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Lost $60 on a "restored" vintage turntable that was just painted over rust
Bought it off Facebook Marketplace from a guy who sanded down the outside but left the motor full of corrosion, died after three records. Anyone else get burned by a flip that looked good but was garbage underneath?
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scott.drew4mo ago
Yeah I'm the guy who once bought a "mint" receiver that turned out to be a shell covering a nest of dead cockroaches. Felt real smart plugging that into my speakers and watching the smoke roll out. At least your turntable died quietly, mine went out with a bang and a smell that stuck around for a week.
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mary_foster923mo ago
Sixty bucks is what I paid for a "fully serviced" amp from a local facebook seller, and it took about ten seconds of power to show me that "serviced" meant he'd just dusted the outside. The smell was like burning electronics and regret, and I swear I could hear the capacitors crying for mercy as I yanked the plug. My wife walked in and asked if I was trying to cook dinner on the stereo again. At least your roach nest had some life in it, mine was just a fancy paperweight that tried to burn the house down.
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the_emery4mo ago
@scott.drew Man that is rough. Dead cockroaches and smoke is way worse than a quiet death. I feel for you on that one. Getting burned on gear like that just makes you want to give up on vintage stuff sometimes. Hope you didn't lose any speakers over it. Takes a lot of trust to plug in something used after that experience.
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