Possibly selling off some video gear, its value?
Hello everyone, been awhile since I have posted here. Lots of changes in the past year, having gotten property in the country among other things. For a few years I have been obsessive in obtaining alot of video gear in regards to VHS/SVHS captures and have acquired alot of parts and systems to accomplish them. But as of late, I am considering the idea of selling some of it off, as I have got more stuff than I have time to work with now, and some stuff I no longer use. I am also trying to downsize what I have so that I can incorporate an HD based workflow since I aim to work with video professionally. I could try to sell them but it depends on what the value of them may be in today's market.
To start, I have built 3 XP machines for video capture, one was an Intel based build and the other two were AMD based. They all have the ATI AGP cards with the purple dongles. I have however dismantled all of the systems except for one so its just the motherboard, RAM and the video card with the dongle. Not sure what the going value of these are but they are still fully functional, just would need to add your hard drive, power supply and case. And I am sure an copy of XP can still be had somewhere. Next is the video decks. I have a good number of video decks, some broadcast, and I have four of the Panasonic SVHS decks (two of the AG-1980, and the 5710). I had one of each serviced by TGrant, while the other two has not as of yet, but still fully functional (displays are still bright). Just haven't had the time or funds to have the other two decks serviced so its possible I may let them go. However I think I will keep one pair of them of the same model (the 5710 since I have the edit controller for them). I have not yet decided on the 1980s yet, but I also have the edit controller for those also. Ironically, the decks I had serviced by TGrant still works great, and wonderful picture, but the front display has dimmed again but not worried about them since I use the edit controller, I don't really need to look at the display. TBCs. I do have two TBC units, the Leitch DPS-575 which still works well and I had replaced the exhaust fan on it. It is a decent unit to convert analog sources to digital via SDI if you have that in your workflow, and also has S-Video input. Also have the Feral A 4:2:2 TBC unit; both are rackmount units but with the Feral unit its silent with no fan, has proc amp controls and has S-Video in and output. It does stabilize the signal so it could be used for consumer workflows. You do not have to use the Genlock on these devices, nor are they required for transfer work as they are only used when using them in actual broadcast environments and video switching. I no longer need either of these units since I now have the AJA FS1 which takes care of everything I need, including up/down conversions if needed. I know the rackmount TBC's are usually not recommended, but these DPS-575 and Feral units can work depending on your workflow. Otherwise I possible may just scrap them since I know there isn't much demand for them. The last item I may have on the chopping block is the ADVC-3000 (no, not the 300....3000) which is the highest end broadcast version of the DV converter. Bought new a few years ago and hasn't seen much use as I don't convert my stuff to DV. However, I have discovered that I can use the component input on the device and have it directly output to SDI, bypassing the DV conversion so it would be the full 4:2:2 quality on that end. There may not be much, if any demand for this device either so should anyone have any interest just let me know. Its obvious that the world for the most part has gone digital so alot of the analog stuff is slowly fading from existence, and its getting much harder to find anyone that can service this old gear. Personally I love the broadcast stuff because of all the mechanics involved in seeing them run. Digital....not as exciting. Lastly, I know that many use and trust PayPal, but I am not one of them. I have been burned by them more than once in the past, so therefore I no longer use them for anything, except to pay for purchases on ebay which doesn't require an account. Apologies for the lengthy post, but if there's any market/value for some of the stuff I have listed, I will see about possibly listing them for sale. Otherwise I probably will just scrap them (not the Panny VCR decks of course). |
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It takes time to prepare and sell the equipment so you have to be patient to get the most dollar out of it, I'm little familiar with VCR's I sold quite few on ebay, I can tel you don't even bother with VHS unless it's a multistandard those do bring some cash, I've sold a Toshiba PAL/NTSC/PAL60 for almost $200. Unistandard VHS is like $15 it's not worth the shipping which runs you over $50.
S-VHS in the other hand has some value for the people who know what it is obviously and those people prefer TBC and DNR, I've sold S-VHS non TBC fully restored for around $80 plus shipping, If I didn't get it for free I would never had made a profit. S-VHS TBC can be sold for more than $200. |
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So while I am at it, I will update what I have sold in case anyone else is looking: x2 Panasonic AG-1980 decks - SOLD Feral A 4:2:2 external TBC - SOLD XP System with Intel MB (and related components) - SOLD If I decide to put up anymore items for sale I'll post them in the Marketplace of the forum. |
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The real value of a capture system is being a system. So just parts are worth parts. A good ready-to-use capture system can fetch $500+, but takes time to build and debug. That's why I don't really mess with it anymore, too much time involved. At least the ATI have all the parts. Motherboard values depend on the board, CPU and RAM attached. A serviced/re-capped AG-1980 is about $800 these days. Not cheap. Not to buy, not to own, not to maintain. The AG-1980 really is a money pit. Nice VCR, but huge money pit. Those TBCs just are not recommended. We had the DPS-575 at one point, but mixed results, ultimately sold it. I don't remember to who (you?), and it was 7+ years ago. And that was the "best" performing unit I'd ever seen, whereas most are just outright junk. Too big, too sharp, more trouble than it was worth. The Cypress and DataVideo really just outperform those for consumer analog sources. It seems a shame to scrap them, I'm sure they have some value to somebody, either for video nostalgia/research, or just to gamble on avoiding good TBCs. Some folks still like SDI, which bewilders me (1990s methodology, as is DV transfer), but it has some value as well. Analog isn't fading. Maybe from mainstream daily use, but still a healthy need and want for it. There are a number of Paypal alternatives out there. Like you, I try to avoid Paypal, as they are not a true financial institution. They are a middleman payment service, and have far more transaction rules (some mandated, some made up) than a true financial institution does. It's why they've been falling out of favor in recent years, and why even eBay will be dumping them in 2020 when their contract expires. I know, ironic, seeing as how eBay used to own Paypal. Quote:
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I had the DataVideo TBC-1000 years ago, and regrettably sold it. I've heard some say the 1000 softens and degrades the image (according to one poster on Creative Cow) and some models of it don't. I never had one of the Cypress models. Now I have the AJA FS1, which is the only TBC frame sync device with S-Video jacks. Not a VCR size either and controllable via PC through the local LAN. Quote:
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I remember when the rate was closer to $300. :depressed: |
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Only if one had gotten those decks for free would they possibly save the most. |
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