Had to go to our local tip today. Whilst emptying the car I turned around to see someone carrying a Beosound 9000 Yes, they were about to throw it into the skip. So I asked what was wrong with it, the gentlemen said. Oh, I do house clearences. There is no remote for this, and it does not have any buttons on it. So I am throwing it away. Why? do you want it? Well, I could not get it into the car fast enough. Got it home and after calling Jason at Iconic AV. Found it was an early MK3 from 2001. It needed a bit of cleaning, and the display still says it needs cleaning. Also the travel on the mech seems slow to me, but it works. It also came with a wall bracket too. Beats my other tip find of a Beogram 1203 by a small margin.

Craig

Oh my god, i bet you thought you were dreaming. That is unbelivable.

OMG - Well done sir!

Beats my free Beosystem 6000 hands down :)

The Plumber:

Oh my god, i bet you thought you were dreaming. That is unbelivable.

Yes I did, and still do. Just keep looking at it, thinking this is unreal.

Craig

Craig, what about the pin code?

WOW !!!

You didn't tell us that unit was white with strange numbers 0001 ....

You  are lucky man ! Congratulation's !!!

Happy for you !

The Plumber:

Craig, what about the pin code?

It's not asked for one. Are all MK3's PIN protected, or just later ones?

Craig

You spawny g*t......

Chris.

Wow!   Lucky git!!

The northern response is you're a lucky g*t then :)

j0hnbarker:

The northern response is you're a lucky g*t then :)

Well, then from me too: YOU LUCKY G*T!

Absolutely amazing! Congratulations!

I think they are pin protected. However you can switch this on and off. On mine its off, it never asked for a code.

Cheers

JK

Good work, Craig! Sounds like you've won the lottery!!!

Errrr... that totally trumps any story i've EVER heard !!! 

Oh my word - that is amazing!!!!!  What makes it all the more special is that it happened to someone who really deserves it.

I'd say 'well done' but you never planned it, so, umm... well 'being-in-the-right-place-at-the-right-time' done!!  I'm so happy for you, i've got a huge smile on my face as i'm typing this! 

Lee

PS - If you have dream tonight that involves six random numbers, would you be kind enough to email them to me. No reason...

Surely, you didn’t leave too soon to hear him ask for a little help with carrying out yet another item with ‘no buttons’ from his vehicle? BV5 springs to mind … Probably worth shaving your (or someone else’s) head just around the corner and using the hair for a makeshift moustache in order to return there safely and make sure he would ask the right person … again :-)

I'm emailing this from my new tent pitched outside the local tip!

A strange world we live in now.

Cleve

9 LEE:

 

PS - If you have dream tonight that involves six random numbers, would you be kind enough to email them to me. No reason...

 

Strange you should say that. Carol went and put on our lottery numbers just after I got home yesterdaywith the BS9000. Most weeks lately we just have not bothered.

Craig

That is insane. Have you read the Secret by any chance ? haha

What a wonderful story. I am delighted for you.

Lucky G1t

What an amazing story and great to see it going to a B&O fan instead of the skip!

This is the best story ive heard for ages, i was sure Craig was pulling my leg when he rang me, it sank in when i heard Carol in the background squealing , what a find, it really couldnt have happened to a nicer guy,

Craig ill pop over later and see if we can sort this slow movement on the mech, ive just got to stop by the tip first

You have to win the award for beoworlds luckiest member, good on yer mate

Amazing! Good on you Craig. I hope you requested he gave you a call if he ever finds any more of that Bong and Olfsan stuff again.

Stonk:

Amazing! Good on you Craig. I hope you requested he gave you a call if he ever finds any more of that Bong and Olfsan stuff again.

With no buttons

It makes one wonder how many BS9000 and other new B&O that are every year thrown out and never salvaged... I bet alot of CTVs working just fine will go into the skip these years, but I never heard of someone throwing out a BS9000..., not even the Mk1 version...

br

Christian