Oddity Archive: Episode 157.5 - Archive Thrifting #5: Low Money Hu$tla

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[@dunes8817]

So that abandoned Antique store was an antique?

[@JasonOlshefsky]

A week ago I also bought a GAF 3100S for $5-at an estate sale. The woman I'm dating is a film collector and she had a Super8 sound film (which has about a 0.8mm wide magnetic sound track) which we watched, for the first time hearing the sound! Unfortunately it was mostly a few squirrels from the 1950s along with a woman riding a bicycle from that era-and virtually no use of the sound (e.g. for talking.) The "highlight" was the sound of morning doves during one of the squirrel sequences. After the third Super8 we watched, the bulb burned out but it's a modern 120V 150W halogen reflector bulb which will be fairly easy to find. The least technical solution for the power cord would be to open it up, cut the connector bits off, strip back the wires, and wire-nut on a 2-wire power cord (or scrap extension cord). Tie a knot in the cord inside the case (probably do that before wiring it up) so it can't pull out, wrap the wire nuts with electrical tape to be safe, and be done with it.

[@Musicradio77Network]

Nice scores! I have a GAF 3000S Super 8 Sound movie projector, which is quite close to the 3100S, but mine has no hacked AC jack. Still works and runs perfectly.

[@nintendolunchbox]

So KZbin went down on Tuesday evening. While it was I was in the middle of binging your channel. somehow I was able to click next video and continue on watching. No comments or video info would load. I found it amazingly fitting it was this particular channel while technical difficulties arose.

[@Footjones]

Hey, another great post, thank you! I had gnip-gnop as a child (mid 70s). It’s actually pronounced guh-nip guh- nop. (Ping pong backwards). I hope you have better thrifting luck soon!

[@jamesslick4790]

Whoo Hoo!, I thought I was the only one who knew how it was pronounced! I remember this game being hyped on Saturday morning TV in the 1970s!

[@bibberly]

I can't hear "gnip gnop" without thinking of that episode of Parker Lewis Can't Lose in which multiple characters say the line, "We played gnip-gnop for M and M's!"

[@adrienfourniercom]

I have still the magic lantern of my granny, with a big case of films in it (and a 110>230V transfo). We used to have a program every years. It was great.

[@jamesslick4790]

Wow, That's cool!

[@jamesslick4790]

GAF was pronounced as Gee Ay Eff, It stands for General Aniline & Film. They started in the 1890s making roofing materials, later went in to photographic film and equipment (Gen Xers remember them as the company that made the View Master.) They're still around, back to their roots as one of the biggest makers of roofing materials.

[@daveporter0217]

I inadvertently used to confuse it with Agfa, who made film for a while

[@jamesslick4790]

Yeah, I can see that. Agfa still exists, Basically, the European (German,mostly) version of Eastman Kodak. As a kid, I confused Agfa with Argus and Ansco . Argus and Ansco were American, But Ansco and Agfa WERE merged for a time, So there's that. At least Kodak and Polaroid had distinct memorable names! Today I'm a camera collector and now fully know my Argus,Ansco, Agfa and GAF!, All of my modern shooting gear is Pentax, avoiding the whole confusion, LOL!

[@zeldajunkielol2]

Concerning the Super 8 projector, I would snip the prongs off and solder the wires to a figure 8 style power socket and then JB weld the connector on the inside of the case.

[@copperhamster]

I live in a town about a fifth the size with about 3x the antique stores. About half are not open on weekends, that's when they're headed to the auctions and estate sales.

[@PeacefulAutistic]

Another great video from Oddity Archive. Keep it up Ben!

[@adamfROMIOWA]

Wish you would've recorded the disgruntled store owner. That would've been a hoot. Covertly of course. Like audio only.

[@OddityArchive]

Had I left the raw sound in, you'd hear it. But, then again, it'd wind up being one long bleep.

[@adamfROMIOWA]

@@OddityArchive If only monetization weren't an issue. Then again that would make a great Patreon exclusive. Lol.

[@ChuckD79]

Pretty cool that you found a K-Tel Golf King, which I remember from the "commercial break" on the Infomercials episode...but yeah, definitely too expensive, especially if you lack a proper golf club! Looks like you scored some nice finds overall, though.

[@SgtBilby]

Keep on trucking, you might get lucky someday I suggest try finding a flea market (if your area has one or two) or if ya could, You could go on the road to find some oddities like say LGR and Game Chasers does

[@OddityArchive]

The first half of the previous installment (episode 4) was at the local flea market.

