New Retirement Plan for eBay TDK seller...
nak.d - 2010-09-20 17:51
walkgirl - 2010-09-20 21:36
toocool4 - 2010-09-21 01:05
nak.d - 2010-09-21 06:54
quote:Originally posted by walkgirl:
What a panthead
reli - 2010-09-23 18:46
toocool4 - 2010-09-24 00:54
quote:http://cgi.ebay.com/PIONEER-BO...&hash=item19bd0ed693
reli - 2010-09-24 16:53
quote:Originally posted by toocool4:quote:http://cgi.ebay.com/PIONEER-BO...&hash=item19bd0ed693
He is just having a laugh, must be
toocool4 - 2010-09-25 02:01
docs - 2010-11-20 03:28
quote:
toocool4 - 2010-11-21 08:17
reli - 2010-11-21 14:18
quote:It's a hard life selling audio cassettes, please buy my tape,
toocool4 - 2010-11-21 14:30
quote:I'm not doing this for fun,
nak.d - 2010-11-26 13:22
superduper - 2010-11-26 23:45
reli - 2010-11-27 11:19
toocool4 - 2011-01-04 08:02
radio.raheem - 2011-03-27 17:16
I can't belive IT said victor meldrew.....just nuts imho maybe in 50 yrs but then aparently im wrong...
nak.d - 2012-11-22 14:53
Here's a good one...£39.99 for one tape is a bit steep even if it is one of the very best...
nickfish - 2012-11-22 15:25
A few weeks ago I spotted a poorly listed Sony WMD6c that came complete with headphones, microphone, case and AC adaptor but the real bonus was a new in wrapper MA-XG90 in the box and all for £60 !
Chuffed.
retrodos - 2012-11-22 17:03
Won a broken Nakamichi bx-300 with 5 unopen MA-XG90 and 5 TDK SA-90 for $90 dollars. Never pay high prices for blank tape.
The best deal was a Tangberg 10XD reel to reel good version in mint condition with manuels and no wear, just lubrication was sticky and counter belt needed to be replaced, but receive 6 unopen Maxell XLI and UD 35-180B and 35-180 for under $500 and he packed it well in two big boxes. Wasn't expecting the tapes, as wasn't in the listing.
nak.d - 2013-10-26 14:26
OK. I'm fairly sure I've never seen any TDK blank tape with a starting bid of £99.00. Wonderful description too...
seb968 - 2013-10-27 06:28
I was just saving these for a rainy day, but it looks like they may be worth somthing!!
toocool4 - 2013-10-27 07:29
Seb968 don’t sell them if you have a good quality deck from which to record from.
My pile of TDK MA-XG 90’s is going down, I only have 5 boxes left 25 tapes unopened.
seb968 - 2013-10-27 07:37
Seb968 don’t sell them if you have a good quality deck from which to record from.
My pile of TDK MA-XG 90’s is going down, I only have 5 boxes left 25 tapes unopened.
Don't worry, I won't sell them, I have a CR-7 that needs feeding and my stockpile of decent Metal tapes is less than yours . It is becoming a dificult hobby to sustain.
toocool4 - 2013-10-27 07:55
Cool, I have CR-7 as well.
I made a recording the other day on a Sony Super Metal Master and the same recording on a TDK MA-XG, the first thing I noticed was the Sony was a lot quieter. The Sony painted a blacker background, I have not had a proper chance to really sit down and compare the 2 yet.
seb968 - 2013-10-27 10:59
Cool, I have CR-7 as well.
I made a recording the other day on a Sony Super Metal Master and the same recording on a TDK MA-XG, the first thing I noticed was the Sony was a lot quieter. The Sony painted a blacker background, I have not had a proper chance to really sit down and compare the 2 yet.
I don't have any Sony Metal tapes; sound like they could be worth checking out!
toocool4 - 2013-10-27 11:25
Cool, I have CR-7 as well.
I made a recording the other day on a Sony Super Metal Master and the same recording on a TDK MA-XG, the first thing I noticed was the Sony was a lot quieter. The Sony painted a blacker background, I have not had a proper chance to really sit down and compare the 2 yet.
