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  • May include: Silver Sharp GF-9797 boombox with large speakers, a cassette player, and a radio dial. The boombox has multiple knobs and buttons, and the cassette player is visible in the centre. The boombox is on a patterned surface.
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  • May include: A silver and black vintage boombox with a retractable aerial and control buttons. The boombox is resting on a small wooden stool. The background is a blurred interior.
  • May include: A vintage grey and silver electronic device with a rectangular shape, resting on a small wooden stool. The device has a series of small rectangular openings on the front and a silver top. The stool is made of light-coloured wood.
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  • May include: Silver vintage stereo receiver with dials for volume, balance, bass, and treble. The digital display shows "101.80 MHz". Features include FM mode, stereo, and auto memory tuning.
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  • May include: Silver vintage stereo receiver with dials for volume, balance, bass, treble, and record level. Includes a VU meter, FM stereo tuning, and an auto program search system. The faceplate has a brushed metal finish.
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  • May include: Silver Sharp GF-9797 radio cassette recorder with a cassette tape inside. Features include balance, bass, treble, and record level controls. Includes APSS, Dolby System, and Soft-Touch Operation. Made in Japan.
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  • May include: A grey vintage boombox with a silver handle and antenna. The back of the radio has various input and output ports, along with a label that includes the model number and other information. The radio is sitting on a wooden surface.
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Sharp gf 9797E

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From the 1980s

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Japan. It is the first tape recorder with a digital Fm SHARP GF-9797e – Rare Vintage Cassette Boombox Stereo Radio Japan 1980

🎙️ Time That Still Sounds

Close your eyes and return to the late 1970s…
Analog radio fills the room, the cassette mechanism runs smoothly, and at the center stands the SHARP GF-9797 - a powerful and elegant example of true Japanese audio engineering.

Built in an era when sound quality and reliability came first, this boombox was designed not as a toy, but as a serious audio system. Today, it remains just as impressive.
Sharp GF-9797 1980 made in Japan always like i said:
Old Is Gold-
Japanese-made "boombox" or portable component system, highly sought after by collectors for its classic styling, four-speaker, two-woofer design, and robust build it includes radio, cassette with APLD, and phono/turntable inputs, making it versatile for analog music,

Experience the nostalgia with this vintage boombox
Get ready to celebrate the 80s with this.
fm, line in &cassets ok
Fm88-108
Good cosmetic condition. Works 100 percent.

Good packing guarantee.

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Price:CA$1,271.32

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Aleksandrs Beļevičs
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Listed on 28 Jun, 2026
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