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Re: Treasure Maps
« Reply #20 on: June 27, 2012, 05:11:24 PM »
Quote from: LFF on June 27, 2012, 03:04:06 PM
Bidding on that AKG ends today.

What's a good price to pay for that thing?

Working mint pairs sell on hf for 100-120 and on ebay for around 60. Id want to pay 20 or less for the broken ones but maybe a bit more.  Then wors case if it winds up sounding like rubbish you can make some money off your recabling efforts
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Re: Treasure Maps
« Reply #21 on: June 27, 2012, 05:31:27 PM »
Cool!

Thanks!

If I win them, I was going to re-cable them, have Purrin measure them and then pass them off to my dad as a gift.   :)

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Quote from: LFF on June 27, 2012, 03:04:06 PM
Bidding on that AKG ends today.

What's a good price to pay for that thing?

Working mint pairs sell on hf for 100-120 and on ebay for around 60. Id want to pay 20 or less for the broken ones but maybe a bit more.  Then wors case if it winds up sounding like rubbish you can make some money off your recabling efforts
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Re: Treasure Maps
« Reply #22 on: June 27, 2012, 06:16:26 PM »
Cool!  I'd love to see measurements, my first pair was a K500 w/k400 drivers by fitz, and he claimed the enclosures were identical so I figured they were just a 400.  I could have gotten more picky, but the next pair of K400 I heard didn't sound that good.  Vintage AKG was kind of like Beyer is today, except it was the 80's and they had the coke excuse... 
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Re: Treasure Maps
« Reply #23 on: June 27, 2012, 07:19:17 PM »
Quote from: omegakitty on June 27, 2012, 03:42:11 PM
Could we use this thread for non-auctions, like a good deal hifi thread?

Koss website has 30% off with free shipping. coupon = summer30

Makes the incredible KSC35 a little over 30 bucks

Definitely!  Any kind of deals, even if they're not audio related.  Though I suppose some thing might not be of interest, like 2 for 1 cheeseburgers at Mickey D's. 

THanks for the heads up on the 35's, I'm going to buy a pair and have them sent to Purrin.   :-*
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Re: Treasure Maps
« Reply #24 on: June 27, 2012, 10:23:48 PM »
Quote from: rhythmdevils on June 27, 2012, 06:16:26 PM
Cool!  I'd love to see measurements, my first pair was a K500 w/k400 drivers by fitz, and he claimed the enclosures were identical so I figured they were just a 400.  I could have gotten more picky, but the next pair of K400 I heard didn't sound that good.  Vintage AKG was kind of like Beyer is today, except it was the 80's and they had the coke excuse...

WOW! They are almost up to $30! Max that I will go is $35.00
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Re: Treasure Maps
« Reply #25 on: June 27, 2012, 11:39:33 PM »
They could be well worth it.  It's a gamble.  I know Don thinks very highly of his K501.  He's probably got a cherry unit though...
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Re: Treasure Maps
« Reply #26 on: June 29, 2012, 06:10:47 PM »
Holy cow, those broken K400's sold for 50 bucks WTF.  ebay keeps getting crazier.  I've seen mint pairs go for that much...
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Re: Treasure Maps
« Reply #27 on: June 29, 2012, 06:37:42 PM »
Quote from: rhythmdevils on June 29, 2012, 06:10:47 PM
Holy cow, those broken K400's sold for 50 bucks WTF.  ebay keeps getting crazier.  I've seen mint pairs go for that much...

Yeah. Went for an insane amount.

I passed.
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Re: Treasure Maps
« Reply #28 on: June 29, 2012, 07:00:52 PM »
Speaking of Ebay, I didn't win the Sansui SS-100. I refused to pay over $450, and I think it ended up selling for $485. Sheesh.
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Re: Treasure Maps
« Reply #29 on: June 30, 2012, 08:23:23 AM »
^I kinda expected that. Collectors tend to go crazy on sight of things like original bill & accessories.
« Last Edit: June 30, 2012, 08:26:29 AM by gurubhai »
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