This listing is for a VINTAGE SONY WALKMAN RADIO AND CASSETTE PLAYER WM-EX505 silver in color. Looks brand new, hardly used at all, the original box with the accessories is missing, only the walkman is included in this sale. It has a standard jack to plug your headphones into it. It works very well and sounds very good too. It's a nice toy.
This walkman has been restored, so it is guaranteed to work properly.
This walkman uses one standard AA size battery for power.
PLEASE NOTE: This item has been restored, so it is guaranteed to work properly.
Type of restoration done: The old rubber drive belts were replaced, after the replacement the speed was adjusted properly with Sony Professional test tape at 3000Hz. Cracked plastic center gear wheel was also replaced, common problem for many of these models as the plastic has become old and cracked, I replaced the wheel with an used one that had no cracks in it, so the mechanism now runs smooth and playback is stable.
ABOUT THE RESTORATION: Why is it important for the item to be restored? If you are buying vintage electronics that were NOT restored (no matter if used or brand new sitting in the box) and the sellers state were tested and work, you should know that they don't work as good as the day they left the factory without the need of any restoration work done. You should know that it is extremely rare( 1 in 10 or 20 chance) to see a vintage item working PERFECT after sitting for some 20+ years without the need of any restoration work done. This is because rubber gets old, plastics shrink and crack, electronic components that have liquid in them won't give the same performance as freshly made ones, etc. That is why it is important to buy an item that has been checked and restored. Repair places don't do restorations but just fault finding. They just find what electronic component is causing a device to malfunction and replace that component only. This is because it takes a lot of time to restore an item and unless you ask and are ready to pay, they won't do it.
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