Soundbox Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Has anyone ever bought an MD portable or deck that was sold cheap as faulty but when you got it it worked fine? What was the 'fault'? I have had a few. An MZ-R50 in as new condition for £5 that 'refused to play' but when I got it all that was up was the HOLD switch was on. After releasing hold it worked fine. Yesterday I had a Sharp MD-MT90 come in the post with remote and in lovely condition. 'Does not play' but all that was wrong was it had an LP4 disk in it which it is not capable of playing. Popping in a standard SP disc soon got the machine spinning happily. So what cheap 'faulty' units have you had that were working perfect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDietrich Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Sony MZ-R 50, battered beyond belief. Was sold as broken, yet it worked without flaw. Lovely little bugger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trott3r Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 MZR50 units are beautiful well crafted machines. Its a shame i had to bin mine years ago. They are so cheap on ebay though i bought another along with the r35. Battleship build In the UK portables are so cheap its not worth gambling on something working when it is stated that it doesnt work. Of course the RH1 is the exception Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundbox Posted September 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Well being an engineer I like a challenge sometimes but in all my MD'ing years the only true faulty one was a new one from Currys (blue R50). Ah yes, the RH1. When they were being discontinued my local Sony Centre was doing them at £190 each. I bought one to use for what its good at and then went back for the rest of the stock - two were left. I have those in storage (not been out the box) but I now worry about the battery going bad in storage. I bought some Hi-MD disks at the same time but at £15 for 2 they were a bit expensive still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDietrich Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 In the UK portables are so cheap its not worth gambling on something working when it is stated that it doesnt work. Of course the RH1 is the exception You lucky guy. Here in Germany, some MD portables are ridiculously expensive. Many NetMDs or HiMDs reach completely unjustified prices here. The same goes for the Sharps that feature their "magic sonic ingredient" 1Bit. I wish, people would know that that was only a Class-D amp and that those amps are also used for amplifiers in clubs - I bet they wouldn´t buy them anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychoPimpKiller Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 I bought a car unit, an MDX-C150, off of Ebay a few years ago and I won it for $0.99. Shipping was $11 though. It said it was faulty but when I hooked it up at my friend's house, it worked just fine. There was even a store bought Bruce Springsteen MD in it. I used it for a little bit and then resold it on Ebay after I got an MDX- CA790X for my car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another MD fanatic Posted September 6, 2013 Report Share Posted September 6, 2013 Bought a Sharp MS701 for £3 last year, only thing I can find wrong is the backlight on the remote is intermittent. Everything still functions ok on both player and remote. As the Li-ion battery was dead and there was no mains adaptor or AA battery case I'm guessing the seller couldn't check it so sold it as spares or repair to prevent any comebacks. Looking back now I really don't know what made me buy it, but I'm glad I did! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fade2black101 Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Yeah and it usually involves the battery corroding. Cleaning the contacts and battery/using a different battery seem to do the trick, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minidisc883 Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 makes me want to buy anything labelled broke/sold for parts in ebay. do i feel lucky? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannermoe Posted November 16, 2013 Report Share Posted November 16, 2013 Bought a RH1 for round about 25€ some years ago, top cover was dented at the back side an unit doesn´t close sometimes. I removed the cover, bent it back slightly and reinstalled it. It works fine till now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulaeetoy Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Recently i got an MZ-N10 which i immediately grabbed at $4.50. It comes with a cradle, charger, 2 dry battery case and 2 remotes. All items works fine except the door of the md unit (Won't stay closed). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xircuits Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 I bought 2 MZ-RH910 and 1 R700 for $122 on Ebay last year that were being sold "as is". I didn't know if they were going to work or not and there were no accessories. When I got them, I was worried because they looked like they had been through hell. The face, though not the display had multiple scratches. I don't own any Hi-MDs, but I put in a regular MD praying that one of the RH910 players would work. The motor was loud and it cranked and cranked, but it played eventually. After a few days of using it to and from work on the subway, they power up no problem and play and even get recognized by my computer. I guess they were rusty. I probably should open them up and use some canned air on them. They even convert regular MDs to "Hi-MD" data discs. I've been using the R700 (I really don't like the design and it's an ugly lime green colour), but recently it's started to skip and there's some strange clicking noise when I play my discs. I also bought 10 Sharp 1Bit players off Ebay. They were also being sold "as is". They all work, but unfortunately I can't get them to be recognized by my computer. Does anyone know about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMay Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Yeah and it usually involves the battery corroding. Cleaning the contacts and battery/using a different battery seem to do the trick, A little vinegar on a Q-Tip or toothbrush usually does the trick. I had one machine that had corrosion, and didn't work with the battery I had, but once I cleaned it it was working just fine. A LOT of people have no idea that battery corrosion usually isn't so difficult to clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Bought a Sony MZ G-750 which was 'for parts' (I bought it for the FM radio cable) but when it arrived it powered-up and worked perfectly. No issues at all! Only paid £15 for it, including postage and packaging, and it is in immaculate condition! My BEST EVER, was a Sony MDS JA50ES (a real monster of a thing!) which I bought "on a whim" for £20 plus £20 p&P with a fault, where it was described as "working, but no display". Got it home, fired it up, had a good play and found that the 'Display' button on the front was gunky and jammed-in. Gave it a careful clean with contact-cleaner, and now the whole thing works great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilippeC Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Bought a Sony MZ G-750 which was 'for parts' (I bought it for the FM radio cable) but when it arrived it powered-up and worked perfectly. No issues at all! Only paid £15 for it, including postage and packaging, and it is in immaculate condition! My BEST EVER, was a Sony MDS JA50ES (a real monster of a thing!) which I bought "on a whim" for £20 plus £20 p&P with a fault, where it was described as "working, but no display". Got it home, fired it up, had a good play and found that the 'Display' button on the front was gunky and jammed-in. Gave it a careful clean with contact-cleaner, and now the whole thing works great! Look like your JA50ES is the BEST deal I have seen here. I got a JA555ES for free (except shipping) but I had to make some work (helping a french guy to sell his 100 MD decks collection on MD fans forum like this one!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 A JA555ES for free? Seriously? How did you manage that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilippeC Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 I helped a french guy to sell his crazy MD decks collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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