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Old 01-20-2013, 09:00 PM
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I would say it will depend on the overall condition of the TV. I looked at the attached picture of the set and see that it will need, at very least, a good cabinet cleaning, not to mention the usual overhaul -- recapping, at very least the fiters in the power supply, and so on. Many times these combos are sold on CL and/or eBay with either the TV or the stereo inoperative, or else the owner just got a new flat screen and has no use any longer for the huge console; that or the owner(s) are moving to smaller quarters and need to downsize, which these days also means replacing the big set with a smaller one -- a flat panel, of course.

If you get this console, please, also make certain the CRT is good. There is no sense in driving a long distance to pick up the set, then to get home with it only to find out that the tube is dead or close to dead -- or, even worse, discovering that the chassis has major problems. If at all possible, I would suggest testing the set before buying it, to avoid major disappointment if there are such problems; if the CRT is a dud or has been necked, or the yoke and/or chassis wiring are missing (the latter being the work of copper thieves), I'd forget it.
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