[ARC5] RAT receiver racks

[David Stinson]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Taigh Ramey" <taigh at twinbeech.com>
Subject: [ARC5] RAT receiver racks


> I met a Gentleman today who said he has three RAT receiver racks Navy 
> Dept.
> Bureau of Engineering contract NOs-67258 date 24 June 1939 release date
> stamp Nov 1940. I saw one of them and I took photos of it. I told him that
> they were valuable but I didn't know just how valuable so I thought I 
> would
> ask you all. Any ideas?
>

It is excellent to hear that three more of these have survived.
That makes 8 known survivors of these racks.
I'd be grateful to have the serial numbers, and perhaps know
where they go.

Pricing these things is very difficult.  Not many people understand
just how authentically rare RAT accessories are; something I'm working
to change..  Pricing is dependent on who knows about it and how much
"mad money" they have available.  The auction market is, IMHO, the only
practical way to find out, since it will allow free market forces to
set the ultimate price.  If I could afford it, I'd be bidding on one for 
sure.
I would not sell the one I have for any price, but were I going to sell 
these
for a friend, I would start the bidding at $99
and let the market decide the issue.  But offer them *one at a time,*
because offering them all at once makes you compete against youself,
and will lower the ultimate price on all of them.
One person's opinion, YMMV.
73 Dave S.