3500 Eurocents !
deech - 2012-12-16 05:15
Well i must start like this for this post !!!
I woke up late this morning about 10 o clock and i thought to myself that maybe
i shouldnt go at the flea market today,
I was feeling a bit tired from yesterdays night and i
was thinking that all good stuff
must have gone until i get there !!!
After a cup of coffee i gave it a second thought and said what the hell
I will just go for an hour and then come back home!
I vre been browsing all over the flea market
and i was giving up hope for finding even
a small unit and at the end of the walk i saw a very well known shilouette
I didn't even say to the seller Good morning i lost my words and said
Good evening just asked how much for the radiocassette unit fearing he would
ask for a high price but he just said 50 i said to him i only have 30.
He replied ''30?? No i cant give it for 30 euros give me 35 and its yours!!''
And here i walked out with a beautiful Clairtone 7980
for 35 euros!
I was thinking of not mentioning the price i got it for
but I m just saying it for all of us collectors not to give up
hope for finding this kind of units out in the wild!!!!!
I have to add that i had a strong good feeling for today that
i would find something big!!
Dont need to say much about the unit as it is already known to most of us!!
Here are some pics for all to enjoy!!
docs - 2012-12-16 05:18
Congrats !!!!!! Looks like it will clean up very nicely !!!!
samovar - 2012-12-16 05:37
one of the greatest score of the year! congrats mate you did the right thing when you followed your intuition!
lav.loo - 2012-12-16 05:39
unbelievable Deech, that's defo up there with the greatest ever finds awesome
stereo.mad - 2012-12-16 05:48
deech man,you should get a medal for score of the year lad!
what a result,well done mate
unfortunately that would never happen in the uk
deliverance - 2012-12-16 05:56
well done deech what a find winner
deech - 2012-12-16 05:58
deech man,you should get a medal for score of the year lad!
what a result,well done mate
unfortunately that would never happen in the uk
I have to say that i invited members to come to the bbox exhibition that
is been going on!
If anyone was here then he could be at the flea market
and finding something
interesting at least!!
deech - 2012-12-16 06:13
Never thought i d find a clairtone, aka conion,helix in Europe out like this.
Always thought that those units are too American for European
standards.
I was so surprised when i saw it !!!!!
And i was giving up hope from many comments on S2G
for not too many about and for very rare on this side of the Atlantic
let alone the Mediterranean!
bison - 2012-12-16 08:03
great find deech congrats on an amazing find
retro - 2012-12-16 09:25
northerner - 2012-12-16 09:57
driptip - 2012-12-16 10:41
wow, so nice and complete, congrats deech.
davebush - 2012-12-16 13:22
thats all i can say
walkgirl - 2012-12-16 13:41
Ωραία ραδιόφωνο
walkgirl - 2012-12-16 13:42
Αγοράστε μοτοποδήλατο
claret.badger - 2012-12-16 23:55
Holy shit
boomer70 - 2012-12-17 01:19
Amazing to find a Canadian Clairtone 7980 in Europe! Nice find :-)
deech - 2012-12-17 02:05
Αγοράστε μοτοποδήλατο
hehehe That means '' buy a motorbike'' in Greek.
Ωραία ραδιόφωνο means ''Nice radiophone''
Thank you all for your nice comments !
Its definetely in need of some contact cleaner and a
nice bath . The cassette decks both not working as usual
but they power on and the dial light is permanently on on AC/DC
I dont know if this is right or not.
What is missing is the aluminum for the ''spare cassette holder''
not the holder itsef but only the aluminum.
Oh and by mistake caused maybe by the excitement
of the moment
i posted on the wrong board
I will have to ask for the mods to trasfer it at the right topic
as now it is at the ebay auctions (dont know how to do this by myself)
Thanks!!!!
northerner - 2012-12-17 02:59
That first pic of it sitting amongst the sellers junk is the sort of thing I dream of (literally )...spotting something awesome amongst the rubbish...I normally only spot eggs so to see something like that is pretty damn cool
isolator42 - 2012-12-17 03:02
sweet mercy, you've done well there, deech
walkgirl - 2012-12-17 08:33
I am rather linguistic
deech - 2012-12-17 08:58
I am rather linguistic
You could have said ΩΡΑΙΟ ΡΑΔΙΟΚΑΣΣΕΤΟΦΩΝΟ !
pronounced ''oh-re(e as in pet)-o'' ''ra-dio-ka-se (e as in set) -to- pho (ph as in fan) -no''
oreo radiokasetofono !!!
