Manual Losers! (a rant)

[ColorForm2113]

Woop,
You want to know something though, I bought Used talkbox from a pawn shop, had original stuff (as far as I know). I even cleaned the tube and used it.

when i first read this i thought you said "I never cleaned the tube..." that would be NASTY! stupid dyslexia...

[jon_kull]

Jon_kull,
Mourn those boxes....Just next time please, continue the quote down to where I said that I don't expect others to keep the boxes. I was qualifying that as proof that I am uptight about the ephemera.
"Kind of silly" is a phrase important people use to talk about people beneath them. You are one of us Jon_kull, and you know deep in your head when you buy used gear - you get a little tingle when you know it has all the original factory bits.
Not admitting that is very silly.

Even though I quoted you I wasn't talking specifically about you. Just making a general observation about behavior. I've just always thought it was odd that a cardboard box can add value to something regardless of the actual item's condition. I care more about what I'm getting than I do about the cardboard box it's packed in. For me manual and psu/cable are a must. Original packaging...not so much.

[meisenhower]

I keep everything.

Manuals, boxes, packaging, plastic bags that the gear came in and it is all properly stored.

Yes, I have a huge storage space for all of this, however you're screwed should you ever need to send a piece of expensive gear back to the mfg for updating or repair.

Same goes for selling, as a buyer is much quicker on the trigger if all the items from the original sale are there.

From personal experience, I've had much better fortune with used gear that had all the packaging and other goodies, than those that have had aftermarket packaging. For some reason, if someone keeps all the original stuff, they tend to take better care of the gear.

Your mileage may vary.

[LivePsy]

Manual losers is one thing, catalog losers are another.

I threw out many manufacturers catalogs from the '90s and regret the stupidity. I mean these were digital synth manufacturers but reading the low low low specs of the latest gear back then is always fun. Of course analog is different, it never dates and there's no such thing as obsolete. And surely no one would throw away analog synth catalogs ...

[MC]

I have saved very few music catalogs, usually toss 'em after ten years.

The early 80s Veheman Music and Eastcoast Music Mall were pretty cool, I kept those. Eastcoast sold some eclectic stuff, including the Marshall Time Modulator.

Even if I sell gear I keep the manuals, those do come in handy.

[EricK]

THat ought to be part of the original rant...you sell the gear and then keep the manuals. lololol.

You force someone who may resell the gear to do so without having the manual.