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| akellym |
 May 4 2019, 03:16 PM
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Eyes Of The Deep Battle  Group: Members Posts: 598 Joined: 25-July 04 From: Annandale, MN Member No.: 2,395 Region Association: Northstar Region  |
So I'm trying to buy a vintage stereo amp from a shop in Seattle called Turntables and Trails. The shop is telling me they are not comfortable with shipping it. If I can't get them to ship it for me I'm hoping someone in Seattle will be willing to do it for me. We will pay you for your time. Please let me know if your interested. I have been looking for the amp for some time now and would hate to loose over shipping. The shop address is:
Turntables & Trails 8310 8th Ave NW Seattle, WA Hopefully they will just ship it and I wont need any help. Thanks! |
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| rhodyguy |
May 4 2019, 03:22 PM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,238 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
Interesting store. Outdoor gear and stereo equipment. Like R.E.I. with tunes.
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| sithot |
May 5 2019, 06:04 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 448 Joined: 25-October 06 From: Virginia Member No.: 7,090 Region Association: None 
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QUOTE(rhodyguy @ May 4 2019, 04:22 PM)  Interesting store. Outdoor gear and stereo equipment. Like R.E.I. with tunes. Only in Seattle... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) |
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| horizontally-opposed |
May 5 2019, 06:35 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,456 Joined: 12-May 04 From: San Francisco Member No.: 2,058 Region Association: None
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I'll take it over the "CHINESE FOOD and donuts" place around the corner from my first apartment in San Francisco…
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| sithot |
May 5 2019, 06:41 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 448 Joined: 25-October 06 From: Virginia Member No.: 7,090 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(horizontally-opposed @ May 5 2019, 07:35 AM) I'll take it over the "CHINESE FOOD and donuts" place around the corner from my first apartment in San Francisco… LOL! |
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| Bleyseng |
May 5 2019, 07:27 AM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,036 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
QUOTE(akellym @ May 4 2019, 02:16 PM) So I'm trying to buy a vintage stereo amp from a shop in Seattle called Turntables and Trails. The shop is telling me they are not comfortable with shipping it. If I can't get them to ship it for me I'm hoping someone in Seattle will be willing to do it for me. We will pay you for your time. Please let me know if your interested. I have been looking for the amp for some time now and would hate to loose over shipping. The shop address is: Turntables & Trails 8310 8th Ave NW Seattle, WA Hopefully they will just ship it and I wont need any help. Thanks! I can go out there on Tuesday as I am in Medford now. Shop is in Ballard which is waay across town for me. Message me the details on the amp you want |
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| sixnotfour |
May 5 2019, 09:18 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 10,791 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Life Elevated..planet UT. Member No.: 2,744 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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actually Greenwood,, Jon Bovy @PeeGreen 914 is right up the street mon-fri
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| Superhawk996 |
May 5 2019, 09:32 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,971 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch
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For What It's Worth:
I'm a huge vintage stereo fan. I've repaired and shipped a number of Yamaha M-80 amps that are about 55 lbs and prone to breaking off the plastic speaker posts. Shipping vintage stuff is a real concern. UPS is not kind, and doesn't care what is in the box. The boxes do get thrown, dropped, and abused by mechanical equipment and conveyors. Recommendations: Must box with absolutely no movement possible within the box. I mean no movement what so ever. Factory box and foam is the best but usually not available on vintage gear. I'll pay extra just to have that factory box. Factory boxes did drop testing, and were designed to ensure parts shipped with no damage. Once you have that first box properly packed with (wait for it -- NO MOVMENT), that box gets packed inside another bigger box with more foam for what? That's right absolutely no movement. If you take the time to do that there is a high likelihood that your amp will arrive undamaged (still insure it for full value). If you don't, there is a pretty good chance it will arrive with something damaged (speaker posts, knobs bent, plastic or metal scuffed, dented or broken). |
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| johnlush |
May 5 2019, 09:39 AM
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What's all this then? Group: Members Posts: 376 Joined: 26-May 04 From: Cheyenne, WY Member No.: 2,108 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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I agree with Superhawk, double-boxing is the way to go. I've sent some vintage McIntosh equipment in for repairs over the years and if you pack it "bomb-proof" it should do well. It may just be my experience but I've also had better luck with FedEx Ground over UPS for not beating h*ll out of it in transit.