Efharisto
walkgirl - 2012-12-17 10:27
I wantet to write 'buy a moped'!!
brutus442 - 2012-12-17 11:23
These are the stories we want to hear...!
SCORE 1 FOR DEECH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
traveler - 2012-12-17 11:56
Well i must start like this for this post !!!
I woke up late this morning about 10 o clock and i thought to myself that maybe
i shouldnt go at the flea market today,
I was feeling a bit tired from yesterdays night and i
was thinking that all good stuff
must have gone until i get there !!!
After a cup of coffee i gave it a second thought and said what the hell
I will just go for an hour and then come back home!
I vre been browsing all over the flea market
and i was giving up hope for finding even
a small unit and at the end of the walk i saw a very well known shilouette
I didn't even say to the seller Good morning i lost my words and said
Good evening just asked how much for the radiocassette unit fearing he would
ask for a high price but he just said 50 i said to him i only have 30.
He replied ''30?? No i cant give it for 30 euros give me 35 and its yours!!''
And here i walked out with a beautiful Clairtone 7980
for 35 euros! I was thinking of not mentioning the price i got it for
but I m just saying it for all of us collectors not to give up
hope for finding this kind of units out in the wild!!!!!
I have to add that i had a strong good feeling for today that
i would find something big!!
Dont need to say much about the unit as it is already known to most of us!!
Here the pic for all to enjoy!!
Finally a Picture of a Flea-Market, car-boot?, Yard-sale, and a proper story
stereo.mad - 2012-12-17 12:22
Αγοράστε μοτοποδήλατο
hehehe That means '' buy a motorbike'' in Greek.
Ωραία ραδιόφωνο means ''Nice radiophone''
Thank you all for your nice comments !
Its definetely in need of some contact cleaner and a
nice bath . The cassette decks both not working as usual
but they power on and the dial light is permanently on on AC/DC
I dont know if this is right or not.
What is missing is the aluminum for the ''spare cassette holder''
not the holder itsef but only the aluminum.
Oh and by mistake caused maybe by the excitement
of the moment
i posted on the wrong board
I will have to ask for the mods to trasfer it at the right topic
as now it is at the ebay auctions (dont know how to do this by myself)
Thanks!!!!
deech, i can make you the miss alloy strip if you wish?
deech - 2012-12-18 11:45
deech, i can make you the miss alloy strip if you wish?
That would be woderful stereomad !!!!
If you have the time and want to do it i would gladly take it!
Thank you for that !!!!
Tonight i was just messing around with the sensor and the alarm!
I tell you this thing gets really loud.
If anyone has a brochure an advert or a manual
for the clairtone or the conion or the Helix and wants to share it
it would be great if he posted it here.
traveler - 2012-12-18 12:08
FILE - Conion Product Brochure (1984).pdf
FILE - Conion_C-100_Owners_Manual.pdf
deech, i can make you the miss alloy strip if you wish?
That would be woderful stereomad !!!!
If you have the time and want to do it i would gladly take it!
Thank you for that !!!!
Tonight i was just messing around with the sensor and the alarm!
I tell you this thing gets really loud.
If anyone has a brochure an advert or a manual
for the clairtone or the conion or the Helix and wants to share it
it would be great if he posted it here.
Conion Brochure
& C-100F Owner's Manual
deech - 2012-12-18 12:15
Conion Brochure
& C-100F Owner's Manual
Thank you Traveler
that is great !
stereo.mad - 2012-12-18 12:27
deech, i can make you the miss alloy strip if you wish?
That would be woderful stereomad !!!!
If you have the time and want to do it i would gladly take it!
Thank you for that !!!!
Tonight i was just messing around with the sensor and the alarm!
I tell you this thing gets really loud.
If anyone has a brochure an advert or a manual
for the clairtone or the conion or the Helix and wants to share it
it would be great if he posted it here.
ok lad ill get on it in the new year...i already have the material
3malick - 2012-12-18 14:06
wow...this is what i call destiny..that clairone was there for you!!!!
deech - 2012-12-21 03:02
wow...this is what i call destiny..that clairone was there for you!!!!
Well in a way if you think about it yes!
Just printed those brochures and the manual traveler upload!
They are dated back from August 1985!