Chuckle, chuckle...

[slayer44]

Couldn't resist...Hopefully not offending anyone but have to laugh a little.

No affiliation

 

[peerson]

Two too many zeroes, if you ask me. I have an SX-1250. Don't see any reason to own the empty box. I am sure that there is one, though.

 

[usedto]

Don't know how many times on Antiques Roadshow a person has brought in an antique toy and been told it would be worth 10X as much if it had the original box.

 

[slayer44]

I think the vintage audio "tax" is getting a little out of hand...

 

[slayer44]

You are right usedto...my wife has around twenty 50's era Barbies that are considered half-worth because the boxes are missing....if we only new then what we know now.

 

[One911Guy]

I would pay a bit more for a unit WITH it's original box, packing material and owners manuals in good condition. For just a box - not so much. I have about 100 Hot Wheel and Matchbox die cast cars from when I was a kid back in the 1960's - Though they are all in very good condition as I took care of my toys, ask me if I wish I had the boxes.........

 

[slayer44]

...and the same goes for my 50 or so original Kenner Star Wars figures that are lost in purgatory...no figures or boxes. I feel your pain!

 

[gogofast]

Wait until we see "reproduction" boxes of these TOTL units.

 

[robgmn]

Wait until we see "reproduction" boxes of these TOTL units.

Like the boxes they are doing for the old action figures: https://20thcenturybox.com/

 

[Sharpstik]

He’s hoping a stupid comes along and stares at it long enough to think it might actually be filled with one .

 

[slayer44]

...I admit, I went through all the pictures in the listing to see if there was one in there!...simply to justify the cost!

 

[Quadman2]

Man, was excited till I saw the $7.45 shipping cost. That ended it for me!


This reminds me of the guy who bought a car on the web, based on the photo of it...I think around $800, and when it arrived in the mail...there was the same photo of the car. The buyer didn't read the fine print that the $800 was only for the photo...no car.

One born every minute said PT in the past.

Q

 

[slayer44]

Ha Ha Ha!...If it sounds too good to be true, then it usually is.

 

[OMGCat!]

I like having the original boxes for my gear but for that kind of money, no way. I've found that wheel boxes work great as stand ins for hi-fi gear. They are square, the 18 or 19 inch ones are just the right size for most units and they are double wall cardboard.

 

[JamVal]

I have an empty PL-530 box sitting on a shelf in the garage. My wife had a garage sale this summer. A guy walks in, points at the box and asks if the Pioneer Turntable is for sale. I said, no the box is empty. He offered me a $100 for the box.

 

[Blue Shadow]

Real boxes with packing material sell for $50-100 in decent used condition because they can elevate the sale price of the unit a few times that cost...or the unit owner is seriously cod with more funds than many AKers admit to spending on things like this.

Of course, if you have a nice older piece and the manufacturer still supports it, ask them what a box might cost and that $50-100 goes up but quick. Great to have original double boxes and packing for shipping a unit, too. This one is priced a bit high but it would sell if there was a best offer option.

 

[Robisme]

It has the serial number on it. Would you really want a box that didn't match your receiver? I wouldn't.

Rob

 

[Dazaa]

If I had a 1250 I'd happily pay 100 for that box if it had the packaging material inside. The cheapskates on here don't understand the value of original packaging to collectors (note i said collectors not the average audiophile)

 

[Robisme]

If I had a 1250 I'd happily pay 100 for that box if it had the packaging material inside. The cheapskates on here don't understand the value of original packaging to collectors (note i said collectors not the average audiophile)

As a "collector" I would want the original box with the correct serial number, not just any box. Like I have for my AU-719.

And for the record, I am a cheapskate AND a collector.

Rob

 

[sixthday]

Some buyer are greedy and, usually, greedy buyer also stupid. They will fall right into it and think $600 is the only deal they can get.