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I know I do. Hell, I even prefer VHS and Laserdisc to streaming. I like media I can own and have my hands on. Although if you look at my other thread here, you can see I subscribe to A LOT of streaming services.
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Prefer physical media - yeah just a bit! We still stream though (at least until we can acquire the physical media). Our LPs, 45s and cassettes are not pictured but there are a few open reels in there by the CDs. And yes, I have hardware for all of it including Sony and Toshiba VHS recorders, a Sony 200 CD changer, a Sony 400 DVD changer, a Sony dual cassette recording deck, two Webcor vacuum tube open reel players, a Channel Master 8 track recorder and a Zenith drawer loading linear tracking turntable. 
You're like me, the den is overloaded with Beta/VHS/DVDs/CDs. I go to Goodwill a lot as I like Disney films. You never know what you might find there.Prefer physical media - yeah just a bit! We still stream though (at least until we can acquire the physical media). Our LPs, 45s and cassettes are not pictured but there are a few open reels in there by the CDs. And yes, I have hardware for all of it including Sony and Toshiba VHS recorders, a Sony 200 CD changer, a Sony 400 DVD changer, a Sony dual cassette recording deck, two Webcor vacuum tube open reel players, a Channel Master 8 track recorder and a Zenith drawer loading linear tracking turntable.
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Yep, we have purchased many used discs, usually from eBay. We only get those that are listed as very good, excellent, like new or new. Some great bargains on there and a nice way to build your collection at a reasonable price.
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Edit: Just some advice... if a user has 100% positive feedback on eBay, make sure that it's the same number as the total amount of feedback left for him altogether. Just my two cents.
I may be a little or very OCD, but I like to buy my crap new. Although an eBayer last year tried to get by selling me a set of Christmas VHS tapes he labeled as "new" but when I received them they were CLEARLY RESEALED. The Rudolph tape even needed rewinding. I reported him to eBay and PayPal and sent the tapes back and got my money back. He tried also to put a negative feedback in the positive feedback of my profile (since sellers can only leave positive feedback for buyers) and I reported him on that and they removed it. I left negative feedback for him, but then it no longer showed up the next day. I notice that he has 100% positive feedback left for him, but the fishy thing about that the amount of feedback left for him it types is larger than his actual score. And if it's actually 100% positive, the amount of positive feedback left for him would be the EXACT SAME as the number of all the feedback left for him. Clearly some neutral and negative feedbacks are not showing. I recently looked and that seller is still on eBay. I'd like to post his username here to warn you guys not to buy from him, but I have no idea if that's allowed here. And no, I'm not making this up.Yep, we have purchased many used discs, usually from eBay. We only get those that are listed as very good, excellent, like new or new. Some great bargains on there and a nice way to build your collection at a reasonable price.
Edit: Just some advice... if a user has 100% positive feedback on eBay, make sure that it's the same number as the total amount of feedback left for him altogether. Just my two cents.
We get most of our media new from places like Amazon, etc and probably about 90% of the media we buy on eBay is brand new and sealed as well. There are just some things that are now out of print and if you want them you must buy used. Being on eBay for over twenty years we have pretty much learned what to look out for. The key for us is to buy from those selling off parts of their personal collections or established individual sellers with excellent reputations that they want to retain.
We now totally avoid buying from large sellers who appear to be basically online pawn shops. They often do hundreds or even thousands of transactions a month and some do not check their merchandise very carefully. There is one group that does business on there that we bought an item from quite a while back and will never do business with again. They brag about how the items they receive are all meticulously inspected and only the highest quality ones are listed which is total bull$hit. The particular item we ordered was described as like new condition but used stock pictures to show it. We knew better but the price was great and we foolishly bit. It arrived with wear and fraying on every corner, divots in the cover, front was actually sticky and had a piece of dried food stuck to it and the discs were scuffed and scratched.
Reported them and got our money back - lesson learned. Only buy items that show detailed clear pictures of the actual item for sale so you know exactly what you are getting. You can't avoid every shady deal out there but, in general, our track record is very good.
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IWe get most of our media new from places like Amazon, etc and probably about 90% of the media we buy on eBay is brand new and sealed as well. There are just some things that are now out of print and if you want them you must buy used. Being on eBay for over twenty years we have pretty much learned what to look out for. The key for us is to buy from those selling off parts of their personal collections or established individual sellers with excellent reputations that they want to retain.
We now totally avoid buying from large sellers who appear to be basically online pawn shops. They often do hundreds or even thousands of transactions a month and some do not check their merchandise very carefully. There is one group that does business on there that we bought an item from quite a while back and will never do business with again. They brag about how the items they receive are all meticulously inspected and only the highest quality ones are listed which is total bull$hit. The particular item we ordered was described as like new condition but used stock pictures to show it. We knew better but the price was great and we foolishly bit. It arrived with wear and fraying on every corner, divots in the cover, front was actually sticky and had a piece of dried food stuck to it and the discs were scuffed and scratched.
Reported them and got our money back - lesson learned. Only buy items that show detailed clear pictures of the actual item for sale so you know exactly what you are getting. You can't avoid every shady deal out there but, in general, our track record is very good.
