For sale: TBC-1000, green AVT-8710, more TBCs

[Beabea]

Hello @qcalv. I purchased on 10/09 and received tracking on 11/01, arrived 11/04. Hope you get your item soon. Good luck with your project.

[qcalv]

@Beabea: thanks for the hints! You too.

@lordsmurf: thanks for sending me the tracking number and replying me. I did not know the detail of your health issues. Sorry to hear that. I understand fully you cannot reply everything within hours and days, and that you have to prioritize your workload. Behind on the other side of the screen, and having absolutely no reply at all no matter which private channel I used, "just" after sending money is kind of scary. In the end, problem solved and I am relieved. Thank you!

[authentickety]

Quote:

Originally Posted by lordsmurf

I'm now down to my final TBC.
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(due to listening to Youtube know-nothings that teach you how to butcher your videotape conversions).

Perhaps one of these days you could post a YouTube tutorial teaching how to do it right?

[lordsmurf]

Sale ended -- Holiday sale! Enjoy!

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Listing updated.
Most TBCs are now gone, but still a few nice models to choose from.

[lordsmurf]

Listing updated.

This gear is getting harder to locate, harder to refurbish. At some point, I will be out of stock, and probably for an extended period. I would advise you to get while I got it!

FUTURE NOTE:
- Truly working TBCs are becoming scarce.
- Beware of pathetic "tested" (not tested) or "working" (not working) TBCs on eBay. Seeing LED lights is not a test, nor is seeing any random quality image output. Those eBay sellers know *nothing* about TBCs, as they're all resellers now. They think they found a brick of TBC gold at a garage sale, but it's non-working fool's gold for suckers. The sad tales of bad eBay buys gets worse all the time, chronicled on the pages of this forum.
- So if/when I run out of TBCs, be careful about running to eBay. Wait for marketplace sellers here. VHS is a defunct format, and you've already waited decades to convert it. Don't be in a rush to "convert it now" when quality gear is not currently available. It will be. Patience!

[alitek12]

Do you know if the COM WORLD CMD-1200 has a TBC inside it? Just thought I'd ask here since I found one recently at a thrift store. Thanks again.

[lordsmurf]

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Originally Posted by alitek12

Do you know if the COM WORLD CMD-1200 has a TBC inside it? Just thought I'd ask here since I found one recently at a thrift store. Thanks again.

No, not necessarily. The CW units are another item that had recycled model numbers, with most units lacking TBC. If it's like $20 or less at a thrift store, buy it, try it. Worst case is you lost $20. But I'd not waste $50 or more on it, as that bet is not in your favor. And actually, even being in a thrift store is not a good sign, for various reasons.

[alitek12]

Thank you for letting me know, I paid around $9 for it. I'll give it a try and see what it does. It's still in its plastic wrap and seems to have never been used.