Why eBay is the WORST place to buy CRTs!

This is the Sony PVM 14M2U Trinitron CRT Monitor that I purchased on eBay for around $400 USD.

#retro #retrotech #crt

0:00 - Intro - Buying a PVM on eBay
1:20 - unboxing the Sony PVM
5:10 - Inspecting & testing the Sony PVM 14M2U
6:43 - Turning off "Remote" mode
7:32 - Magnetic purity problems with the tube
9:32 - Degaussing the CRT to fix the tube
10:38 - Why eBay is a bad place to buy CRTs
11:57 - Brutus is sleeping

[RetroTechUSA]

EBay has been rough to shop for CRTs on in 2022! What have been your experiences?

[turle]

I wouldn't say this is 100% the sellers fault, since the magnetism could be from something that sat next to it during shipping

[kennethiman]

Using spray foam is a stroke of genius! Opening the box could use less theatrics.

[davidwhitney]

I have purchased 2 CRT's off of Ebay. Told both sellers the importance of good packaging, gave details on what needed to be done, and sent links to articles on how to properly pack the monitors. Both arrived completely shattered and destroyed. While I did get my money back on both, disposing of these things is not a cheap or easy task. Only buy local now lol.

[LexicaLovesick]

After watching this video, I feel like my PVM arriving from Japan to the US was an absolute miracle. Almost no info on the seller (although they were selling many of the same model of PVM, so maybe they knew what they were doing.), had to be shipped to various intermediate places across two countries, and when it arrived it worked flawlessly with absolutely no issues whatsoever. I honestly believe that my monitor is blessed or something.

[EpicLPer]

Why "the wrong place"? This looks as if it wasn't the sellers fault at all, neither the packaging. That was just pure genius tbh, even if hard to open.

[Otis]

The colors on that cathode ray tube when you moved them around was the most beautiful thing that I have ever seen

[ian]

I got lucky that I found a seller on eBay that was selling a pristine Sony Wega only a few miles away from me; just took a few DMs and I saved the seller the headache of attempting to ship it and saved a perfectly functioning CRT from being potentially scraped.

[kingkong_style]

I have purchased 2 CRTs from Goodwill's auction site. They almost always have a couple CRTs for sale, and seem to be packaged really well

[ElectronicInspiration]

The side of the road is my favourite place to "buy" crts

[OldShaman]

I’ve had 50/50 experience on Ebay buying CRT’s. The issues typically stem from the packaging by the seller. No matter if you communicate or insist I’ve had destroyed tv’s show up in crappy flimsy boxes and others in well packed and double layered. It’s a crap shoot like anything else and more often than not Ebay will side with the buyer. Insurance and quality packing materials truly make a difference.

[weatheronthes]

This is why I just use a cheaper model CRT I got from family that was no longer being used. It doesn't do any of the fancier things, but it works just fine for the older content I consume. It's actually more authentic to what I used as a kid. I wish CRTs were still being made as there definitely seems to be a market for them.

[datyk]

Got my A20 with a 68x inside from eBay a while back. It was shipped with this exact foam too, really came out without any damage. It's probably overkill but I was very happy.

[bemorewantless]

Excellent work, dude. Very satisfying to see it survive shipping and magnetization.

[DigBipper]

Gotta be honest - the packing method was pretty damn clever. It's only one step down from the expanding foam packets that a lot of boutique system integrators use for computers to prevent
heavy PCI-express cards from snapping the epxansion slots in the system during shipping...


On another side - The gaussing issue could have been caused by a metal detector or something similar during transit. The only real way to avoid a problem like this would be to go pick the unit up yourself from the seller if possible, because then you can take care not to expose it to magnnetism.

[_BELMONT_]

i found your channel from Bob and i've been hooked! i just picked up a sony pvm 1351Q and he threw in a free black and white 137. i couldn't say no even the the freebie was black and white! they are gorgeous! Dud that wand gets me every time, actual MAGIC!

[SamsungS-orqf]

I was lucky and bought 20L5 from Ebay seller, it had barely 100 hours usage. Sure enough I had to pay alot for custom wooden crate and shipping, received perfection 😊. Great job on fixing that PVM Steve! Steve usually sells PVMs, buy from him!

[wg]

I don't think this is a good example of why not to buy from eBay. It came packed well and in 1 min of degaussing it was good...

[mr.electronx]

wow! love to watch degaussing process...looks like magic

[TheMaghorn]

I've only bought 2 CRT PC monitors on Ebay. One was an HP Pavilion MX70 model which the seller said was in good condition but the display was so dim you could barely see anything, so I ended up returning it because I don't know how to repair CRTs myself and nobody near where I live could do it. The seller relisted it and it's been sitting on their store for almost a year since. The other one I bought is a Gateway EV700 which, besides a little yellowing on the plastic, looks like it's just come out of the box in 1998. Just have to be careful dealing with the seller, communicate with them before you buy to make sure the CRT works properly and they ship it correctly.