ahardb0dy Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 I'm not as much a collector as some of the guys I've met on the boombox forum I belong too, but we have had 3 meets so far, all 3 I hosted here in Florida at my clubhouse where I live, last meet this past March we had a couple fly over from Germany, ,members came from NY,NJ, chicago, Tenn, Alabama all over, here are some pics: from 2010 meet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 That's both a cool and oddly disturbing hobby... B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 That is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted April 19, 2010 Author Share Posted April 19, 2010 from 2009: from 2008: my Aiwa CS-880 that I bought brand new back in 1982, fully working sounds like new with original manual,registration card and brochure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATHRIDER Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Those are called ghetto blaster back in the days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Do you dress like a break dancer too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATHRIDER Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 pair of adidas sweats isnt so bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 make fun if you like ( I don't care,lol) but if I wanted to I could turn around and sell my Aiwa in the last pic for about $700 any day of the week, there def. is a huge market for these classics!! No Adidas, I was a Nike Air wearer back in the day, lol No break dancing clothes but plenty of music from that era, we even had a professional photographer at this years meet who is working on a boombox book, he also took the cover photo for Time magazine that covered 9-11 the first pic under 2009, the 2 boomboxes on the right that are the same except for the color, are from Germany and typically go for about $1500 !! if you could find one that is. But I am not a collector like some of my buddies, I have the Aiwa I bought new ( which is rare to still own after 28 years!!), I have another big Aiwa I bought on E-bay for cheap and a 3rd little one a friend gave me after the 2009 meet, some of these guys have in the hundreds, one guy has about 50 of the same exact one and they are all mint! Oh, I also collect Knives but no pics yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 I saw some unique ones when I got to go on a "Tiger Cruise" (Military dependants could ride the ship for a week)when I was 8 (circa 1982). Almost everyone on the ship bought either a boom box or a VCR (or both...) in Hong Kong when they had passed through there. I distinctly remember seeing a lot of the 8 cone unit in your second 2010 pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis0076 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Nice hobby... i am the same with most electronics, although ive gotten better... ;-) Please post your knife pics here! http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=21885&st=0&p=385301&hl=for%20the%20knife%20lovers&fromsearch=1entry385301 I'm a knife person myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 you may have been familiar with a magazine called "off duty", i started an old ad's thread on the boombox forum and someone posted about 8 pages showing all kind of boomboxes from an issue of "off duty" which I was told was a military magazine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj big shoe Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 All I seem to collect is dust and bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 "different" hobby but I can't say anything... as long as you enjoy it, it's like old trainsets or hot wheels I would guess. Where's the guy spinning around on the cardboard at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 I'll be posting my knife pics in a few minutes, just pulled them all out, put them on the table took some pics and put them all back away, I'm sweating!! check out the thread you linked to in a few minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 "different" hobby but I can't say anything... as long as you enjoy it, it's like old trainsets or hot wheels I would guess. Where's the guy spinning around on the cardboard at? we left him out in the parking lot,lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 LOL well played... B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 So was he dancing with himself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 no, some old people that live here saw him and thought he was having a seizure so they called the paramedics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 why can I actually see something like that happening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Those are called ghetto blaster back in the days YEP!! They are the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 no, some old people that live here saw him and thought he was having a seizure so they called the paramedics *snort* B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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