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| rjames |
May 5 2019, 10:01 AM
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I'm made of metal Group: Members Posts: 4,229 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Shoreline, WA Member No.: 4,467 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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If it’s a tube amp, make sure to remove and wrap the tubes individually.
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| Superhawk996 |
May 5 2019, 10:39 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,971 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch
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We need a new thread. Vintage tunes, and vintage rides! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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| KELTY360 |
May 5 2019, 06:12 PM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,121 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(sithot @ May 5 2019, 05:04 AM) QUOTE(rhodyguy @ May 4 2019, 04:22 PM) Interesting store. Outdoor gear and stereo equipment. Like R.E.I. with tunes. Only in Seattle... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Seattle also has Honest Jack's Discount Grocery and Machine Shop. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Also when you find someone to ship it, make sure they take pictures of the packaging process so you'll have some claim documentation when they claim "it wasn't packaged properly." |
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| rhodyguy |
May 5 2019, 06:15 PM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,238 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
At least it has that going for it.
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| forrestkhaag |
May 5 2019, 06:42 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 935 Joined: 21-April 14 From: Scottsdale, Arizona Member No.: 17,273 Region Association: Southwest Region |
You guys are scaring the hell out of me. I just rented a really fine corporate housing pad with gym, sauna, pool, spa, and roof deck for the next several months to give me time to stitch my seats that Oscar so nicely gave me good cores on. It is right next to an upscale fine food market in Ballard adjacent to a homeless cave dwelling facility that shares space with a herbal fortune teller's plumbing business. The place is interesting to say the least....... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif)
Back to 914 stuff. Here in AZ there are some damned fine 914s packed away in dry storage in garages here. Mike Wills fine ride aside, I bumped into what appears to be a factory "option kit" GT 6 crumbling in an AZCC member's garage along with a couple of Italian two seater's that look like they have been there for years. Apparently, it was something one could buy from Porsche back in the day and modify to spec. More on that later - Seattle......... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) Attached image(s) 
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| rhodyguy |
May 5 2019, 06:49 PM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,238 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
All the cool guys, and gals, live in broke down motorhomes with flat tires and no year tabs. Bring all of your old mattresses, old lawnmowers, wheelbarrows with no wheels, furniture, shopping carts with you. You can store in in the street and pitch your tent on the sidewalk. Don't forget your 5 gal bucket to poop in. You can just pour it down the storm drains that run right to puget sound. YouTube 'Seattle is dying'. Tourists arriving in town for a cruise are given blinders like what are used on horses.
Purple wire is pretty cool. |
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| KELTY360 |
May 5 2019, 08:27 PM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,121 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(rhodyguy @ May 5 2019, 05:49 PM) All the cool guys, and gals, live in broke down motorhomes with flat tires and no year tabs. Bring all of your old mattresses, old lawnmowers, wheelbarrows with no wheels, furniture, shopping carts with you. You can store in in the street and pitch your tent on the sidewalk. Don't forget your 5 gal bucket to poop in. You can just pour it down the storm drains that run right to puget sound. YouTube 'Seattle is dying'. Tourists arriving in town for a cruise are given blinders like what are used on horses. Purple wire is pretty cool. Geez Kevin, you write 7 complete sentences extolling the joys of Seattle and never mention how you can sleep peacefully in the fast lane of I-5? You're slipping. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) |
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| rhodyguy |
May 5 2019, 08:37 PM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,238 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
Not me. Good To Go transponder.
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| sixnotfour |
May 5 2019, 09:01 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 10,791 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Life Elevated..planet UT. Member No.: 2,744 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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Ain't what it once was......thank God, the viaduct is going away ................
.............I was sitting terrified crossing it with Goodmans treasures......then again he loved the earthquake when his buildings suffered damage... |
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| PanelBilly |
May 6 2019, 10:13 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,880 Joined: 23-July 06 From: Kent, Wa Member No.: 6,488 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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I'm happy here.
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| rhodyguy |
May 6 2019, 10:35 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,238 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
Workers pulling section 'pins' from a tower crane. During disassembly. Out of sequence. TIMBER!!! Then they die along with 2 folks enjoying a sunny Saturday morning. Seattle currently has more tower cranes than any other city in the country.
The old tunnel is being filled Jeff. It should have been made avail to campers. |
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