I know lad...im an oltimer and know all the goostuff....im REALY suprized redbenjoe diddn't offer it here.....ahh well....been playing my gf1000 and m90 through youtube allday...sweeet.....what suprizes me on tape the m90 is way better...but through youtube the gf1000 wins...apart from one thing...clarity....the m90 hammers it hands down there.....gunna try the crown 970...and aiwa 880 after that

Rotel was a sweet deal

Yes it was

I've had trouble searching up this boombox that i've recently pulled out of a storage auction!  It is in good working order and has a few minor flaws - the tape door sticks sometimes, the antenna is broken (although it still gets good reception) and the battery door is missing.  Its a Berecha J8800.  Pictures will follow - any help on value or information in general is extremely helpful!   Thanks!

that model is very rare -

perhaps it will show up once every few years on usa ebay -

so--its hard to give you an accurate value estimate -

but --say about 100-175 for an average one

and 250 for an excellent example

this looks like another version of yours

   what a stunner very sexy ,   the box isnt bad either

yup -

nice big piece

any excuse to give one of Mianamized's pics a warm over, eh? 

  who cares we dont get much crumpet on here

no true reli

in the UK 75 pounds and upwards for the m70 - and no more than 115 (if and when they surface)
most ever was 160 - but that was blitzed recently by an American resident who paid over 280 for one

In your country maybe.

In the US a fully working M70 in nice shape is $300 - $400 consistently.  Only exception was Superduper's which sold for like $800 if I recall correctly, but it had been modified and extensively documented.

No offense, but boomboxes aren't as big in the UK as they are in the US.  And your people do not have as much disposable income.

not true badger.....

i had one of my m70`s on the bay a couple of months ago and it sold 

on auction style for £238........

I think at the end of the day, whatever box it is and whatever the state of it....people will pay what they are prepared to pay.....and thats it..........simple...

nothing more....nothing less.........

i mean iv seen sharp gf 8989 go for £5 one week     then £100 the week after.........there is no logic whatsoever when buying selling a box

we all know that we will pay whatever we are prepared to pay and that given moment in time........

word

lol dont you just love it when that happens, your sitting there ready to make you killer bid after watching it for 9 days and then your misses rocks up next to you and says not another one and how much!!!

how true mate,  but it doesnt stop me

nor me,its good that i get home before she does so when another box turns up in the post i get it up into my room in the loft and she"s none the wiser! 

i remember i week last month i received 11 in one week !    her indoors  was pulling a face so i thought it was then fitting to give her £10 spends

man thats funny

i give my missus all the old crap i pick up along the way and let her have it to sell on ripbay,that normally keeps her quite

Nore me guys....who needs a woman they only nag....and there only good for one thing....well maybee 2, and the second one is food....im sure you know what the first one is

women are alright

but you can't beat the real thing

yup being single

You sound like a proper tool with that statement

you do know we're NOT Russia yeah?

Also last time I checked I think your economy is whole lot more ruined than ours
plus we spend our money wisely

good call mr badger

I was merely trying to explain why boomboxes on US Ebay might sell for a higher price than the same boomboxes on UK Ebay.  I've seen it over and over again.

1) Boomboxes were a bigger "fad" in America than they were in the UK.

2) There are more people in America than there are in the UK. 

3) AND average income levels are a bit higher......look it up (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median_household_income).  

None of this means that I think the USA is better than the UK.  You can choose to believe I'm insulting the UK, but that's outside my control.

regardless who you were talking to

You were discussing the supposed disposable income of the US being more than in the UK - which is such a broad statement is laughable - what demographic are you addressing?

and no one argued population or popularity - just you

Prices are cheaper here as we know the WORTH of second hand crap - your country has too many people who don't know how to SPEND their money wisely

that's the point

don't bring wiki into it

that stat

"This is what each equivalent adult in a household in the middle of the income distribution earns in a year."

is a certain cross section - not everyone

how many people in USA are iliterate when compared to the UK? - they're not buying boxes
how many people in USA are obese when compared to the UK? - they're not buying boxes

stats prove what you want man

Not this again. Was born in the UK, now live in the USA Both places have their pros and cons.

Would not claim the standard of living in the U.K. is lower, as the U.S. and Canada along with Western Europe are fully developed and have high standards of living.

