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Someone Donated an old RCA Stereophonic New Orthophonic Console today at Goodwill

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captainclock

captainclock

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Hello everyone just as the title suggests someone dropped off over night 3 old console stereos at Goodwill and left them outside the door one was a late 1960s Solid State Magnavox which was missing its record player and then there was a mid 1970s Magnavox Console which was also missing its record player and then a late 1950s early 1960s RCA Stereophonic New Orthophonic AM/FM Console that still had its original 4-speed record changer intact complete with its original 45 RPM Adaptor and it still worked, it seemed to have a push-pull 6V6 Amplifier, a Magic Tuning Eye Tube and a place to hook up external speakers and a tape player. it was in an Oak Cabinet of the Mid Century Modern Style, and besides having some water damage on top of the cabinet from potted plants sitting on top of it it was in really good shape yet.
It of course went to the eCommerce pile.
Sorry I don't have a picture of the unit, I was going to try and take a picture of the unit but my boss kept shooing me away from it because she wanted me to do my cleaning jobs.

Anyways the good news is that I might start working in the drive-thru which means I'll be able to see that stuff come through without having to be told not to go back there. Also I would get paid $8.50 an hour and I would be working 5 more hours than I do now and I wouldn't have to go in nearly as early as I do now so I could sleep in later like i used to.

EDIT: I did a google search for the unit and figured out that it was an SHF-3 unit from about 1958 or so, but I didn't know what model it was at the time because the tube diagram sticker which also listed the model number of the unit was missing from the back cover.
 
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Odd that they would auction an item that big that can't hardly be shipped, especially when water damaged. But what do I know.
 
toxcrusadr said:
Odd that they would auction an item that big that can't hardly be shipped, especially when water damaged. But what do I know.
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Oh, trust me they auction and ship large items all the time. Just stop by Goodwill's eCommerce website and you'll see what I mean, and as far as shipping large items goes they usually use freight shipping or if the buyer is close enough to where the item is at (the main Goodwill distribution center where all of the eCommerce is being handled at for that district) the buyer can pick it up there if its a large enough item.
 
captainclock said:
Oh, trust me they auction and ship large items all the time. Just stop by Goodwill's eCommerce website and you'll see what I mean, and as far as shipping large items goes they usually use freight shipping or if the buyer is close enough to where the item is at (the main Goodwill distribution center where all of the eCommerce is being handled at for that district) the buyer can pick it up there if its a large enough item.
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I'm surprised you don't know about Goodwill's eCommerce auctions, because everyone else on here seems to know about it, because last time I posted about seeing some good vintage electronics coming into the donations and getting put into the eCommerce pile I got tons of people telling me that they thought that Goodwill cherrypicking the good stuff out of the donations to sell online was a disservice to the instore shoppers, meaning they knew exactly what Goodwill's eCommerce site was. Apparently you must still be in the dark ages concerning what you think Goodwill does and doesn't do with its donations.
 
captainclock said:
Ecommerce is Goodwill's version of eBay. Thats where they sell the vintage and antique items and collectibles that come through the donations.
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That's the e commerce online store where they take most of the good things from each store and try to sell it for the highest dollar even if they aren't sure exactly what condition it's in or if it even works properly.
 
stevo137 said:
That's the e commerce online store where they take most of the good things from each store and try to sell it for the highest dollar even if they aren't sure exactly what condition it's in or if it even works properly.
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Actually they do test the items before selling them and if the items don't work or if they have bad cords or if the items are chipped or cracked or what not they get sent back to the store that sent the items in and the store then sells them on the floor (or if the item is an electrical item with a bad cord it just goes in the garbage or salvage bin, same for the non-functional electrical items even if they have a good cord. But if its something like a clock or dishes or something like that that's chipped or or slightly cracked but still usable they sell it on the floor).
And this Radio does work.
 
restorer-john said:
There's some interesting things on it:

https://www.shopgoodwill.com/auctions/Dynaco-Stereo-Amplifier-39892472.html
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Yes, exactly, its stuff like that that they sell on there, because in reality they could never sell high end audio equipment or really nice antique items in the store for what they're worth because the store is about having affordable merchandise that's accessible to the everyday shopper.
Your normal everyday Goodwill store shopper isn't going to be able to afford to pay full retail price for a piece of high end audio gear (like a vintage Bose amplifier or a vintage Dynaco Amp or something else like that which can easily surpass mid to upper 3 digit figures value wise.)

Now tell me have you EVER gone into a Goodwill store anywhere and found on the floor a piece of high end audio equipment for sale on the floor (unless someone in the drive-thru which is where they do the pricing didn't know what they had)? Also have you ever gone into any Goodwill store and seen anything priced at over $100?
I certianly haven't the only exception to that rule was when they would (being the store I work at anyways) get in really nice furniture like barely used leather couches or sectionals or barely used patio furniture, but even then the price is usually within the $100 range and no more than that, other than that everything is usually priced at under $100 in a Goodwill store.