[@DanOConnorTech]

Fun haul, thanks for sharing. I have a short video on my 3100S on my channel if you want to see one in action. Henry Fonda used to do GAF's commercials in the '70s or so and he always pronounced the company as G.A.F. (each letter separately.) I think a young Jodie Foster was in one too. Look around KZbin for them.

[@jamesslick4790]

Yep, It's an acronym for General Aniline & Film, So "Gee Ay Eff" is correct.

[@neilforbes416]

Regardless of the artist or group appearing under this brand, Raven(owned by rock Music historian, Glenn A. Baker) is a very trustworthy label. Authentic versions guaranteed, NO SOUNDALIKE CRAP on Raven!

[@soonerterp]

7:30 one of my aunts had a TV like that in the little dining nook off her kitchen for decades, and it still worked at least until as late as 1992 (I asked her once, she said it was purchased in 1958 or 1959). After she died, family had an opportunity to go thru her stuff and pick out what we wanted before the estate sale. And I looked EVERYWHERE for that TV. It was gone. :(

[@jessecoffey4737]

In 2023, I remember watching a TV commercial for "Gnip Gnop" in which I learned that the name is actually pronounced "Guh-nip Guh-nop". On an unrelated other note, that "World of Winners" LP is actually, according to Discogs, an industrial musical for Massey-Ferguson tractors.

[@hiredgun7186]

Great nod to SCTV Ben

[@RetroDakota]

There are some other options for LPs in Sioux Falls. There's Last Stop CD Shop, which you may or may not have heard of. I only ever bought video games from there, but they do have a large selection of LPs, DVDs and VHS tapes. They can get a bit pricey, charging top dollar for rare copies of media. Even common popular titles can be a bit high. Another store is Ernie November, which mostly sells LPs, CDs, and various knick knacks related to the hippie subculture. As for things to look out for, keep an eye out for any "Buttons and Rusty" or "Chucklewood Critters" VHS tapes. These are 30 minute cartoon specials produced by two former Hanna-Barbera staffers, focusing on the adventures of a bear and fox cub. The tapes seem to be a bit rare. I rarely see these in the wild, and only a few are listed at any given time on FleaBay.

[@OddityArchive]

Crosstown Vinyl and Total Drag tend to be my main vinyl haunts.

[@dustingettman95]

I was also going to bring up Last Stop and Ernie November, I’ve built up my entire record collection from them. By record collection I mean about 15 records and only 1 was Ernie November, so i guess the point I’m trying to make is you’re cheating yourself if you’re not going to Last Stop. But this video gave me ideas for places to shop at I wouldn’t have thought of otherwise too, so there’s that. Also I think that memories cassette tape was more of an early to mid 90s design. I looks like the same style of tape I recorded my middle school prank phone calls on before some killjoy invented caller ID.

[@OddityArchive]

I've been to both many times (both Last Stop locations at that). I've always had a much better CD haul from Last Stop than anything else. I think I've only ever bought one LP and one tape from Ernie November (and that counts numerous visits to town prior to moving here).

[@TheApoohneicie]

When you said a world of wieners, all I could think of was a herd of billion little dachshunds running on the plains in slow motion.

[@edhill4486]

The whole episode was excellent as always, but that Edith Prickley joke was a triumph.

[@5roundsrapid263]

Tanya Tucker just turned 60 a few days ago. I’m surprised you’re not into Buck Owens. He was one of the first major country singers not based in Nashville. He did move there later on, mainly to tape “Hee Haw”.

[@rareblues78daddy]

Why don't you just strip those metal tabs off the projector and hardwire it. Wrap some electrical tape around it, and you're good to go. What's the worst you can do? Blow a breaker?

[@jamesslick4790]

Yeah, Easy handyman fix. Just splice a new cord on the wires, Its likely neither grounded or polarized, as it's in a plastic case, and it's fairly modern. A cord chopped of of a dead TV is enough for it.

[@Sabrina79]

That DREAM CHRONICLES computer game had me totally geeking out! I have the whole trilogy of them. Oh, and that BABYSITTERS CLUB tape? Yep, I had one of those. And I collect the books too... 💕

[@RubberChickenFilms]

Nice SCTV reference :)

[@5roundsrapid263]

Rubber Chicken Films That show has aged incredibly well.

[@RubberChickenFilms]

Some of it. Though I love it, a lot of it is pretty contemporary humor. I think that's a problem SNL has too. A lot of pop-culture references, so younger generations don't know what they're talking about half the time, when they watch old episodes. But I'm glad to know it's still so well-loved by the fans. That cast was genius.

[@5roundsrapid263]

Rubber Chicken Films It aged far better than SNL.