One of the major differences is transportation and the "walkability" of places In the UK, most of everything is designed with the pedestrian in mind, where in the U.S. some things are just purely lacking. Where I lived in part of the USA where there was no bus, train, or taxi to take you anywhere, except Chicago and New-york. I enjoy having shops and things so close by.

London and other parts of the UK -good restaurants, theatre, the English countryside - gorgeous. USA  you will not get a bang for your buck, while dinning out. Portions are smaller than in the U.S. and restaurants are not as good.

In the Uk gas is a lot more expensive, but cars are a lot more fuel efficient, better design then the USA.

Cell phone service is a lot cheaper and a lot more competiive, you just have to pay more for the phone, if you want a smart phone. In the USA prices are out of control.

In the UK, things are a lot more efficient, my hotwater/electricity bill are nothing. The hot water heats water as its flowing through the pipe when needed. Electricity rates in Chicago sre just outrageous.

As far as boomboxes goes they go for more in the USA because , RAP and House music was bigger here, so their more people that remember the days when these monsters roam the streets, before car audio took over. So people are willing to pay more money for them.

ah! ollie and jerry ,   there was no stopping them  

hey - I got nothing against the USA (i'm moving there in 2 months)

only the thought that the UK is a 3rd world country and has no disaposable income

we also had hiphop here I recall - one guy called Tim Westwood is considered "old skool" I believe

well i remember hiphop being big in the uk and english being the native tongue in the states then why would"t it be!!!

^ good point

we do drive on the wrong side of the road

maybe thats why we have cheaper boomboxes/ghetto blasters

who knows - maybe it's just economies of scale

I post facts, and you try to take them as an insult, when I was never trying to.  I state that your incomes are slightly lower, but I never said you were a 3rd world country.  Give me a break, lol.

Then you claim Americans don't know how to spend their money wisely.  So now it's my turn to ask if you have any stats to back you up?  The mere fact that our housing market crashed does not constitute proof.

You sound like someone who is just jealous that other people bid higher on boxes than you do.  Which by the way is the same attitude you display on the other board.

Exactly what I was saying.

Excuse me, but you do sound the same way with your question.

Just wondering...what is this post all about anyway?

It's about how much Reli thinks the UK is still in black and white and everyone looks like and everyone that lives here looks like an extra in Robin Hood prince of thieves


Stats prove nothing Reli me old china
don't bring up the old "jealous of over priced boxes" bolix either - this now makes you sound like a complete gibbon

I have plenty of nice boxes

I also have a record player with a tone arm that probably cost more than your car - so it's nothing to do with availability of mine - or residents of the UK's disosable income

I wil now rest my case - as arguing with you is like the sound of one hand clapping

Way to exaggerate your point.  Congratulations, you're right.  I think England is a Stone Age civilization with living conditions worse than the Congo.  Yeah, that must be how I feel. 

Again, it's not whether you own nice boxes.......It's that whenever the auctions climb above what you're willing to pay, you get mad and accuse the winner of being stupid (or that Americans are stupid).  And then in the same breath you brag about having a record player worth more than a car?   If you really paid that much for it, who is not spending wisely now?  That money could have gone towards your retirement or a house or education or many other more important things.

And did you ever consider that US Ebay is by far the largest and most-visited Ebay site, thus attracting way more bidders than UK Ebay?   And on top of that there's your ridiculous shipping prices, which is why I never browse your Ebay.  Instead, I browse Germany's site every week, they have a bigger selection and the shipping charges are half of yours.

Anyone here know how much a Pioneer sk-31 is worth?

£43.67p

Way to contradict yourself
You and the US have all the money and boxes yet you rather shop on eBay Germany?

OoooooooooooooooooooK then


keep digging that hole with your foot son

2 things - your last point is valid - you DON'T know what I paid for it
BUT more importantly
You misunderstand what I said - and how I said it - I said It's probably worth more than "YOUR CAR" meaning I'm teasing you about the value of your vehicular mode of transport.

stop going for points - the English always win

as we have the betterer sense of irony and sarcasm

two rabbits and a large potato...

only joking i seen one go for about £40 a few weeks ago over here,

you never said if it was mint/working etc...that would be a factor in pricing

Only worth that here in Loxley

This thread isn't working is it?

Shame really

I put an ad up on craigslist and I bought it for $20. It's in pretty bad shape though. I was meaning to post a topic in the tech thread about fixing the cassette deck.

im sure you can get help on here with the deck.

nice looking box,you see plenty of sk21s not many 31s