Flea Market HiFi - Episode 2 - Early Compact Cassettes and Vintage Radios Thrifting Finds

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  • čas přidán 26. 03. 2024
  • Thrift stores in my area have been terrible when it comes to finding vintage electronics and stereo equipment for years. Luckily, we do have quite a few vendor malls and flea markets in the area. I tend to come across some pretty nice finds at those. Some want retail or more, so I have to pass on those, but occasionally I'll find a deal too good to pass up. What will we find in this episode? Come along and find out!
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  • @stevieg2755
    @stevieg2755 Před 2 měsíci +5

    That Ricky Lee Jones at 3:20 is one of my favorite LPs of all time

  • @Oklawolf
    @Oklawolf Před 3 měsíci +9

    "I don't need another cassette deck" - me, as I buy yet another cassette deck. That radio is really cool - it's as old as I am.

  • @kaohsiung99
    @kaohsiung99 Před 3 měsíci +2

    At 2:40, I could smell those records as you flipped through them.

  • @Solar55
    @Solar55 Před 3 měsíci +5

    Harder Faster at 3:39 ... that's a killer album !

  • @RobCamp-rmc_0
    @RobCamp-rmc_0 Před 3 měsíci +4

    That HP Pavilion, yeah, nah. I had one brand new in ‘99 when I went to art school, paid $2600 for it. It was decent-a Pentium III instead of the Celeron in the one you saw-actually had better specs than the machines in the computer labs we worked in, and was okay-ish for the 3D modeling I was working on, but it only lasted two years for me before the motherboard fried; my dad and I had to cobble a new machine together from TigerDirect over a weekend because my final quarter was going to start and it was time to put a portfolio and demo reel together. What we built was way better than the HP, far more customizable, at a fraction of the price.
    None of it mattered though, because ten days before I graduated, the World Trade Center was hit and because of the grounded flights, the potential employers that were supposed to attend our graduation never arrived, and trying to find a job just ended up becoming that more difficult. That’s all an excuse though because well before that point I was pretty disillusioned by the whole thing and had realized that my interest in art was a coping mechanism for a lifetime of crippling depression and should never have been a professional goal.
    Anyway, uh, haha, you sure dodged a bullet on that Pavilion! Zing! _[comical sad __-trombone-__ slide whistle]_

  • @Flyxse
    @Flyxse Před 3 měsíci +2

    Love this hifi hunting series. Keep up the good work 👍

    • @VintageElectronicsChannel
      @VintageElectronicsChannel  Před 3 měsíci +2

      Thanks! My plan is to release one every 6-8 weeks, as long as the selection around here doesn't drop off.

  • @raybird7111
    @raybird7111 Před 3 měsíci +3

    You past up some great grabs with that April wine,
    And the Cheech & Chong’s… 👀
    That Big Bambu might have had the big white owl in it… 🔥💨💨💨😊

    • @VintageElectronicsChannel
      @VintageElectronicsChannel  Před 3 měsíci +1

      I have Up in Smoke in my collection already, but you're the second person to mention April Wine. I'm going to have to check them out. I'm not familiar.

    • @paulhewson4600
      @paulhewson4600 Před 2 měsíci +1

      I was thinkin the same thing lol

  • @colloidalsilverwater15ppm88
    @colloidalsilverwater15ppm88 Před 3 měsíci +2

    HAM Radio?? Hello , want to say that we had radio club, YU7IGH. I was not operator, but doing electronics in constructors section. So, once again, hello!!!

  • @charlesslack8090
    @charlesslack8090 Před 3 měsíci +3

    @ 3:00
    You should snap up that Asleep At The Wheel tape! It could be the best buy of the day.

  • @RobCamp-rmc_0
    @RobCamp-rmc_0 Před 3 měsíci

    The Coca Cola crate immediately caught my eye, I have a Hires root beer crate I took from my parents. We lined it with blankies and use it as a cat bed.