I've found a lot of decades old stuff that was still sealed. As I pointed out earlier, at least in person if not online, I can tell if it's the original seal. Yes, sealed stuff is slightly higher but most of the time of what I've bought wasn't terrible. But yes, there are occasions where you have no choice but to buy used. I wanted to replace my 3D TV last year, and yes, I had to buy a used copy.We get most of our media new from places like Amazon, etc and probably about 90% of the media we buy on eBay is brand new and sealed as well. There are just some things that are now out of print and if you want them you must buy used. Being on eBay for over twenty years we have pretty much learned what to look out for. The key for us is to buy from those selling off parts of their personal collections or established individual sellers with excellent reputations that they want to retain.
We now totally avoid buying from large sellers who appear to be basically online pawn shops. They often do hundreds or even thousands of transactions a month and some do not check their merchandise very carefully. There is one group that does business on there that we bought an item from quite a while back and will never do business with again. They brag about how the items they receive are all meticulously inspected and only the highest quality ones are listed which is total bull$hit. The particular item we ordered was described as like new condition but used stock pictures to show it. We knew better but the price was great and we foolishly bit. It arrived with wear and fraying on every corner, divots in the cover, front was actually sticky and had a piece of dried food stuck to it and the discs were scuffed and scratched.
Reported them and got our money back - lesson learned. Only buy items that show detailed clear pictures of the actual item for sale so you know exactly what you are getting. You can't avoid every shady deal out there but, in general, our track record is very good.
I get a lot used DVDs in very good to new condition from Amazon and on occasional off ebay. But Goodwill and thrift stores are great sources.Yep, we have purchased many used discs, usually from eBay. We only get those that are listed as very good, excellent, like new or new. Some great bargains on there and a nice way to build your collection at a reasonable price.
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Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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I thought I posted it as I usually have nothing to do but sit at my desk in the morning scrolling the interwebs , but my mom passed away the day before so my mind was mush.I noticed you missed last week's… Much like the SEC Shorts!
College Football Playoff nears agreement on 24-team expansion that could end title games
The College Football Playoff field is about to get much more crowded as the conferences near a deal to double the size of the field to 24 teams starting next year
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Wasn't exactly sure where to post this. Just had a customer come in inquiring about internet. He has HughesNet and had heard good things about mine. He asked if we provided email addresses and it kinda caught me off guard. I said he should be able to keep whatever email he had been using....my sister in law is still using a BellSouth email addy and they haven't been around here for many years. He said he had gotten a letter from HughesNet stating that they had until Nov 16th to save, move, forward, whatever, their Hughesnet emails because they would lose them after that date.
I have never heard of a company simply mass-deleting email accounts (the customer still has his HughesNet service). From what I understand, in the past, the company who was ditching their email service simply sold the customer base to a company like Google.
Anyone else getting this letter. He said he would show it to me tomorrow when I go out there and set up his internet.
I have never heard of a company simply mass-deleting email accounts (the customer still has his HughesNet service). From what I understand, in the past, the company who was ditching their email service simply sold the customer base to a company like Google.
Anyone else getting this letter. He said he would show it to me tomorrow when I go out there and set up his internet.
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Still the same number of years, just more Sunsets…Wouldn't we then die of old age sooner?
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Hard getting used to the new younger Gibbs, Mark Harmons son had the right look but I understand he didn't want the role.
Still I'm enjoying, pretty good job with Franks.
Still I'm enjoying, pretty good job with Franks.
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Mark Harmon is coming back as Gibbs in Origins, for the full season. Just saw, Dinozzo too, on NCIS . That will be an interesting writing project.
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Mark Harmon Returning To 'NCIS: Origins' As Gibbs For Season 3
Mark Harmon is returning to NCIS: Origins for a season-long arc.
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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Anyone else watch this show? Any guesses as to what was in the box Gibbs gave to Abby that was on her desk? It look liked it was glowing.
I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
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Tony as the director.
Would you rather have LaRoche ???Tony as the director.
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This is a thread that will keep you apprised of 4K events that will be showing on Dish channel 540. Keep looking here for information.
As of today, 9-27-17, there are no scheduled events posted for the next 2 weeks. That is subject to change on a daily basis.
As of today, 9-27-17, there are no scheduled events posted for the next 2 weeks. That is subject to change on a daily basis.
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For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat.
WTF… …What the Foxbat!Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat.
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Can't help but wonder if a worker overlooked checking the harness. I rarely ride a roller coaster anymore but when I do I check the harness myself pretty aggressively.
Can't imagine what the son is going through.
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Can't imagine what the son is going through.
Dad levitated and bled then fell to his death from coaster
Eyewitnesses have shared fresh details of the horrific accident that happened at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday afternoon.
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Could B&M’s Patent on the “Clamshell” Ride Restraint Design Offer Clues as to What Happened on Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia?
Incredibly sad news out of Six Flags Over Georgia as it’s being reported one man was killed after being ejected from Goliath, the B&M hyper coaster. Many news outlets have posted pictures of pe…
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Had no idea there were that many redundancies built into those restraints.Could B&M’s Patent on the “Clamshell” Ride Restraint Design Offer Clues as to What Happened on Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia?
Incredibly sad news out of Six Flags Over Georgia as it’s being reported one man was killed after being ejected from Goliath, the B&M hyper coaster. Many news outlets have posted pictures of pe…
It makes sense, however, I would want more types of restraints, so if one doesn't work, the other does ... the restraints coming over the shoulder I would have expected ... with a Seat belt as last resort.
Fwiw, I inquired with what they use on Coasters at Cedar Point, various Coasters, different restraints according to what the car and track requires ...
NONE of the Coasters at CP use THAT particular system
I'm glad to see ...
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