1978 Ford QUAD 8-Track Tape DAT2-0249. Tested, Plays

Description: 1978 Ford QUAD 8-Track Tape DAT2-0249. Tested, PlaysAs pictured. In a brief test, it pulled smoothly and sounded good. Pulls smoothly and plays, but the pad replacement is recommended for critical audiophile listening/ Tapes in this class make fine “Collectables”, and will probably sound fine on your Sears Silvertone portable, but probably not on your Pioneer H-R100….Pulls smoothly and sounded fine on my trusty Realistic TR-169 test deck, but the pads are soft/spongy and replacement is recommended for critical audiophile listening. Be aware that sub-par pads could result in degraded sound quality on a higher-end machine. This is an easy fix—but not for MY arthritic fingers! This deficiency has been priced in.- SHIPPING NOTES- U.S. CUSTOMERS: A package of FIVE tapes weighs under a pound, so an order of up to five can ship via USPS Media Mail for the same price as ONE! Thus, purchasing multiples saves you significantly over ordering one at a time. Put everything in your cart, then order. Nonetheless, due to the way eBay calculates combined orders, you will likely be overcharged for shipping at checkout. But with multi-tape orders, I subtract the actual cost of the label from the total you were charged for shipping—then promptly refund the difference. If a domestic the order is for over $40 (not including sales tax), I’ll refund ALL the shipping. Fair enough? NON-U.S. CUSTOMERS: With most International orders, “one pound and under” packages can be sent quite reasonably. Five 8-track tapes weigh just under a pound, so five can be sent for the same price as ONE. However, given the way eBay calculates the weight of combined orders, you will likely be overcharged for shipping at check-out. But with each multi-tape order, I subtract the actual cost of the label from the total you paid for shipping—then promptly refund the difference. Often I’ll get an inquiry as to the cost of shipping 30 or 40 tapes, but this never works out—since International rates rise exponentially with the weight and size of the package. PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND BEFORE ORDERING: Used, unrestored 8-track tapes tapes such as this one are sold strictly as collector’s/ display items with NO guarantee concerning their operating condition. The observation that a given tape tested fine on my Realistic TR-169 is NOT a guarantee that your machine will yield similar performance or for how long. Since this is a used, UNRESTORED tape, performance deficiencies concerning the pads or splice are possible. I neither accept returns, nor give adjustments or refunds related to performance matters. In fact, I strongly recommend this tape not be played until it can be properly serviced. Further, 8-track tapes were never designed to travel through the mail and rough handling can, on rare occasions, result in the tape un-spooling-- something over which I have no control. Unspooling is the reason a tape might drag or go “Whump… Whump… Whump” rather than tracking smoothly. In the event of a problem I’ll be happy to provide contact information for my 8-track guy who, for about $3, will rebuild it with new pads, splice, and sensing foil. Sorry for the lengthy disclaimer! Most 8-track guys know this stuff already and are quite familiar with the legendary unreliability of this format. But it gives me something firm and final to paste into a return message from somebody complaining that his 60 year-old Sears Silvertone ate a 50 year old tape-- and that this is somehow MY fault. JBX65 4-24

Price: 8 USD

Location: Scappoose, Oregon

End Time: 2025-01-16T08:28:46.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4.63 USD