Re: VCR sales

From: Mark D. Zacharias (mzacharias_at_yis.us)
Date: 11/29/04 

Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 18:02:00 -0600

<maarten@panic.xx.tudelft.nl> wrote in message
news:codkos$nl0$3@news.tudelft.nl...
> Harry wrote:
>> Hi
>> Don't know what it's like in the rest of the world but here in the UK
>> our biggest retailer in Electrical goods has stopped selling VCR's and
>> the rest are sure to follow.
>> They now sell 25 DVD recorders to every VCR.
>> Now this may be a good thing for us repairers as there will be loads
>> of family tapes about with worn out machines to play them.
>> If I wasn''t now retired from TV repairs I may be tempted to stock up
>> with a good few capstan motors,pinch rollers,clutch/brake spares etc.
>> for popular expensive units.
>> Another step to progress I guess.
>> Also from next week the Government has ordered that ALL electrical
>> work in ones own house must be checked by qualified engineer.The days
>> of handyman electrical work in the UK are over.Got to be a good thing
>> for washer/microwave tinkering etc.bit over the top re. rewiring a
>> wall socket maybe.
>
> I am currently stocking up in used VCR's that I am going to repair and
> offer as refurbished... To keep things simple, I am spceialising in
> Philips, Sony and Panasonic units. Those are the most reliable recent
> models, other brands are in my experience often troublesome to repair
> and not too reliable..
>
> ---
> Met vriendelijke groet,
>
> Maarten Bakker.

I've been hoarding old Panasonic and similar Magnavox etc, and some other of
the better old machines. I thought it would be good to have loading baskets,
etc available after they were discontinued. Unfortunately there's no longer
any demand for repairing these, so in the not too distant future they're all
going in the dumpster. A pity.

Mark Z.