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Old 04-05-2010, 01:17 PM
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Sanjarali, what you must understand is that MOST people consider old TVs "Junk", & price them accordingly, Free to maybe $50. If you find one in an antique store, the price will likely double that, say $100- 150, but you're STILL gonna have an old TV w/many "Issues"-Capacitors need replacing, maybe a resistor or 2 burnt out, unknown condition of the CRT, refinishing/cleaning/replacing of plastic/pot metal parts, knobs...And you could need a tube or 2. Finding someone to do this kind of work nowadays is getting harder to do, but they are out there, some aren't really even all that bad expensive. Also most TV cabinets need a little help, too, sometimes you can do that kind of work yourself, if you're "Handy", but sometimes you gotta take 'em to a furniture refinisher. You don't of course, HAVE to get yr new treasure working, & in some cases, you CAN'T, but most of us like to see them work, even if now we have to run DVDs or VCRs to get a picture.
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