[@weasel2htm]

Not a bad haul, hopefully you can find the part to fully fix that projector. Oh and Ray Boltz was a popular Christian Contemporary artist in the 80s and very early 90s. Oddly enough, sometime in the 2000s, well past his prime, he "came out" as being homosexual.

[@5roundsrapid263]

weasel2htm I remember him, but never knew he came out. There are a lot of closeted artists in Nashville...

[@EddieMillerStudios]

I have a 1994 Ray Boltz tape from before he came out. Got it at a Methodist church sale.

[@copperhamster]

For personal use you could hardwire that projector. If you dig around I bet you could move a two pin socket from another (dead) device and mount it in the hole.

[@jamesslick4790]

I would just splice a cord and plug off of a dead TV or something right on the wires. Something like that isn't going to get daily use so the convenience of a detachable cord is more of a luxury.

[@thaddeusmcgrath]

On the projector you can straight wire it and tie a few knots in the wire on the inside to keep it from being pulled out of the plug slot for an easy fix. Or you can still straight wire it, glue a cover over the plug slot from the inside, drill a hole in the center of the cover and mount a strain relief power cord connector onto it if you want a fashionable power cord installed.

[@memyopinionsche6610]

Good luck on the GAF projector rebuild.. Looking forward to it.

[@johnathin0061892]

They still make halogen bulbs for projectors (and some DJ and some medical equipment that use similar bulbs), but the new old stock is usually much cheaper. The NOS Sylvania bulbs are the best, GE bulbs tend to be junk and die early. Watch the prongs on the bulbs for oxidation on the NOS stuff though, can cause premature failure of the bulb socket.

[@VolvoGuy1969]

Turbo Thrusters.... I want to start a condom company under that name.

[@WOSArchives]

Good luck with that projector Ben. It's a shame to see it with the plug like that, but it should be fixable.

[@jamesslick4790]

It's an easy fix, The rest of it looks prime! I would have grabbed it in a heartbeat! Nice machine!

[@bethdibartolomeo2042]

I think I remember from an old commercial on KZbin that Gnip Gnop is pronounced with the G's- Gah-nip Gah-nop

[@eyeofmindphoto]

your projector should be fine after some soldering on a new power cord with some heat shrink from your electronic surplus supplier. good luck Ben and hope to see it in a future episode.

[@MrU4theChillWind]

19:40 I remember the commercials for Gnip-Gnop, and I think one of my friends had it. It's pronounced with the "g" sounds, so it is "g-nip g-nop".

[@MrU4theChillWind]

20:00 That old Memorex! I had a dozen or more of those back in the day, although I preferred the more professional looking TDKs.

[@jamesslick4790]

For some inexplicable reason, I actually own a copy of "Chant".

[@Footjones]

James Slick I do too!

[@daveporter0217]

I remember when Tower Records heavily pushed that one.

[@jamesslick4790]

I likely got mine (I seriously don't remember, I blame beer!) from a Columbia House or BMG record "club" subscription rip off type deal,LOL

[@dorourke105]

13:10 Beauty marks are really spiders, I knew it

[@Wiiplay123]

10:59 I have one of those, I use it as my right-hand joystick for Elite Dangerous! (I have a different one for my left hand.)

[@soundminedd]

Good luck❤❤❤

[@memyopinionsche6610]

Ha! ICP.... BIG MONEY RUSTLERS on DVD at a thrift store.. That's funny.

[@MinoTheShow]

Nice enjoyable laid-back episode, the shooting and editing on Thrifts has definitely improved. What sort of shows are on the mystery tape? If it’s not sufficiently bizarre for Archive but still has some nostalgic content or ad breaks I might be interested...

[@OddityArchive]

Some weekly wrestling show (WWE Monday Night?). Recorded off of cable (it was either TNN or USA--I'd have to look again). I think it's from about 1999/2000--nothing local or unique on it--horrid picture and sound.

[@MinoTheShow]

OddityArchive Ah alright, that’s probably better suited for a fan of wresting - I was hoping the label wasn’t a big fat liar and it’d actually be cartoons. 😂 Worst was when I found a tape labeled “The Simpsons 1996” and it was some daytime talk show from 2004

[@OddityArchive]

I was hoping for 70's/80's/early 90's off-air recordings of cartoons.

[@BryceGTV]

FYI. I have a Gnip Gnop at home. There was nothing wrong with that one. The ball launcher mechanisms are really loose. You have to hit them harder.

[@leonstrand329]

Oh god you moved to Sioux Falls from Colorado? Yikes lol

[@memyopinionsche6610]

K tell record's. Such memories living in the 70's..

[@morelenmir]

The Hero of Canton...

