Congrats Sandy. This is one of the sets on my bucket list as well. Looking forward to seeing pix. Merry Christmas!

Sandy, "I hate yew. (Yosemite Sam esq.)"...

This is the FIRST 621 I've seen that was WAY under a kilobuck, in nearly 20 yrs of looking & lusting.. There were a couple on You-Know-Where for like $3K & $2500. Considering thease things aren't exactly common, I think I did pretty well.


All that times 2 ! ! !

Happy Holidays to ya- ! ! !

I got a holiday gift to myself 2 years ago too, And old Emerson I had been looking for since I was a kid, got it in California off CL, also boxed like it could have survived being fire across country from a carnival cannon....

Again Happy Holidays to ya- ! !

Sounds like not only was it a nice present to yourself, but a wise investment too. Good going!

[QUOTE=ChrisW6ATV;3097380]Sandy, I am NOT going to say "I hate you!", but I will admit that I am very jealous. :)

Yeah, I guess I DESERVED that 'Un... But I HOPE everybody realizes that when I say that, I'm just horsin' around, pullin' yer Legs...It's ALWAYS gratifying to me when one of us saves an old veteran from the landfill, or Fish Tank Hell... And I was ALWAYS a big fan of Bugs Vs Yosemite Sam.. Sam was always SO "Over The Top", & Bugs always had him, coming or going... Those cartoons back then were technical, artistic, & story MASTERPIECES, I loved 'em when I was 5 or 6, & I STILL do as 56.. They DIDN'T try to sell you some stupid crap, preach or try to teach a lesson, they were just GREAT story telling & FUNNY. The Mighty Morphin Ninja Turdles should do so well..

Hey... I liked the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles....

But you're right nothing beats the old cartoons....

Yes, I think people here know it is just your way of appreciating things. I certainly do. :)

Danke Schoen ! I'll admit to being a bit jealous, too, for a couple reasons-1) I'll NEVER see any of the exotica a lot of you guys find. 2) 99.9% of you guys have 1000X the technical ability that I do. I NEVER had an "Elmer" to show me the ropes.

Plug that sucker in already and lets see some picts !

I'm guessing that Sandy doesn't have a digital camera, and if he does, he may not know how to use it. Lingering health issues preventing him from learning these things you see. I think he may have mentioned it on here before. Otherwise he'd be servicing these sets on his own.

BTW Sandy, don't try it until Terry goes over it.

Don't worry...I have NO INTENTIONS of "Tryin' 'er out" solo.. This, after all, isn't exactly just yr average, everyday, late '40s TV... This is a 621TS, sort of a "Holy Grail" type set... I consider myself VERY Lucky to have it, & intend on giving it the kind of loving treatment it deserves as a valuable artifact.. And you're right...The Stroke 10 yrs ago robbed me of my ability to grasp & retain "New" concepts, like learning about electronics. The SUPERFICIAL stuff like what it is, who made it & when, I still have THAT, but "Meaty" stuff on deciphering schematics & that sort of thing, may as well be written in Swahili..

Oh yeah, I feel the same way about my '73 Chromacolor. I know that most want the Avanti version, but I figured if I were to get one I would want a not-too-ornate regular-style console cabinet. Trying it was one thing, but running it regularly without replacing the safety caps is asking for trouble, so until that happens, it stays off.