[Coco] This is a "new" one for E-Bay

[Bob Devries]

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Regards, Bob Devries
Dalby, QLD, Australia




On 12/11/2014 9:55 AM, Josh Harper via Coco wrote:
> well I forgot to say  it wasn't  just the stuff in the foot locker  stuff that was even in there original boxes as well
> my stuff was in a  climate controlled storage  building  not   the  non climate type with  a garage door
>
> they said lowest 65  and highest 75
>
> 65 is  still to cold
>
> any safe way to get the white back
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>
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> ________________________________
>   From: Gene Heskett <gheskett at wdtv.com>
> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 4:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] This is a "new" one for E-Bay
>
>
> On Tuesday 11 November 2014 17:18:05 Josh Harper via Coco did opine
> And Gene did reply:
>> I put   a lot of my coco stuff in a climate  controlled storage place
>
> When looking for storage, bear in mind that the only thing "climate
> controlled" means about those places is tat it has a decent roof and your
> stuff won't get wet.
>
>> for  about 2 years  then found out they where keeping to cold during
>> the winter  pulled my stuff out   had my  coco 2 and 3's  in a  foot
>> locker   well now  a lot of my coco stuff is light to  darker yellow
>> and spotty  case and keyboards      well all coco do this  tho ive
>> bought other coco off ebay  that  are the same age  and there
>> perfectly white  is it the cold  that did it   how can I keep that
>> from happening again   thanks guys
>
> To a certain extent yes.  In this case since it was supposedly in the
> dark, we can't claim it was from UV absorption that darkened it.  Far more
> likely that in the heat of the summer, it hit 120F or above in that shed
> and something in the footlocker sent out some fumes, possibly even the
> foot locker itself.
>
> We don't usually have a clue what kind of woods those are made out of, but
> some of the more "tropical" woods may well fill the locker with fumes that
> aren't kind to the plastic.  Even the finish on the wood may be guilty.
>
> Cheers, Gene Heskett
>