[ARC5] Radio Collectors, Father Time and "Basket Cases"

[swkb4dmf at windstream.net]

> Argument (as in a point for debate, from a recent email exchange 
> concerning values and dispositions of estate items):
> 
>   "There are some good pieces, but most have been sadly mangled
>     and defaced. Collectors are becoming older- fewer in number 
>     and much more "picky" as time goes by. 
>     Most, including me, will no longer "mess" with basket cases, 
>     buying them only as "parters" and only then if dirt cheap.
>     More items in better conditon are being offered every day
>     and our time is very short..."
> 
> Your thoughts?

I agree 100% with that statement. Between the Internet, reflector groups like these, and ebay, a guy can see and pick from more mil gear in a month than he could in 10 years of hamfests. Of course, those are the same reasons you don't see them at hamfests anymore too. :-)

Steve
KC4WN