Wanted - Nice working Commodore 1702 monitor! Will pay $50 or so..

[Crazy Climber]

Hello

I need a new Commodore 1702 monitor. Mine is having issues with the color so it is time for a new one. I would strongly prefer a 1702 model but I am open to others, let me know what you have. I was thinking around $50 total is what I would like to spend but I know these are expensive to ship so let me know what you had in mind if you have one. Thanks!

[seanhq]

I sold my extra Commodore 1702 to another AtariAge member mid 2009. They are really nice monitors, but keep in mind that shipping is going to be about what you want to pay for one +/- because of the size and weight. You might want to try and find one semi-local.

 

Since yours is having a color issue, try taking it to a local TV repair shop. I did that with mine a couple years ago and got a tune up on it. Now it's ready to roll for another 20+ years

 

Good luck in your search for the monitor. They are pretty nice indeed.

[djpubba]

I'd sell you one for $50 but shipping is going to run another $35 or so. I'm in Seattle.

[Crazy Climber]

I sold my extra Commodore 1702 to another AtariAge member mid 2009. They are really nice monitors, but keep in mind that shipping is going to be about what you want to pay for one +/- because of the size and weight. You might want to try and find one semi-local.

 

Since yours is having a color issue, try taking it to a local TV repair shop. I did that with mine a couple years ago and got a tune up on it. Now it's ready to roll for another 20+ years

 

Good luck in your search for the monitor. They are pretty nice indeed.

Shouldn't cost $50 to ship, I have bought a few over the years and sold a few and shipping was arouns $20-$30 for USPS Parcel post but I know what you mean, they are not cheap to ship. I did check Craigslist, etc... nothing in my area

[Crazy Climber]

I'd sell you one for $50 but shipping is going to run another $35 or so. I'm in Seattle.

There are several on Ebay right now, here are a few exaples of the higher and lower ends. This one is $60 shipped, says it works great but throws in the "as-is" at the end which I do not trust.

eBay Auction -- Item Number: 400096903063

Now these ones are guaranteed to work, no DOA for $83 shipped

eBay Auction -- Item Number: 330378074302

I guess I am looking for you to guarantee it will work when it arrives and a price somewhere in the middle road ($70 shipped?)if I were to buy yours just because the one seller alone has 5 available at less than your asking price, and guarantees no DOA. Does that sound like something you would want to do? If so shoot me a PM and lets talk details

[AtariLeaf]

There's a place around me that has 3 or 4 of them (well, as of 2 months ago) at $20 each but I'm in Canada so shipping would REALLY be expensive.

[seanhq]

...but keep in mind that shipping is going to be about what you want to pay for one +/- because of the size and weight. You might want to try and find one semi-local.

 

Since yours is having a color issue, try taking it to a local TV repair shop. I did that with mine a couple years ago and got a tune up on it. Now it's ready to roll for another 20+ years

Shouldn't cost $50 to ship, I have bought a few over the years and sold a few and shipping was arouns $20-$30 for USPS Parcel post but I know what you mean, they are not cheap to ship. I did check Craigslist, etc... nothing in my area

Well I did say +/- on the shipping for about what you are willing to pay for one

 

Have you considered my other suggestion and take yours to a TV repair place? It could just be a capacitor or two that needs replacing.

[djpubba]

PMing.

[cvga]

I sold my extra Commodore 1702 to another AtariAge member mid 2009.

 

That would be me

[cvga]

I sold my extra Commodore 1702 to another AtariAge member mid 2009. They are really nice monitors, but keep in mind that shipping is going to be about what you want to pay for one +/- because of the size and weight. You might want to try and find one semi-local.

 

Since yours is having a color issue, try taking it to a local TV repair shop. I did that with mine a couple years ago and got a tune up on it. Now it's ready to roll for another 20+ years

 

Good luck in your search for the monitor. They are pretty nice indeed.

Shouldn't cost $50 to ship, I have bought a few over the years and sold a few and shipping was arouns $20-$30 for USPS Parcel post but I know what you mean, they are not cheap to ship. I did check Craigslist, etc... nothing in my area

 

I bought Sean's and he's correct. I don't remember if he used USPS or UPS but the cost was over $55 to ship from Washington to Ohio.

[Crazy Climber]

I sold my extra Commodore 1702 to another AtariAge member mid 2009. They are really nice monitors, but keep in mind that shipping is going to be about what you want to pay for one +/- because of the size and weight. You might want to try and find one semi-local.

 

Since yours is having a color issue, try taking it to a local TV repair shop. I did that with mine a couple years ago and got a tune up on it. Now it's ready to roll for another 20+ years

 

Good luck in your search for the monitor. They are pretty nice indeed.

