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We were in Sears yesterday...the first thing when you walk in the door is a wall of tv sets. I told my wife, and its true, that department has changed an amazing amount in the last few years. What even she noticed was that most of them were adjusted way off (green). A few were adjusted right & they stood out really well.
One of the few sets I ever sold for "profit" (though I really just broke even) was a late 60s Philco-Ford color console. Darn, I wish I kept it. Danish modern cabinet & beautiful picture. Anyway, the used furniture store I sold it to sold it to this guy with a house full of kids & a short fuse. He called the store with a problem & they called me so I went to check it out. When I got there he had hauled the set out to the shed. He picked this console up and carried it inside by himself, plops it in the middle of the living room & turns it on. I immedietly see the problem. One of the kids had turned the horiz hold control & the picture was out of sync. I turned it back & he thanked me. That was a scary guy. I fear he might have been the type to physically abuse his wife & kids. While I was there he was real hyper & knocked over a glass of iced tea. He threw it across the room & yelled out his wife & young kids like it was their fault. Sad. That Philco deserved a better home!
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Bryan
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