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found a j-1 at a thrift shop

gagaeyes - 2009-07-15 08:46

this is the first time I posted pics on this great site.I went over to the local goodwill one day and saw this baby on the floor. I couldn''t believe it when I picked her up and saw it. She is really in good shape..just missing a window and antenna and a couple of other issues that is easily fixed...but the price was right on when I saw it Wink[URL= [/URL][URL= ][IMG

bendycat - 2009-07-15 09:00

always great when you find some thing sweet Nod Yes

good find Big Grin

can't quite see the price Frown

gagaeyes - 2009-07-15 10:14

thanks bendycat...sorry about the clarity of the pic...I paid $24.99 for this beast plus taxes...I was quite surprised when I found it there

viennasound - 2009-07-15 11:39

Hey, congrats to this black beauty! Cool

gagaeyes - 2009-07-15 16:19

thanks viennasound...when I have the nerve and the patience to fix it...(because of the fragile plastic)..this thing will be a1 when I''m done

bendycat - 2009-07-15 18:24

great price Eek

give it a clean and pic it up Wink Cool

trc911 - 2009-07-15 23:15

I AgreeGreat find my friend! and the price is superb!!!

pioneer - 2009-07-16 14:38

Hey gagaeyes beautiful SuperJumbo you got there.And the price,'WOW'great scoreNod YesIt's amazing what can be found at those thrift store's........Thanks for the post,glad you like my little find.

teamstress - 2009-07-16 15:28

Man I wish I had that kind of luck!

im.out.of.hear - 2009-07-16 15:56

I love stories like this,people getting cheap deals..its rare these days..
Congrats on that great pick up,i paid alot more than that for my J1..Mine had problems aswell but its all repaired now..

gagaeyes - 2009-07-16 21:36

thanks all for the great replies guys....ya know, I was quite surprise on the sound of this unit...very warm bass and pretty loud too...when I sit down and look at it, it does make ya feel your ""at the hood""...this unit does have alot of bling,bling Cool

trc911 - 2009-07-17 00:06

This reminds me, the J-1 Super Jumbo was the first boombox I ever destroyed, and it was the last, my neighbor was cleaning out the shed and he gave it to me and said "have fun" yeah, we danced around it for about 5 minutes to "who let the dogs out" (this was in 1999 when I was 9) then we found some sticks and went to workm, I look back now thinking how stupid I was because I know I will never have one again Frown

gagaeyes - 2009-07-17 04:50

yeah bro, I think it''s safe to say that we all did some stupid things when we were younger....I remeber I had and still do an Aiko boomboox. I remebered when I wanted to make the thing sound alittle better and I attached some cheezy speakers I found in the the garbage. I drilled holes into the unit to mount the speakers on to it. I still have that boombox but now it looks like a ""swiss cheese"" box now and mice looked like had a go on it. I''m planning to restore the unit again using chrome sheeting to cover up the buchery that I did and add a 100 watt amp to it and better speakers in the unit for the improved sound