Ive wanted a jukebox for my shop for a while now, and over the last two weeks, I have managed to pick up two of them... Now I have to decide what to do with them...
Jukebox one: A Rowe CD100B.
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This was a Craigslist find. It popped up for $250 here locally a few weeks ago, and when I went to look at it, it was not working. It appeared to be complete so I talked the guy down to $150. I have determined it has a bad CD player (a cdm3) and the amp was blow. $40 worth of transistors brought the amp back to life, but if I want to put a working CD player in it, it will run me at least another $200. Cosmetically it is in ok condition. The only real issue is the writing on the plate over the display is messed up.
Jukebox two: A Rowe CD100C.
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This machine I picked up at auction last week. I got it for $250 after the buyers premium. Mechanically, the machine works pretty well. It has a functional CDM4 player in it, a working dollar bill acceptor, and a good amp. The only issue with this one are cosmetic. The worst of which is the fact that one corner is pretty messed up. The body of the box also has a lot more chips and scratches in it than the 'b' box. This would not be an issue for me but I hope someday to move it into the house, and the wife is not liking the condition of this machine.
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So what to do? My goal is to have one nice looking jukebox. I am not sure I can take the side off the C box to repair it, and the damage is too great for bondo. I think I could transfer the working CDM4 into the the B box, but then I would loose the working dollar bill acceptor, which I think if I went to sell it would be very helpful.