I don't have any Sony Metal tapes; sound like they could be worth checking out!
On quick listen like I said it’s quieter than MA-XG and paints a blacker background. It is a lot smoother than the MA-XG, but the MA-XG appears more airy.
So far which one do I think is better? Well they are both different and present music in their own way. I cannot pick one and say this is better than that, as they both have good and bad points.
On my short listen so far I cannot pick one as an outright winner, will need to listen more.
seb968 - 2013-10-27 12:06
Cool, I have CR-7 as well.
I made a recording the other day on a Sony Super Metal Master and the same recording on a TDK MA-XG, the first thing I noticed was the Sony was a lot quieter. The Sony painted a blacker background, I have not had a proper chance to really sit down and compare the 2 yet.
I don't have any Sony Metal tapes; sound like they could be worth checking out!
On quick listen like I said it’s quieter than MA-XG and paints a blacker background. It is a lot smoother than the MA-XG, but the MA-XG appears more airy.
So far which one do I think is better? Well they are both different and present music in their own way. I cannot pick one and say this is better than that, as they both have good and bad points.
On my short listen so far I cannot pick one as an outright winner, will need to listen more.
Please let me know how you like them after a long listen, I would be very interested in your views. 
toocool4 - 2013-10-27 12:21
Please let me know how you like them after a long listen, I would be very interested in your views.
I will try. Have you seen the price of Sony Super Metal Master on eBay? Its not worth it.
Between TDK MA-XG, Sony Super Metal Master and Maxell Vertex I can say I don’t like the Maxell Vertex presentation of music.
seb968 - 2013-10-27 12:32
Please let me know how you like them after a long listen, I would be very interested in your views.
I will try. Have you seen the price of Sony Super Metal Master on eBay? Its not worth it.
Between TDK MA-XG, Sony Super Metal Master and Maxell Vertex I can say I don’t like the Maxell Vertex presentation of music.
Ahh I see, so it not just TDK's that have the looney price tags. Still I suppose that follows; Sony are as iconic as TDK in the cassette world. What we need to find is a type of Metal tape that has the performance but not the hype, if that is possible. As for Maxell it comes as no surprise to me that you don't like the Vertex. I always rated Maxel l one and type ll cassettes, XL-II s in particular; but their metal formulations left me cold. I used Black series MX for a while; they were perfectly competant but lacked the inpact of the TDK metals.
toocool4 - 2013-10-27 13:42
I think what we need is for TDK, Sony etc to start making Metal tapes again. Even if the MA-XG90 came in at £15 and the Sony Super Metal Master came in at £15 - £20 they would sell, I for one would buy them.
seb968 - 2013-10-27 13:45
Yep, I'd buy them too. Shouldn't think it will ever happen though
nak.d - 2015-02-13 20:09
The market is still buoyant. Seems the older flavours of TDK bring the biggest bucks...
jamesrc550 - 2015-02-13 20:23
The market is still buoyant. Seems the older flavours of TDK bring the biggest bucks...
Starting price £44.50 09-Feb-15 20:48:48 GMT - interesting
Wonder what TDK SA-X start at and or how high they have ever been?
reli - 2015-02-14 01:58
Seems like a normal price, actually.
nak.d - 2015-02-14 06:21
Seems like a normal price, actually.
Bids totalling £102.99 with 2 days to go for 3 sealed MA-XG 90 audio tapes may be unremarkable in early 2015, but this has to represent the definition of a speculative bubble.
reli - 2015-02-14 07:18
Not really. Some TDK metals, especially the MA-R, fetch $70-90 each if it's still wrapped, and $30-40 if unwrapped. It's been that way for years, even during the recession. And that particular auction included 3 tapes PLUS the original box too.
nak.d - 2015-02-14 09:07
Not really. Some TDK metals, especially the MA-R, fetch $70-90 each if it's still wrapped, and $30-40 if unwrapped. It's been that way for years, even during the recession. And that particular auction included 3 tapes PLUS the original box too.
I admire your optimism. I guess I was saying that I can't see this lasting for ever... however, I'm happy to be proved wrong . I wonder if the market will stand any more increases? I know these aren't made any more and are finite in supply, but how much is too much?
