1983 i was a 13 year old walking round with my new GF9500 enjoying myself,now i'm 42..old and nearly dead lol..

" Toronto is the boombox capital of Canada "

As long as u keep thinking that, we're all good here in MTL picking up all the Clairtone 7980...in 1 year i've pick up 5 of them

and to beanie man : dont know if its the same guy but there's one guy here in MTL that has more the 40 Clairtone 7980...!