And trust me when I say this, the Average everyday Goodwill shopper ISN'T someone that's rolling in the dough like most of you guys are (how else could you guys afford to buy several $1,000+ stereo systems) because most of the people I see walking through the Goodwill store are usually either elderly people who are on Social Security, or young single mothers, of which neither of those kinds of people would be able to afford to pay $500 or more on high end stereo equipment or extremely valuable antiques.
 
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"And trustme when I say this, the Average everyday Goodwill shopperISN'T someone that's rolling in the dough like most of you guys are (how else could you guys afford to buy several $1,000+ stereo systems) because most of the people I see walking through the Goodwill store are usually either elderly people whoare on Social Security, or young single mothers, of which neither of thosekinds of people would be able to afford to pay $500 or more on high end stereo equipment or extremely valuable antiques."
Thats not a very good generalization of ak'ers.i for one sure the hell aint rolling in the dough and have had several $1000+systems that ive put together through the years some through goodwill,salvation army, etc..i still find stuff at the thrift stores that alip through the cracks suchh as a kala ukelelee that was worth over $200 that i got for $20 sitting beside a cheap japenese 6 string guitar they wanted $100 for.
 
kaplang said:
It's the selling of donations that keeps us from getting them cheap as we were able too before the internet.
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Yes, but do you really think that's all that great? I mean yeah you were getting your audio gear for only pennies on the dollar at places like the SA or GW prior to eBay or ShopGoodwill coming into existence but were you able to find out how much you could actually flip your "cheap buys" for during that time period? No you weren't you had to guess at how much you could actually get for restoring a 1970s vintage Bose Amplifier and then reselling it, if you priced it too high you would of been sitting on that amplifier for years and never sold it, but if you priced it too cheap then you would of lost money on the amplifier, so in reality the internet has actually made selling restored stereo equipment easier because you can see what the current market is for your stereo equipment and price accordingly whereas before you had to blindly guess as far as what you would have to sell your equipment at because unlike antique furniture and dishes there are no published price guides for vintage and antique electronics!
 
captainclock said:
Yes, exactly, its stuff like that that they sell on there, because in reality they could never sell high end audio equipment or really nice antique items in the store for what they're worth because the store is about having affordable merchandise that's accessible to the everyday shopper.
Your normal everyday Goodwill store shopper isn't going to be able to afford to pay full retail price for a piece of high end audio gear (like a vintage Bose amplifier or a vintage Dynaco Amp or something else like that which can easily surpass mid to upper 3 digit figures value wise.)

Now tell me have you EVER gone into a Goodwill store anywhere and found on the floor a piece of high end audio equipment for sale on the floor (unless someone in the drive-thru which is where they do the pricing didn't know what they had)? Also have you ever gone into any Goodwill store and seen anything priced at over $100?
I certianly haven't the only exception to that rule was when they would (being the store I work at anyways) get in really nice furniture like barely used leather couches or sectionals or barely used patio furniture, but even then the price is usually within the $100 range and no more than that, other than that everything is usually priced at under $100 in a Goodwill store.

And trust me when I say this, the Average everyday Goodwill shopper ISN'T someone that's rolling in the dough like most of you guys are (how else could you guys afford to buy several $1,000+ stereo systems) because most of the people I see walking through the Goodwill store are usually either elderly people who are on Social Security, or young single mothers, of which neither of those kinds of people would be able to afford to pay $500 or more on high end stereo equipment or extremely valuable antiques.
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Actually kid, there was a time when the back center shelves were chalk full of HIFI equipment all under thirty dollars. Receivers, turntables, speakers and not just the cheaper equipment. That's what all the complaining is all about because you could pick up some really nice equipment on the cheap and other stuff too. I found all my antique 1930's crystal decanters for scotch, rum and vodka at the goodwill for less than ten bucks each and they are worth a couple hundred bucks each. I found solid silverware that's actually silver to include silver serving trays....those were the days my friend, I thought they'll never end !!! Now we live in a world full of zombies....
 
captainclock said:
Yes, but do you really think that's all that great? I mean yeah you were getting your audio gear for only pennies on the dollar at places like the SA or GW prior to eBay or ShopGoodwill coming into existence but were you able to find out how much you could actually flip your "cheap buys" for during that time period? No you weren't you had to guess at how much you could actually get for restoring a 1970s vintage Bose Amplifier and then reselling it, if you priced it too high you would of been sitting on that amplifier for years and never sold it, but if you priced it too cheap then you would of lost money on the amplifier, so in reality the internet has actually made selling restored stereo equipment easier because you can see what the current market is for your stereo equipment and price accordingly whereas before you had to blindly guess as far as what you would have to sell your equipment at because unlike antique furniture and dishes there are no published price guides for vintage and antique electronics!
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Not true....

