I wonder if anyone here is knowledgeable about the current scene regarding reel to reel tape machines. I'm getting ready for retirement and part of that is downsizing and lowering my cost of living. Because of this I've decided to part with my Pioneer RT-2022 tape deck. I googled it and saw one that had sold for $800, but there was one on ebay which just expired, high bid was $355 which did not meet the reserve. Are there many people still wanting this type machine? Then I wondered if you could even still buy the 10 1/2" tapes. Seems Maxell stopped production about 12 years ago and shortly thereafter prices went thru the ceiling, but have come back down. I saw an empty (take up) reel being sold for $75.00! However, it looks like a price for a Maxell 35-180 tape that has been recorded on once is about $20.00, so that empty reel for $75.00 must be someone just hoping for a sucker. I have 24 of them so it looks like they may fetch more than the deck!
I'd appreciate any thoughts any of you may have on this.
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