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Thriftronics
Canada
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 16 มี.ค. 2024
I look at vintage, retro and collectible electronics in Thrift stores, garage sales, bins, garbage and online, older the better for me, but mostly wanting 70’s 80’s items, I do buy also and sell but must be at a bargain price
#thriftstore #oldelectronics #antiques
#thriftstore #oldelectronics #antiques
Vintage Movie Making NEC 8mm Camcorder Thrift store find
There’s something missing on this 8 mm camcorder. I just can’t put my finger on it vintage moviemaking cameras from the 80s were a heavy thing to be carrying around. 
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Thrift Store Vintage CD player with a twist
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Phillips created many great stand-up CD players this one was the 4CD holder player and the one I have at home. Phillips is the single player but do we really need four? 
Unexpected 8-Track Player Purchase How I Got 2 plus tapes
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I purchased two 8 track players with the ability to record and have also got a box of 8 track tapes, but will they play and are they working
Vintage Clock Radio Deal I Couldn’t Refuse, but does it work ?
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This GE Clock radio was being sold at a yard Garage sale at a price I could not leave being a clock radio fan I paid $4 and in this video we plug it in and see if I got a bargain or not
Are these Vintage Thrift Store Type Writers Massively overpriced ?
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I found several typewriters in my local thrift store, but I have a feeling these are way overpriced. What do you think? 
Is it Crazy to want a Retro Lava Lamp
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I have been looking for a 70s style lava lamp for quite awhile now and gave up buying an original and instead bought this retro 70s looking lamp with the red bubbles just like the one we had back when I was a teenager in the 70s it was cheaper to buy a newer lamp than risk buying an older one that may not work  Music: Words Musician: music by audionautix.com License: creativecommons.org/licens...
Lots of Vintage Electronic Awesomeness in this Thrift Store
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We found a Sears all in one stereo hi-fi unit but no speakers a very old digital camera probably not digital most likely analog camera that goes out to cables to record to VHS tape and a karaoke microphone with more bling than sing and what we believe to be a 60s digital date displaymade out of wood
Vintage Toy and Electronics Thrift Hunt Challenge
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We looked in a thrift store in North Toronto vintage toys and vintage electronics vintage stereo old CDs and cassettes VHS tapes and then came across this model kit. One thing I remembered to always do is check how many parts
Two Rare Vintage Radio Cassette Players are they worth Flipping, Will they even work ?
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We found a vintage electronics Candle model radio cassette well thrift Ing at our local thrift store and a high powered radio. No name appeared to be very thin on the Internet and appear to be rare find for vintage electronics. 
Who Thought This was a Good Idea, Vintage Lloyds Receiver Radio Record Player Thrift Find
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We take a look at a vintage Lloyds record player receiver radio from the early 80’s or late 70’s
Vintage Stereo Turntable Repair didn’t work out as planned
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I try to fix my Hitachi stereo turntable using a belt from AliExpress I picked up during the week, it’s not all sunshine and rainbows Here is the link for the previous video Everything Wrong with my Vintage Hitachi Stereo System - It’s was FREE I guess !! th-cam.com/video/CxDI-C-BVIM/w-d-xo.html
3 Thrift Stores in 30 Minutes Vintage Electronics and Toy Hunt
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We check out three thrift stores in the Toronto area Canada and see if we can find any vintage flips or vintage electronics that are worth filming for a video 
Vintage VHS Sears brand Camcorder Thrift Find
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This vintage VHS camcorder is how we used to record a whole movies back in the early 80s this camcorder is missing many parts but would make a great addition to anyone’s collection if you collected VHS camcorders 
This Vintage 8 Track Player Has a Crazy resale price
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This Vintage 8 Track Player Has a Crazy resale price
Thrift Store Vintage Flip Clock “it’s a collectible we cannot reduce the price sir” !!
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Will this flip clock work? Let’s plug it in and see will I pay the full price? Will it be worth taking home? I’ve been looking for a flip clock for a long time but to be honest if you read this, this one is not the one I want, too many issues to put here you will see in the video thank you for watching 
Did I find a Boom Box Thrift Store Bargain - Sanyo M Series
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Did I find a Boom Box Thrift Store Bargain - Sanyo M Series
Two Vintage Thrift Flips from YOUR Childhood
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Two Vintage Thrift Flips from YOUR Childhood
Everything Wrong with my Vintage Hitachi Stereo System - It’s was FREE I guess !!
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Everything Wrong with my Vintage Hitachi Stereo System - It’s was FREE I guess !!
Rare Vintage Sears Boxed Boom Box Radio Cassette ?
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Rare Vintage Sears Boxed Boom Box Radio Cassette ?
FREE VHS DVD TV Combo worth $100’s, If it Turns on ?
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FREE VHS DVD TV Combo worth $100’s, If it Turns on ?
