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I made a deal with a member from HTF to buy his Pioneer CLD-99 and B&K RF demodulator, both nice and minty. He's a local (Jersey), so I suggest we meet somewhere and avoid the chance of UPS (United Parcel Smashers) destroying these treasures during shipment.
So I meet him in the mall parking lot with cash in hand. I inspect the LD player and it's nearly flawless, as he promised. Great piece. He mentions that he has a bunch of laserdiscs he's looking to get rid of, so he brought them for me to take a look before putting them on ebay. Now I already have a huge pile of LDs--including the THX Faces LDs--and my fiance was standing right behind me shaking her head, but I had to take a look anyway.
I'm thumbing through his box of LDs, and I come across the 1995 ROTJ THX Faces LD. I'm thinking, "Cool. It's only Jedi, but it never hurts to have a backup." I keep going, and then I see ANH and ESB. All opened, but with the shrinkwrap still present. Now I'm psyched. He says he only watched them one time. I ask him how much.
$5 each, he says.
Sold.
I inspected the labels when I got back in my car, and they were all manufactured in Japan. If you don't already know, the ones labeled as made in the US are generally recognized as less durable.
Just got done watching Star Wars for the first time since I sold my CLD-79 almost two years ago. It looked great. Can't wait to watch the rest.
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