Bose wave radio

[radiotvnut]

I picked up this 1998 Bose wave AM/FM radio up at the flea market for $20 and I made sure it worked before buying it. It was filthy when I got it; but, a good clean up made it look decent. I recall these things costing several hundred dollars when new and looking on ebay, I can't believe what these are going for. Even the "parts units" are often going for $50. I advertised this one on the local facebook "buy/sell" pages for $60 (I'd take a lot less if someone showed serious interest); but, so far, all I've gotten is "can I connect my phone to it?", to which I replied that they could with an inexpensive adapter cable (this unit has RCA AUX input jacks). The other one claimed they wanted it; but, backed out when they saw that it had no built-in CD player. If it doesn't sell, I'll add it to the other radios over here; but, I'm a little shocked that someone didn't gobble it up (although I shouldn't be shocked - if people in my area bought this; that would either cut into their new iphone fund or their alcobux).

Performance wise, the radio sounds good for it's size. The FM sensitivity is average and the AM sensitivity pulls in the local stations; but, nothing distant during the daytime. I agree with what others have said about Bose stuff being overrated and overpriced.