Can I Fix this Garage Sale Thrift Flip Light Sabre
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Can I Fix this Garage Sale Thrift Flip Light Sabre
Never Thought I would Find this Vintage Item in a Thrift Store
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Never Thought I would Find this Vintage Item in a Thrift Store
Kenwood Vintage Turntable a Thrift Store bargain not to be missed
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Kenwood Vintage Turntable a Thrift Store bargain not to be missed
Top 10 Vintage 90's Items worth a Small Fortune Today
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Top 10 Vintage 90's Items worth a Small Fortune Today
Can we repair this Free Weed Eater/Strimmer
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Can we repair this Free Weed Eater/Strimmer
Awesome Vintage Boombox find all in One Thrift store
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Awesome Vintage Boombox find all in One Thrift store
Vintage Sanyo Clock Radio Cassette will it work ?
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Vintage Sanyo Clock Radio Cassette will it work ?
Massive Town Giveaway Day Vintage Electronic Thrift Haul
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Massive Town Giveaway Day Vintage Electronic Thrift Haul
Will this 75 year old Vintage record player work
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Will this 75 year old Vintage record player work
we had a canon one like that i think it was from 1989 my dad bought it used & it only lasted a few years one day we went to use it and the picture was bad when you played a tape my dad thought i broke it but now i think the capacitors went bad in it they were known for that but we didn't know it then. so it's probably better that you didn't buy it unless it was really cheap & you had a tape to test it
Maybe dirty recording heads ? Great story thanks
@@Thriftronics yeah it could have been if we had only known this was around 1997 so i guess there wasn't as much info as there is now.
I wouldn't buy it, but that's because I have already have a Panasonic flip clock radio, which functions perfectly!
☺️☺️☺️ that’s what I wish for
Oh God, I had to use those iron monsters back in college (pre-computers). Good riddance. I wouldn't give a cent for one.
Ha ha I wondered if anyone who actually used these would see this video
What a beautiful camcorder it's in ok shape but it looks amazing
Gimme 🫵
lol 😂 👍
I hope i find a camcorder at my local frift store 😈
Maybe one day, these are all over the place here
I had to think, this g e clock radio might have been a Christmas present at one time.
Nice find. I found reading reviews about a piece of equipment I'm considering for purchase helpful. A 4 out of 5 stars turntable is more desirable than a 2 out of 5 star turntable in the same price range.
I enjoy reviews and watch a tonne of YT I’m a YT addict TBH I get the wanna buy everything feeling ha ha, but then I realise I just can’t ☺️
still a philips :(
Mine is still working perfect after almost 20 years
@@Thriftronics i repaired them, yep they work but sound quality is awful
GROOVY BABY, Needs Battery, Should Cleanup NICE.
It did clean up nice thanks, ☺️ one of my favourites now
I have one in use, just a tad older.
I bought a Tandy/Radio Shack one very similar to this with the good ol' red LED display back in 1986. It is still next to my bed !!! I had to replace some of the larger electro caps in it as the sleep and snooze functions stop working. With the new caps, all OK.
I moved away from U.K. and left everything I owned there when we emigrated Canada. Now we are living a semi retired life I want those things back now, I’ve found most things but would be nice to have kept something for that long
I have a GE under-the-cabinet radio and that has a backward time-set function as well..The display is the classic blue vacuum florescent on mine.
Nice 👌 love these displays ehh
Cool unit! I never see neat things like that around here
@@IDPhotoMan yeh it definitely is a talking point
I have a green one that was from my grandfather Mine is a "Tectronic"
Don’t believe I seen a tectronic item yet in Canada 🇨🇦
Did you end up buying the cd player? If it works it's a decent price and good for someone looking for any entry level unit.
I did not, I already have one, I did notice that it was gone the next day, hopefully went to a good home 🏠
@Thriftronics oh okay. I thought you were a reseller looking for items to sell.
@ I do resell items, but it’s not my income source, I am more an enthusiastic collector with a taste for 80’s things 😝 i find it interesting to see what stuff is worth and if its a popular flip item, i may put that on my local marketplace. I have a bad habit of keeping most things I find tho 🥹
I have that same radio
Nice, the old ones are the best
This was a trip down memory lane. This clock radio (same model) sat beside by bed for I don't remember how many years... decades likely. Probably still have it sitting in a box somewhere. Also noticed from that traffic report we live in the same general area.
@@SteveBrecht hey cool Steve yeh I am east side GTA, and I prefer these older clocks rather than picking up my iPhone to see time, I sleep better just being able to glance at the time that’s glowing on the dresser ☺️👍
@@Thriftronics I'm in Whitby so we're very close. I had to go look after watching this video... found mine in the top of the closet. Plugged it in and it still works too. Agreed, there was something nice about seeing that red / green / blue glow in the middle of the night. Might have some other vintage electronics around here too you might be interested in. I looked through your videos, the Sears TV that didn't work at the Thrift store, had that one too. :)
@ nice one Steve, awesome you give the clock a second life pal
I had one in the middle to late 80s, just like the one by the lava lamp. It had a blue florescent digital display.