We sold allot of stuff by word of mouth and through the classifieds in the paper for whatever price we wanted, if they wanted it they had to pay. Now with the internet you have competition and availability of everyone trying to sell junk at a ridiculous high price. We use to have a saying, "If you want to play, you got to pay"! If you could not afford new, you had to pay someone for what they had for the price they wanted. Because so many people were looking for the same thing..and checking the paper like everyday.
 
radioactive said:
"And trustme when I say this, the Average everyday Goodwill shopperISN'T someone that's rolling in the dough like most of you guys are (how else could you guys afford to buy several $1,000+ stereo systems) because most of the people I see walking through the Goodwill store are usually either elderly people whoare on Social Security, or young single mothers, of which neither of thosekinds of people would be able to afford to pay $500 or more on high end stereo equipment or extremely valuable antiques."
Thats not a very good generalization of ak'ers.i for one sure the hell aint rolling in the dough and have had several $1000+systems that ive put together through the years some through goodwill,salvation army, etc..i still find stuff at the thrift stores that alip through the cracks suchh as a kala ukelelee that was worth over $200 that i got for $20 sitting beside a cheap japenese 6 string guitar they wanted $100 for.
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I'm sorry but I highly doubt that you have any $1000+ stereo systems that you made by just picking up random components for $10 here and $20 there at Goodwill, because I know for a fact that even some of the equipment I've picked up at Goodwill or that people have given me over the years that I thought was decent equipment you guys have told me was crappy equipment that wasn't worth anything including my Pioneer SX-1000 TD stereo Receiver I got as a freebie from a friend of mine that owned an ebay store, I only had a few people on here say that my Pioneer Stereo System was actually a decent system the rest of you guys said it was crap. So I'm sorry if I sound a bit skeptical of you but when someone claims that they put together a $1000+ stereo system with just stuff they bought from Goodwill or Salvation Army and only paid $10-$20 a piece for all of those pieces then to me it sounds like you're full of it. No offense.
 
Djcoolray said:
Not true....

We sold allot of stuff by word of mouth and through the classifieds in the paper for whatever price we wanted, if they wanted it they had to pay. Now with the internet you have competition and availability of everyone trying to sell junk at a ridiculous high price. We use to have a saying, "If you want to play, you got to pay"! If you could not afford new, you had to pay someone for what they had for the price they wanted. Because so many people were looking for the same thing..and checking the paper like everyday.
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Yes but you have to realize that "those good ol' days" were 20+ years ago sir, and times they are a changing, and a lot faster than you think! Now a days nobody even gets newspapers anymore, because they are considered a dinosaur (tell me when was the last time you had a newspaper delivered to your house?) Word of Mouth has been replaced by this forum in fact! So yeah actually you'd might as well stop complaining about what Goodwill and eBay is doing because there's nothing you can do to stop what's they've already started because seeing as the Internet is here and isn't going away anytime soon you'd might as well get used to not being able to find high end stereo equipment at Goodwill for $10.
 
Djcoolray said:
Actually kid, there was a time when the back center shelves were chalk full of HIFI equipment all under thirty dollars. Receivers, turntables, speakers and not just the cheaper equipment. That's what all the complaining is all about because you could pick up some really nice equipment on the cheap and other stuff too. I found all my antique 1930's crystal decanters for scotch, rum and vodka at the goodwill for less than ten bucks each and they are worth a couple hundred bucks each. I found solid silverware that's actually silver to include silver serving trays....those were the days my friend, I thought they'll never end !!! Now we live in a world full of zombies....
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Yes, but that was back in the pre-internet days 1990s and earlier my friend, those good ol' days are already gone they were gone when eBay came into existence back in 2001, I'm sorry but its not really doing you any good to complain about not being able to find high end audio gear at places like Goodwill for $20 when you know that its not going to happen anymore because of websites like eBay and what not. I'm sorry but you guys on here sound like a bunch of crybabies whining because you can't get your high end audio gear for cheap anymore, like what was said in a previous post on here "if you want it badly, you have to pay for it!" And in this case because there's more demand for the high end gear now because of the fact that Analog Audio Equipment is making a huge comeback now like Records and cassettes and what not, and the fact that all of the good high end equipment was the stuff that was made 40+ years ago and the fact that there's only so many 40+ year old pieces of stereo equipment to go around to feed the high demand, then of course the prices are going to go up, and you know what? DEAL WITH IT! Supply and Demand is how our economy works and without it our economy would go bust, the reason why you were able to get your high end stereo equipment for so dirt cheap back in the day was because there was no demand for that kind of equipment, because during that time period, people were desperately trying to get rid of that old audio equipment because the latest and greatest was Digital electronics like CD Players and Rack Systems, that were anything but high end, so I'm sorry to say but your complaints are falling on deaf ears because unlike you guys who are clearly not open to change, I am open to change and the change that is happening right now is that because of the Analog Audio Boom right now, demand for old Analog Audio equipment has skyrocketed and so because of that the days of getting nice stereo equipment for cheap (unless you're lucky and find something that's slipped through the cracks) are long gone and I'm okay with that because I'm not interested in buying extremely high end equipment, I'm happy with mid-end equipment like my Pioneer, which that kind of equipment can still be had for fairly cheap because the demand for that kind of equipment isn't as high.
 
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