Getting rid of a old tube tv

[JTK]

Pretty rare to find someone who actually wants a CRT TV anymore. I'm in the same boat. Have a ~2000 model year 32" Sony Wega. Picture are sound are still great. It's just that it's huge and has to weigh 200lbs. Amazing that that sucker cost me almost $1000 back then. We have a few times per year our town will come around and collect them, but only if the CRT isn't broken. I just have to get it out of the basement rec-room!

 

[Yah-Tah-Hey]

About as hard to get rid of as used brake fluid. Where does used brake fluid wind up?

 

[JHZR2]

I sold my Sony and Panasonic tube tv. I list them on CL. Eventually I got $20 each for them.

 

[CT8]

Can't give them away.

 

[Andrew1972]

200 lbs is a huge hassle at best. Free or local recycler.

 

[eljefino]

Originally Posted By: aquariuscsm
Heck,just set it out on the curb with a "free" sign on it.


Put a $50 sign on it so the thieves will think it's worth something. Mention the HDMI and HD, you have a rare bird.

 

[DBMaster]

It's a shame. The CRT HDTVs were the favorites of videophiles well into the plasma and LCD era. If I were anywhere near you I'd take it in a heartbeat. This is not your father's picture tube TV. Picture quality is still better than most LCDs.

 

[Ethan1]

DON'T put a sign on it that says "free", put a sign on it that says "works fine". Someone will take it.

 

[PimTac]

Those things are not only heavy but all the weight is at the screen. They are very hard to balance. I gave mine away because my brothers kids wanted another tv. When they saw it they complained it wasn't flat. Beggars cannot be choosers.

 

[Silk]

Bought my 32'' Sony for $10 3 years ago, when it dies it goes to an electronic disposal place.

 

[Kira]

I noticed that an old TV in an ethnic shop had a bad color transformer. The picture was all in shades of purple.

I had 2 CRT TVs to get rid of so I went by and offered the larger one to the guy for $100. The price went down to $25 and he was happy.

I offered him the other for nothin' and he asked his "cook" (in their foreign language) and the guy took it. I thought I did well at the time and I was right.

I have one more....a real good quality Toshiba flat tube. Time to find another ethnic store.

 

[Chris142]

Need to put a $50 tag on it at the curb. They will steal it then.

 

[xfactor9]

Last year I tried to give mine away on craigslist but no one wanted it. For comparison, I was able to give away a used toilet and a 14.4k modem on CL.

Recycling centers used to take CRTs for free but now charge $$ because the value of lead and recyclable materials inside them has dropped in price to the point they're money-losers.

Your best bet is to offer someone $5 to take it off your hands

 

[RTexasF]

Give it to a battered women's shelter or safe house. They are usually on a shoestring budget and glad to have anything. They might even have volunteers that will come pick it up.