Hitachi Hi-Fi VCR Model VT-F380A recently acquired

[Electronic M]

If you can test before you buy (could always bring a test tape and a portable TV/monitor if there is power) it is hard to NOT get your monies worth.

Granted the Hitatchi my folks had when I was a kid in the 90's seemed to die in under 5 years of moderate use.

With the glut of VCRs in thrifts ~2-5 years ago (each goodwill would have like 40 decks on the shelves) average units like that got boring fast...Whenever I see a deck I pass unless it is S-VHS (or one of the HD capable VHS formats), a top loader, or something unusual...There's still millions of VCRs out there better to have a few awesome ones that you'll use than a semi-truck load of mediocrity that you'll never use.