Blue is cool 😎
Luv your shirt😊
Thanks Tom, it’s from the thrift store in my town but I don’t do clothing videos lol they bore me :) I just like stuff
hi the best 8 track player is the akai 1800ss quad track recorder reel to reel because it so easy to fix yes you are right in the up zoom it would be gone lady next door to mum left gear out side for the same kind of pick up like you said it was gone i had it top time cd player and a good dj mixer i used to have a channel on here i stopped because i was getting alot of mail to take gear of there hands i deal in betacam sp and pro audio gear trans from out tape for mats i under cut all the over them all
Cheers Bob great comment thanks, ☺️
I guarantee it won't take much to get that other one working these things are built like tanks and there's not much to go wrong.
Also picked up a quad player and recorder Panasonic
I have 25 players along with recorders and car stereos.
Wow awesome
Great finds. Love 8 Tracks.
Thanks Brian
Nice!! Fun stuff
Thanks
Nice finds that sucks that the one is dead but both of them are pro looking units I love the vu meters I'm after a 8 track recorder almost like that one just wider so it will fit on my stack set of stereos and your not a idiot everyone makes mistakes I remember when I got my first walkman asking my dad ok so tell me again what to do lol now I'm a near pro but even I make mistakes
I am a mechanic by trade electronics and hifi stuff is hobby so I’m a hobby grade repair guy ha ha
longer video's would be great.. like 30 minutes or so...
I think 15-20 mins is a good length, I’m going to try do longer ones on Saturdays and keep Monday Wednesday Friday as is 😂 thanks for the feedback back
Well done on those finds!!, i love 1970's technology especially the fake wood look!! 😂😉
Thanks yeh I’m oddly attracted to those items lol 😂
8 tracks are fun! I used to like 8 tracks way more but I no longer have time to refurbish the tapes. I have hundreds of them but they all need new sponge pads and foil tape. I mainly focus on cassettes and LPs and oftentimes I find them a lot easier to get going. If you don’t mind the process of opening the case and putting in new pads and foil then they’re a wonderful format. I have a Pioneer HR99 8 track player I thrifted (paid a bit more for it lol) but I gave it to my parents who enjoy fixing the tapes. That was a deal for 9.99 and only a dollar for the other one plus some tapes is unreal!
Yeh I dropped nice on the second one, didn’t expect it to actually work !! And thanks for the comment ☺️👍
Music and audio equipment collector here. Although I don't collect 8 tracks or 8 track players I absolutely love vintage audio equipment with analog VU meters. Very cool, glad it put a smile on your face.
Thanks pal, yeh I love the VU meters too
I love mono cassette radio units
They look cool 👌
I picked up two devices from a car boot sale in Italy this morning pontedera
Wow nice, and hi Italy 🇮🇹
They need good old cleaning
@ yep totally agree 👍
I found a nice GE alarm clock with a cassette deck built in for $5.99. Works perfectly! I like your green numbers. I've never seen green before. The GE clocks have great tuners imo.
The green is sweet ehh
Good find.
Thanks ☺️
Now you have to find an old electrical clock from the late 1960's / early 1970's that uses the mechanical flip-over clock display!.
Funny you say that, that’s what I’ve been actually looking for, I did find one but was a no go motor dead, I keep looking
I got one of those as a wedding gift back in 1975. It still works. I love the little clicks when the numbers turn.
Great deal and everything works.
Check out the documentary California typewriter.
Thanks I will do that this weekend.
Nice deal I got a few old clocks to I have a ge tape clock combo missing the tape door but works also have a little ge am fm clock and a Optimus am fm clock all working but the tuner stub on the Optimus they have red displays but the ge tape combo had a blue one the green one is cool
Yeh I like this green display lots
@Thriftronics yeh the green one is cool I wish they made a flip clock tape player they did make 1 but it was not a bed side unit it was a deck I want one you can wake up to tape with rn I use a white westinghouse clock radio cassette player and it was new when I got it for Christmas nib from 1996 and it is great for waking up to tape
@ great idea 💡
Love the green. I currently use a similar green GE radio
Nice 👌
I had the exact alarm clock that I won at a company christmas party. It lasted for years. The dual alarms were great for people that got up at different times. Unfortunately I don't remember where it went to,
GE make a great product, look how long they last 😮
Love old GE and National Panasonic electronics
Yeh I’m a Panasonic fan too I was Sony but not so much now
More like theft store rather than thrift store!
lol love that nice swop
My late Stepfather (real Dad to me) used to bring home a classic Royal typewriter from the dump. I grew up with my Mom's Royal typewriter when I was a little girl back in the 80's.
I’m amazed how many used these in the past, just before I got my camera out a women was typing away on the Remington like no tmw 😮
They are not broken. You just need to get the.typebars unstuck. But the price is still too much.
Ah ok thanks
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One thing about them. When you get them, set them up wherever you intend to leave them and let them sit for at least a day before you turn them on and then make sure you don't disturb it after you've turned it on. If you can help it, don't even touch it while it's on. Any motion at all is not good for the stuff inside while it is hot.
Great tip thanks, yeh I don’t touch it when it’s on
Tv camera use a tv picture tube to capture the image
Do find great stuff
Thanks yeh it’s a real good area for vintage here in Canada 🇨🇦