  • @jasonwilliams6005
    @jasonwilliams6005 Před 3 měsíci +1

    The Windsor radio is awesome! Nice find

  • @apislapis
    @apislapis Před 3 měsíci

    As soon as I saw the form factor of that radio I thought 70s. I had a Wien radio the same shape, clad in fake leather back then. Never heard of the brand since, must have been a cheap one that I got for Christmas. Many thanks for transporting me back in time.

    • @VintageElectronicsChannel
      @VintageElectronicsChannel  Před 3 měsíci

      Thanks for watching! It's funny how things like that stick in our memories and then randomly pop back up like that.

  • @tonymanzo3766
    @tonymanzo3766 Před 3 měsíci +2

    I live in the ny area and there used to be stores like this around at large indoor flea markets, lately it’s just goodwill that doesn’t have anything as interesting as the places you visited. Goodwill cherry picks all the good stuff and sells it online like eBay at inflated prices like that stereo all in one for 165$ they think they have gold. Even the store prices are ridiculous, I wanted a clock that had 10$ price ,one of the hands was not working, it was still 10$ broken or not.

  • @adeh503
    @adeh503 Před 3 měsíci

    That Windsor radio is awesome what a bargain 👌👌

  • @ThinkerOnTheBus
    @ThinkerOnTheBus Před 2 měsíci +1

    I don't use my ATARI 2600 either because I no longer have it in my possession . . . ever since I acquired the Colecovision Expansion Module #1, which was the ATARI 2600 emulator. Regardless, I had the Defender game for ATARI 2600, I might even still have it for I do not recall what games I still possess, for many were stolen from me! I would highly recommend picking it up, for it was a decent game for the ATARI 2600!!!

  • @NathanChisholm041
    @NathanChisholm041 Před 2 měsíci

    We need more shop hopping for old tech👌

  • @me2big
    @me2big Před 3 měsíci +1

    1:07 Amen! "JENSEN" was\is a bargain brand ... lol, like you say, probably that multi-stereo wasn't even $165 when it was new!
    If it was a TEAC, Akai, Bang & Olufsen, perhaps Sony ...

  • @davidwidlake9250
    @davidwidlake9250 Před 3 měsíci

    There are some great albums in the cassette selection at 8 minutes. Shadow King is a band with the former Foreigner singer Lou Gramm and future Def Leppard Guitarist Vivian Campbell (and ex member of Dio, Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy and more). Highly recommended.

  • @Boswd
    @Boswd Před 3 měsíci

    bowling on the atari is not boring LOL I actually love it. still play my atari, actually had it modded to fit my flatscreen. love it

  • @PolymorphicBytes
    @PolymorphicBytes Před 3 měsíci +13

    These people buy stuff from Goodwill and then sell it for 5x the price.

    • @chass5438
      @chass5438 Před 3 měsíci +4

      I believe that. eBay too !

    • @mattwilliams6960
      @mattwilliams6960 Před 3 měsíci +4

      So? Whats your point?

    • @PolymorphicBytes
      @PolymorphicBytes Před 3 měsíci

      @@mattwilliams6960 It's obvious to anyone with an IQ above 80.

    • @sx20Ramar
      @sx20Ramar Před 2 měsíci +2

      Sounds like a pretty smart thing to me!

  • @ChromeDestiny
    @ChromeDestiny Před 3 měsíci

    Nice to see the Cheech and Chong albums and that there's places that still price 80's cassettes reasonably.

  • @idlebot_deluxe
    @idlebot_deluxe Před 2 měsíci

    Right on

  • @H.EL-Othemany
    @H.EL-Othemany Před 3 měsíci

    Oh wow. Neat video, definitely subscribing

  • @erwintimmerman6466
    @erwintimmerman6466 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Those prices 😱. Is anyone buying them for those prices? They're not exactly collector's items... Broken and dirty too.
    But yeah, nice finds. Always fun to browse in an 'old junk' store 😁

  • @kyfann1
    @kyfann1 Před 3 měsíci

    I'll take the SCL and L&N Railroad sign . My dad worked for the L&N Railroad for 30 years .