Shouldn't cost $50 to ship, I have bought a few over the years and sold a few and shipping was arouns $20-$30 for USPS Parcel post but I know what you mean, they are not cheap to ship. I did check Craigslist, etc... nothing in my area

 

I bought Sean's and he's correct. I don't remember if he used USPS or UPS but the cost was over $55 to ship from Washington to Ohio.

Ouch! Must have been priority mail or something, the highest quote I have recieved to date is $35

[Crazy Climber]

...but keep in mind that shipping is going to be about what you want to pay for one +/- because of the size and weight. You might want to try and find one semi-local.

 

Since yours is having a color issue, try taking it to a local TV repair shop. I did that with mine a couple years ago and got a tune up on it. Now it's ready to roll for another 20+ years

Shouldn't cost $50 to ship, I have bought a few over the years and sold a few and shipping was arouns $20-$30 for USPS Parcel post but I know what you mean, they are not cheap to ship. I did check Craigslist, etc... nothing in my area

Well I did say +/- on the shipping for about what you are willing to pay for one

 

Have you considered my other suggestion and take yours to a TV repair place? It could just be a capacitor or two that needs replacing.

Yeah, I would love to just repair it but all the local TV shops tell me they can't get parts for something like this anymore

[+Mitch]

Yeah, I would love to just repair it but all the local TV shops tell me they can't get parts for something like this anymore

 

Translation: They are too lazy to try.

Other than the picture tube and the flyback, pretty much everything else should be fairly easy to obtain.

 

Mitch

[seanhq]

Ouch! Must have been priority mail or something, the highest quote I have recieved to date is $35

I had shipped the 1702 monitor to cvga via UPS ground. This was back in September 2009, so maybe rates have come down or something. I still have the paperwork and I didn't mark up the shipping. He paid the actual cost for shipping and packaging which worked out to be $55.00 USD. Maybe rates have come down since then?

[Mirage]

Ouch! Must have been priority mail or something, the highest quote I have recieved to date is $35

I had shipped the 1702 monitor to cvga via UPS ground. This was back in September 2009, so maybe rates have come down or something. I still have the paperwork and I didn't mark up the shipping. He paid the actual cost for shipping and packaging which worked out to be $55.00 USD. Maybe rates have come down since then?

 

Did you pay someone to have it packed? Also, did you go to one of those Pack n Ship (or various other names) places? Because they usually charge quite a bit extra than actual UPS or FedEx rates. If you buy a box at a UPS Store, it's around $10, which is friggin ridiculous. Not sayin you did these things, but wondering if any of these reasons could be why it cost so much? My other hobby is bikes, and it has never even cost me that much to send a bike cross country, not even a 26" bike (packed correctly so not oversize).

[seanhq]

Ouch! Must have been priority mail or something, the highest quote I have recieved to date is $35

I had shipped the 1702 monitor to cvga via UPS ground. This was back in September 2009, so maybe rates have come down or something. I still have the paperwork and I didn't mark up the shipping. He paid the actual cost for shipping and packaging which worked out to be $55.00 USD. Maybe rates have come down since then?

 

Did you pay someone to have it packed? Also, did you go to one of those Pack n Ship (or various other names) places? Because they usually charge quite a bit extra than actual UPS or FedEx rates. If you buy a box at a UPS Store, it's around $10, which is friggin ridiculous. Not sayin you did these things, but wondering if any of these reasons could be why it cost so much? My other hobby is bikes, and it has never even cost me that much to send a bike cross country, not even a 26" bike (packed correctly so not oversize).

I did not pay someone to pack it. I did it myself, however I did get a new box and plenty of packing material to make sure it arrived safe and in one piece (which it did). I did sell him the monitor for pretty cheap, so with the shipping it worked out pretty good. He was happy. Not sure why it cost so much. I also took it directly to UPS, so no other fees involved. All I can think is maybe you (or other people) get discounted rates from UPS. The other reason could be the size of box I used to make sure it was well protected. I do know UPS charges based on weight and size of box. In the end cvga was happy and got what he needed

 

edit: I just looked at the PM's between cvga and myself on our 1702 deal. The $55.00 covered the shipping fees, box and packing to keep it safe. Looking at my receipt from UPS, it was $47.00 for UPS and the difference of $8.00 (separate receipt) was for the box and packing material. Again, this was agreed to by both of us, so nothing funny going on here... but apparently from what you and others are saying, even $47.00 is high for shipping a 1702? I'm thinking weight and box size had something to do with it, but it made it across county safe and in one piece

[Mirage]

Right, well, like I said, I"m not criticizing you or the transaction... just to make that really clear that I was not implying anything "funny" going on. I was just wondering if there was something else that needed to be factored in to come to that shipping cost. It does depend on distance shipped by zone, but from WI to AZ the last time I shipped a bike, it was right around $50 (actually a little under, don't remember exactly, but less than that)... just for comparison. The box would have been considerably larger and definitely heavier than a 1702 (I know, I have 2 1702s). So... yeah, I don't know. Oh, and I don't get any discounts.

