baby.boomer - 2008-02-02 13:48
Holy crap!
$350 for an SCR-8?
You could get a Conion C-100F cheaper than that in 1986. That's just crazy!
Great scans by the way!!
wow ,nice ,its astonishing to see how expensive boomboxes really were back in the day.
masterblaster84 - 2008-02-02 14:30
WOW!
I didn't realize SCR-8's sold new for that much.
Could explain why some people think they can get that much for 'em now.
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Originally posted by Fatdog:
Holy crap!
$350 for an SCR-8?
You could get a Conion C-100F cheaper than that in 1986. That's just crazy!
You could prolly get 2 Conions for that price! Radio Shack can kiss my ass!
Thanks for the scans,
baby boomer.
The little red one is fantastic!
The 1986 layer?
, how many layers are there?
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Originally posted by walkgirl:
The little red one is fantastic!
The 1986 layer?
, how many layers are there?
That's a good question.
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Originally posted by walkgirl:
The 1986 layer?
, how many layers are there?
Yeah! What about '79 to '85?
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Originally posted by Fatdog:
Yeah! What about '79 to '85?
You have to understand these closet digs take time: clearing the dirt, brushing off the artifacts, sorting, cataloging, reassembling the pieces. The project is scheduled to wrap up sometime around 2015. Unfortunately, my funding runs out late in 2012, so I'll probably have to stop before I get to the bottom layer. It'll be up to the next owners of this house to uncover the '70's era of my life. (They'll find lots of KC and the Sunshine Band and Steely Dan albums).
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Originally posted by Fatdog:
Holy crap!
$350 for an SCR-8?
You could get a Conion C-100F cheaper than that in 1986.
Yeah, that was my impression, too. Electronics were more expensive back then, but not THAT much more. I think Radio Shack prices were way out of line. And that $350 for an SCR-8 was in 1986 dollars. Imagine what it would buy today!
The rate of inflation between January 1986 and January 2007 was 84.69% in the United States. That means an SCR-8 would cost at least $646.32 in today's dollars.
yup. in '86 prices were still steep for boomers and walkmans. i think it was a couple of more years before prices started to drop.
masterblaster84 - 2008-02-03 17:34
It's really no wonder these boomers lost their steam in the mid 80's, at those prices they were very expensive for the time.
Thanks Some great pics baby boomer brings back many memories.In UK Radio Shack was called Tandy I would get the catalouges and have a good read but prices atTandy in uk were too steep in comparison to general electronic stores.
If wee all had a good clear out under the bed in the loft,cupboards,cellar im sure there are many more good pics,catalogues like yours,possible also some Boomers and Walkmans hiding there somewhere.
charlesdickens - 2008-02-04 07:41
AWESOME! That is GREAT!
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Originally posted by happy:
...In UK Radio Shack was called Tandy I would get the catalouges and have a good read but prices atTandy in uk were too steep in comparison to general electronic stores...
indeed so.
Here's my scans from a Tandy 1985-86 catalogue. Those prices - wooh...
Man. Thanks for the scans. Great scans! Wow look at those prices!!! I had no idea the Modulaire 2200 was at the top of the line and originally priced at $400. And even a mediocre weak-sounding little boombox was still over $100. My gosh, even the little cassette recorders were expensive.
Very interesting.
yup.
This is why the competitive pricing of Philips appealed to me in the early 80s, & in the later 80s the Hitachi 3Ds. They really were the most sound-per-pound when I was looking & believe me, I was exhaustive in my search!
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Originally posted by kvmoore:
Wow look at those prices!!! Very interesting.
I had a part-time job at Radio Shack in the late seventies, and even for us employees, it was common knowledge that you didn't buy anything unless it was on sale. Radio Shack sent out monthly sale flyers, and sometimes those prices were as much as half off the catalog prices. That's when I snagged, among other things, my Mach One speakers (and a few Flavoradios). Clearance sales at the end of the model year were even better (if you could find any leftovers). But everyday retail... uh-uh.
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Originally posted by: Baby Boomer
I had a part-time job at Radio Shack in the late seventies, and even for us employees, it was common knowledge that you didn't buy anything unless it was on sale. Radio Shack sent out monthly sale flyers, and sometimes those prices were as much as half off the catalog prices. That's when I snagged, among other things, my Mach One speakers (and a few Flavoradios). Clearance sales at the end of the model year were even better (if you could find any leftovers). But everyday retail... uh-uh.
Yeah, maybe that's how my dad was able to get me the Modulaire 2200 for half the catalog price at the end of '86. It must've been one of those sales.
more culture, brilliant
thx B-Boomer
panasonic.fan - 2008-02-18 06:26
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Originally posted by MasterBlaster84:
WOW!
I didn't realize SCR-8's sold new for that much.
I believe they were $249.95 when they came out. No idea why RS would have pumped up the price in '86.
would you be interested in selling the radio shack catalog(s)??
I think the 249 was the sale or close out price. I remember every year RS would have a huge sale or a where is as is sale kind of thing. My first big receiver was a radio shack unit. I would buy a 2200 or 2100 receiver in a heartbeat. Many of the radio shack receivers were either pioneer or foster made!
first I have to find all of them they are in a box around here somewhere ...
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Originally posted by starfreak1:
would you be interested in selling the radio shack catalog(s)??
