Zenith SA1923W 19" tv from 1984

[DavGoodlin]

Originally Posted by pac.attack76

I would have done the same thing. Nobody wants them except for collectors. That Sylvania was too new especially with having Funai parts just pretty much kills it. I usually don't bother if their newer than 89.

Good Policy! It just plain hurts me to dump post 1988, USA-made working sets that I "rescue". Nobody wants a "cabinet set" anymore.
I keep getting them due to my work-on-anything reputation: I get a call from someone with "an old tv" and I cannot ask too many questions, just go and look only to find something much newer than imagined. Usually I end up taking it just because I don't want to miss that rare call for the real antique set.

Within a week, I got a 1980 Zenith, 1984 Zenith and 1986 Zenith, all great-working 19" color sets and then gave them all away.

[pac.attack76]

Originally Posted by DavGoodlin

Good Policy! It just plain hurts me to dump post 1988, USA-made working sets that I "rescue". Nobody wants a "cabinet set" anymore.
I keep getting them due to my work-on-anything reputation: I get a call from someone with "an old tv" and I cannot ask too many questions, just go and look only to find something much newer than imagined. Usually I end up taking it just because I don't want to miss that rare call for the real antique set.

Within a week, I got a 1980 Zenith, 1984 Zenith and 1986 Zenith, all great-working 19" color sets and then gave them all away.

I did the same thing awhile back. We had planned on moving and i condensed my collection. gave away over 10 sets including a 86 Zenith console, a couple 88 model Zenith sets and some 86-87 models. Several weeks later, the idiot posts them on the internet for free saying for parts or whatever. I message him figuring i could get them back. He then tells me that all of them have been sitting in the rain and the big Zenith had the back off and they kicked the back of the tube off.

[radiotvnut]

Originally Posted by pac.attack76

I did the same thing awhile back. We had planned on moving and i condensed my collection. gave away over 10 sets including a 86 Zenith console, a couple 88 model Zenith sets and some 86-87 models. Several weeks later, the idiot posts them on the internet for free saying for parts or whatever. I message him figuring i could get them back. He then tells me that all of them have been sitting in the rain and the big Zenith had the back off and they kicked the back of the tube off.

That's the reason I don't like to give my stuff away (especially the vintage stuff) unless I know who it's going to. I don't want to give some joker something that I've worked hard to bring back to life, only to find out that he trashed it or otherwise destroyed it. At least if I keep the stuff, I know it's safe.

[pac.attack76]

Originally Posted by radiotvnut

That's the reason I don't like to give my stuff away (especially the vintage stuff) unless I know who it's going to. I don't want to give some joker something that I've worked hard to bring back to life, only to find out that he trashed it or otherwise destroyed it. At least if I keep the stuff, I know it's safe.

Yeah, my new policy now. The console was one i had picked up for $5 dead. Fixed it and used a few times but needed some cabinet work and a bit of tweaking but that's all gone now. I noticed the ad was gone today. Probably picked by a scrapper for the copper.