 

Must be a zone-to-zone difference. That's the only thing I can figure. At any rate, going to UPS.com or FedEx.com and entering all the exact info takes care of the problem... then anyone can know exactly what it will cost ahead of time.

 

BTW, if there's any other TV repair shops in the area, I'd check around at more of them. I agree it sounds like laziness that they say they can't fix the thing. They probably just want to stick with warranty repairs on the newer TVs.

[cvga]

Ouch! Must have been priority mail or something, the highest quote I have recieved to date is $35

I had shipped the 1702 monitor to cvga via UPS ground. This was back in September 2009, so maybe rates have come down or something. I still have the paperwork and I didn't mark up the shipping. He paid the actual cost for shipping and packaging which worked out to be $55.00 USD. Maybe rates have come down since then?

 

Did you pay someone to have it packed? Also, did you go to one of those Pack n Ship (or various other names) places? Because they usually charge quite a bit extra than actual UPS or FedEx rates. If you buy a box at a UPS Store, it's around $10, which is friggin ridiculous. Not sayin you did these things, but wondering if any of these reasons could be why it cost so much? My other hobby is bikes, and it has never even cost me that much to send a bike cross country, not even a 26" bike (packed correctly so not oversize).

I did not pay someone to pack it. I did it myself, however I did get a new box and plenty of packing material to make sure it arrived safe and in one piece (which it did). I did sell him the monitor for pretty cheap, so with the shipping it worked out pretty good. He was happy. Not sure why it cost so much. I also took it directly to UPS, so no other fees involved. All I can think is maybe you (or other people) get discounted rates from UPS. The other reason could be the size of box I used to make sure it was well protected. I do know UPS charges based on weight and size of box. In the end cvga was happy and got what he needed

 

edit: I just looked at the PM's between cvga and myself on our 1702 deal. The $55.00 covered the shipping fees, box and packing to keep it safe. Looking at my receipt from UPS, it was $47.00 for UPS and the difference of $8.00 (separate receipt) was for the box and packing material. Again, this was agreed to by both of us, so nothing funny going on here... but apparently from what you and others are saying, even $47.00 is high for shipping a 1702? I'm thinking weight and box size had something to do with it, but it made it across county safe and in one piece

 

I'm still very pleased with the deal. The monitor was extremely well packed and in very good condition!! I only posted the amount that my shipping was because it was fairly recent.

[Mirage]

They're really nice monitors to have. It sounds like a good deal either way, you know, to get a nice monitor like that that still works well. I swear by my 1702's and wouldn't let them go for anything and will cry if they ever do die for good.

[seanhq]

Right, well, like I said, I"m not criticizing you or the transaction... just to make that really clear that I was not implying anything "funny" going on.

It's all good in the hood

[Mirage]

You know what I just realized... I shipped that bike (well, all of them actually) via FedEx, not UPS. Whoever ends up shipping one of these things, get your final weight and measurements, and try FedEx.com for an estimate also. Now that I think of it, the Fed Ex rate on the larger/heavier items was cheaper than UPS. That was in, I think, November... I don't know if it may have changed since then.

 

Anyway, good luck, try FedEx, happy to see more 1702 lovin'

[Crazy Climber]

I called about 10 different shops and the second I say "monitor" they all say no. I might just try brining it in somewhere so they can see that it is basically a TV. I do have a possible lead on a local one for $20 but it's at the guys cabin so I have to wait and see if it works (or if it is even what I am looking for, you would be surprised how many people think a Gateway monitor is the same as a vintage commodore - lol) he said it was a commodore though so we will see, otherwise sounds like Pubba has one for me if the local one is a bust

[video game addict]

I just weighed mine and estimated shipping to the midwest. It's coming up just under $22 for parcel post from FL. I would sell mine but I think it may have some issues and I haven't used it in a while so I can't recall exactly.

[Crazy Climber]

I just weighed mine and estimated shipping to the midwest. It's coming up just under $22 for parcel post from FL. I would sell mine but I think it may have some issues and I haven't used it in a while so I can't recall exactly.

That shipping quote sounds just about what it cost me to ship them in the past.