![]() Placing a bid on this auction means that you have read and agree with the terms and the shipping fee stated. **Shipping fees include the actual shipping cost, all packing materials, packaging, tape, label, etc. Your eBay shipping address MUST match your PayPal confirmed address, I will not ship to any other address. I ship to the continental/contiguous USA (mainland) only. Items are shipped within 3 days of cleared payment (most sooner), excluding weekends and holidays. eBay will automatically file a non-payment report for items not paid within 4 days. I reserve the right to relist if payment is not received within 4 days. Payment is due within 4 days of auction end. Please ask all questions before bidding, but don't wait until the last day of the auction (I may not have time to answer). Sold as is with no guarantees, so please bid accordingly. No international shipping.Thanks for your interest in my auction! Please read auction terms, as I have tried to answer as many FAQs as possible. Ships via USPS** with Delivery Confirmation to the contiguous/continental United States (mainland only). PayPal payments and ship to confirmed U.S. Photos are of the actual items the winner will receive. Telescoping antenna is whole with no kinks, but is slightly curved. The plastic on the tuner window is cracked in a couple of places. It does have some typical wear on the plastics. Includes: Radio Power Cord Radio is in pretty good used condition. If you want to see/hear the cassette playing, This radio operates on electric or battery power and has a power switch on the back. I couldn't get any broadcasts to come in on the other bands. ![]() The cassette player works and it gets good AM/FM reception, and I was able to get reception on the CB and SW bands. Features a large built-in speaker, analog tuner and in addition to the standard AM and FM frequencies, it also supports shortwave, weather, television audio, Citizen's Band, police broadcast bands. Look for other popular and familiar brands of vintage radios such as Sanyo, Blaupunkt, Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba and Pioneer.RARE Rhapsody Portable 10-Band Radio Tape Player RY-611 Up for bids is a Rhapsody ten-band shortwave/multiband radio receiver/cassette player. Through the years, there have been many popular radio brands, with Sharp and RCA having some of the older models. Look for double or single deck boomboxes, with attached or detachable speakers. Large, sonorous boomboxes like the one from the movie “Say Anything” are still widely available - you’ll just need some D batteries to go along with them. The 1980s brought the advent of boomboxes, and these are still being manufactured today, as cassette tapes are enjoying a resurgence of popularity. You can easily search for vacuum tubes or other parts for a simple fix. Many of these models are still in working order as well and if you have a model that needs a bit of a fix, replacement parts are widely available for these radios. Many of these units still resemble their 1930s and ‘40s predecessors, with art deco styling made of Bakelite, wood or other durable materials. ![]() ![]() In the 1950s and 1960s, transistor radios were introduced. There are many of these models still in existence and still working. Essentially, as you hear the term “vintage radio,” these pieces are typically what comes to mind, and are the pieces families used to gather around to listen to broadcasts before television was invented. Styles from from 1920s through 1940s are from the pre-transistor era and have a bit of art deco styling to them. Radios have been popular for decades, so there are many different styles to choose from as you’re considering vintage radios. Or, you can display the vintage radio all by itself, hoping to someday catch a re-broadcast of Orson Welles’ “War of the Worlds.” Styles from Pre-WWII You can pair your vintage radio with other vintage electronics, such as amplifiers and guitars, or vintage televisions. Not only does owning a vintage radio bring back some nostalgia for yesteryear, it is a great conversation piece to have in your family room, living room or game room.
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