[ARC5] Pricing an SCR-274-N (sigh...)

[Richard Hankins]

Folks,

this thread is quite timely for me.  I am about to sell what appears to 
be a complete SCR-274-N system - not mine I might add.   A friend 
acquired it along with a lot of other radio equipment - and he has no 
interest in the US equipment in the lot.

He's asked me to put it on Ebay, which I will do in the next couple of 
weeks.  I am still in the process of checking out how complete it is.  I 
have been asked to sell it as "complete lumps" - and I will probably put 
the receiver system one as one lot, the transmitters as another, and the 
modulator as a third.   Not quite complete, but they will be listed at 
the same time, so someone could - if they want - bid on all three, and 
get a complete system.

I note David's original list didn't appear to mention the Bowden tuning 
cables.   These seem to be rare and expensive when you can get them.

As I am in the UK, it may be that the price attained over here will be 
different from US prices - the shipping costs of buying US located items 
here, are so high that people will happily pay more here.


Richard
G7RVI


On 28/02/2013 17:08, Ronnie Hull wrote:
> A wise old friend of mine who is also a co-worker told me once when I complained my stuff wasn't getting bids, price it higher than you think it's worth!
> I did it and guess what? The fed on it like sharks feeding on chum fish,, I couldn't believe it!
>
> On another note, I just completed putting together a complete scr274n and got it on the air! I kept careful notes, and even with a few items given to me, I still have 1190 bucks in it! If I was to sell today it wouldn't even start at $1500! This stuff is so hard to find now and prices trending higher and higher, I could never hope to do it again!
> 73's and God bless ya all
>
> Ronnie w5SUM
>
> Sent from Ronnie's IPhone
>
> On Feb 28, 2013, at 9:10 AM, "David Stinson" <arc5 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. Forster" <jfor at quikus.com>
>>
>>> Dave,
>>>
>>> You are low, IMO. Your prices are what a careful shopper with lots of time
>>> and knowlege can do.
>> Yes, but idea was to open an auction at an attractive price
>> with the goal to actually sell the stuff.
>> I would expect, should bidding start, it would end somewhere near
>> the price you quote, John.
>> I think $1500 would be quiet reasonable for a complete set.
>> I've built two and believe me, it can cost a lot more than that
>> when you consider time, effort and piece-parting it together.
>>
>> 73 Dave S.
>>
>> P.S. I wouldn't sell mine for that unless my kids were starving.
>> Well.... starving to DEATH, maybe.... .... well.....uhhh......
>>
>>
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