[@artistwithouttalent]

The man they call Jayne

[@Flamingbro69]

Honestly just start a new series called DVD vault, where you cover obscure things released on DVD, it would be perfect to go with vhs vault. But hey, that’s fine if you don’t feel like doing the series

[@daveporter0217]

DVD Dungeon would be a fun alliteration.

[@OddityArchive]

I suppose as DVD grows older, it'll wind up happening. I tend to favor VHS for the age and extra obscurity.

[@daveporter0217]

@@OddityArchive Good points. There were so many fly by nights out there that cataloging them all is next to impossible. And the sheer absurdity of some of the vintage VHS is ridiculous.

[@JamieBarnes11]

Yep, I've never had a good sounding picture either

[@DMcKinney]

Gnip Gnop is ping pong spelled backwards.

[@OddityArchive]

I missed that. Of course, when the game bears no real resemblance to ping-pong...

[@jamesslick4790]

In the 70's, any connection to reality was somewhat tenuous at times, "Gnip Gnop" has every bit as much to do with "Ping Pong" as "Disco" has to do with "music"! We are talking about a universe where "Watergate", "Super Train" and the "Pet Rock" existed! I was there, These things HAPPENED! Aghhhh! LOL 🤣

[@jamesslick4790]

If you think about it, (and why would you?,LOL) Ping Pong backwards oughta be "gnoP gniP" - (I'll blame the Vodka tomorrow!)

[@daveporter0217]

Bong ball. For 4-20 players

[@Bucky749]

Here’s a random question witch movie do think is better the atomic brain or the brain that wouldn’t die ???

[@davdhartung9817]

Mike Douglas was abig band singer decades ago .

[@EthanLong]

Between the Lines is about the Boston Phoenix, right? It features still-open CHEAPO RECORDS in a scene

[@robertgaines-tulsa]

REALLY?! You passed up a $5 projector just because it had an easily fixable issue with a power connector?! **bangs head against wall, throws up**

[@robertgaines-tulsa]

Oh, you bought it anyway. Thank God!

[@armron94]

I work at a Goodwill

[@VSigma725]

65 bucks is reasonable compared to the 100 dollars the local Salvation Army (yes, Salvation Army of all places) is charging for a late 50s General Electric equivalent of that RCA set. Meanwhile they sold me a 1978 RCA set for 10 bucks...

[@jamesslick4790]

If the 1950s set (RCA or GE) worked, $65 or $100 is more than OK, Fewer people restore old TVs than radios, (as more electronic skill is required) So working vintage (or restored) TVs are more rare, And in this case these are portables and "lived" a harder "life" than consoles, increasing their rarity. For a TV collector, these "little" sets are a "find"- If they are cosmetically nice, they find use as display pieces or props, as they have a more "period" look than their console brothers. A 1978 TV right now is considered no more collectible than a 1998 TV (That will change in a couple of decades,LOL) Plus, for all of the good that the Salvation Army in reality does, I'd buy the TV for a display piece and feel good about where the money went.

[@yesticles]

You'd feel good about the money going into their CEO's wallet? Might want to dig a little deeper into how Salvation Army really operates.

[@Hogdriva]

So a question... if you had an verified, signed Elvis record, what would it be worth? Millions? Also, wow. 100% Ginuwine. These SD folk are low key R&B fans lmao

[@delmontoon]

I've always heard it pronounced "G'nip G'nop," in reference to the sound the game makes when the balls go back and forth *shrug*

[@mightyfilm]

I'd be all for a Sesame Street edition Record Rip-offs episode. Mainly because I once found something very special at a used records store. Didn't buy it, and the cover will tell you why... muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Irwin_Sings_Sesame_Street_Hits

[@sawbonesquad4876]

does this mean we get a Toilet TrainIng ep of VHS Vault?

[@robertgaines-tulsa]

I hope in contains a tutorial on how to hold in your farts, or some other nonsense.

[@SirLordMasterSaverKangDrPaulAs]

04:03 I would of took the chair, it's aesthetic as FUCK

[@TuthHurts911411]

Get Project and solder new plug.

[@norbertop.niebres6320]

I love Sports Video Games!!! :) :) :) :) :)

[@luisreyes1963]

Yes, Giorgio was a leaden 🦃 of a movie. Not being judgemental, just a heads up.

[@OddityArchive]

I'm keeping it more so I can keep a still-sealed disc on hand.

[@raccoon874]

*WHAT WAS ON THAT TAPE*

[@OddityArchive]

It was some off-air footage from Seattle from the early '90's. No real noteworthy ads or anything though.

[@raccoon874]

@@OddityArchive oh well.. nothing prophetic or home-porn