  • @chass5438
    @chass5438 Před 3 měsíci

    10:06: I saw one similar to it here, new in the box for $15. Didn't grab it tho. Last time I was there, I believe it was still there. Probably won't move too fast.

  • @Peter-pv8xx
    @Peter-pv8xx Před 3 měsíci +2

    That's not a16mm movie camera it's either 8 or super 8, i have one that was my uncle's.

  • @jesse75
    @jesse75 Před 3 měsíci

    We have a local flea market coming up this summer. I've got a bunch of stuff to sell. Not in a hurry to sell it either.

  • @mattwilliams6960
    @mattwilliams6960 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Couple of those LP's you breezed past, are worth over $1000 each

  • @gwillakerz
    @gwillakerz Před 3 měsíci

    up in smoke record is dope

  • @chass5438
    @chass5438 Před 3 měsíci

    9:30: That's nice.

  • @dean6816
    @dean6816 Před 3 měsíci

    I love 1970s electronics with brown leather or wood grain..

  • @chass5438
    @chass5438 Před 3 měsíci

    4:30: Those type are everywhere. I got lucky and found a radiant heat toaster at an antique store last year out of town, Still in the box for $13. Of course after a few uses it quit working and since I know nothing about them, sold it for 65. Somebody knows what was wrong with it and can fix it. Anyway, That was the buy of the year for me. Those are high priced ones you don't find many of, but in eBay of course, and WAY out of line price wise....

  • @SCwrench
    @SCwrench Před 3 měsíci +1

    was the rolling paper still in the Big Bambu album?

  • @lenbeedle
    @lenbeedle Před 3 měsíci +1

    Shoot, I would have bought that April Wine lp. They rock!

    • @VintageElectronicsChannel
      @VintageElectronicsChannel  Před 3 měsíci +1

      I'll have to check them out.

    • @lenbeedle
      @lenbeedle Před 3 měsíci

      @@VintageElectronicsChannel classic Canadian rockers from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Great sound to drink a few cold ones over 🍻😁

  • @paolorams767
    @paolorams767 Před 3 měsíci

    I like these videos

  • @herby4215
    @herby4215 Před 3 měsíci +1

    They good stuff sometimes

  • @n9uib
    @n9uib Před 3 měsíci

    new sub.... also a ham radio guy... w9thr

  • @chass5438
    @chass5438 Před 3 měsíci

    5:05: Storm chase camera !

  • @jesse75
    @jesse75 Před 3 měsíci

    Slim Pickens anymore. Flippers everywhere. eBay was a good and bad.
    Found some old audio tubes the other day.
    Same ones on fleabay going for over $100 bucks each.

  • @eddgutierrez5811
    @eddgutierrez5811 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Leo sayer cassette

  • @hugogaldames4156
    @hugogaldames4156 Před 3 měsíci

    Ya one album was signed. By the way you sound just like Warren Buffet but then again I don't think he'll visit too many second hand stores.

  • @Coneman3
    @Coneman3 Před 3 měsíci

    Wow I cud spend ages in that store

  • @charlessantos419
    @charlessantos419 Před 3 měsíci

    At glance,,,seen cheech & chongs up in smoke and that bambu album,,😮

  • @johnchase7667
    @johnchase7667 Před 3 měsíci

    His N Hers has a lot of vinyl

    • @VintageElectronicsChannel
      @VintageElectronicsChannel  Před 3 měsíci

      I've found some great albums there and every now and then some other treasures, too. That's one of my favorite places.

  • @spacemissing
    @spacemissing Před 3 měsíci

    The only good part of that radio is the box.
    Windsor was a bargain-basement brand with little concern for performance.
    If any of its products work well, consider that to be a chance occurrence.

    • @VintageElectronicsChannel
      @VintageElectronicsChannel  Před 3 měsíci

      It definitely has the look and feel of a bargain brand. The fact it survived was one of the things that was appealing to me.

  • @dougfisher1813
    @dougfisher1813 Před 3 měsíci +1

    That place is cool but they got the lounge jazz music WAYYYY too loud!

  • @jjohnson71958
    @jjohnson71958 Před 3 měsíci

    id buy the hp system 4 sure

  • @jatontherun
    @jatontherun Před 3 měsíci +1

    Where is this store? I wouldn’t mind taking a trip to see it

  • @traxonwax
    @traxonwax Před 3 měsíci

    DVDs can only go up in value over the next 3-5 years

  • @deepfriedbeats
    @deepfriedbeats Před 3 měsíci

    You walked right past a cheech and chong LP and didn't even see if it had the infamous rolling paper in it.. Would have been a nice score..

  • @thinkbeatles
    @thinkbeatles Před 3 měsíci

    Just wondering what city and state is that thrift store in if you don’t mind saying if you don’t want to say I understand I just subscribed also so so far so good for me. Thanks.

  • @jessihawkins9116
    @jessihawkins9116 Před 3 měsíci

    I can use that keyer. go back and get it for me.

  • @dean6816
    @dean6816 Před 3 měsíci

    Just bagged a Silver Nakmichi 480z for £48.95 (English money lol)

  • @waynebrettzky99
    @waynebrettzky99 Před 3 měsíci

    Super enjoyable. Dead people's stuff lol

  • @johnforcum6539
    @johnforcum6539 Před 3 měsíci +3

    LookyLooky is close to my house I found some good 45s and cassettes and albums too😊

  • @user-pp6jd6qj4x
    @user-pp6jd6qj4x Před 3 měsíci +1

    Where is the hi-fi????

  • @bulldogbrower6732
    @bulldogbrower6732 Před 3 měsíci

    Where is here ?

  • @artistlovepeace
    @artistlovepeace Před 2 měsíci +1

    I don't mean to be mean by pointing this out. Everything in every store that is available is NOT selling. The sold stuff you'd never see or know ever existed.

    • @VintageElectronicsChannel
      @VintageElectronicsChannel  Před 2 měsíci +1

      That's true. I tend to visit these places regularly, so I can see what's still there and what's new. I also have a few folks who let me know if something I may be interested in shows up.

  • @silverback3633
    @silverback3633 Před 3 měsíci

    If you died penniless, then these items are dead peoples items. If you are rich then it is an estate items. I got lots of items stored in storage places, in couple of decades they will be dead man items. That is the reality for a junk hoarder.

  • @robertdavis5714
    @robertdavis5714 Před 3 měsíci

    Dual cassette players are Junk, would you buy a dual CD Player.

  • @cavsol480
    @cavsol480 Před 3 měsíci

    where is this?

  • @turbomustang84
    @turbomustang84 Před 3 měsíci

    You have decent taste in electronics but your taste in music lol Wang Chung ?

    • @VintageElectronicsChannel
      @VintageElectronicsChannel  Před 3 měsíci

      That one particular song from Wang Chung, "Everybody Have Fun Tonight", for some reason brings back memories of the 1980s. Not sure why. Maybe I remember seeing the video on MTV or something. The rest of their catalog? Nope!

  • @nyccollin
    @nyccollin Před 3 měsíci

    Coca Cola brings back memories huh? You remember it as Coca~Cola, or do you always remember that stupid looking dot between the words? Mandela Effect.

    • @VintageElectronicsChannel
      @VintageElectronicsChannel  Před 3 měsíci

      I remember it being a stylized hyphen between the words.

    • @nyccollin
      @nyccollin Před 3 měsíci

      @@VintageElectronicsChannel Exactly! It’s never been that way anymore. Strange right?

  • @Carlosaguilar-pe8fx
    @Carlosaguilar-pe8fx Před 2 měsíci +1

    All garbage.