[ARC5] How Did This Happen?

[D C _Mac_ Macdonald]

I was also watching it but forgot to enter a snipe bid and it got away from me. 
 
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> From: kgordon2006 at frontier.com
> To: arc5 at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 09:49:09 -0700
> Subject: Re: [ARC5] How Did This Happen?
> 
> On 23 Oct 2014 at 8:42, Dennis Monticelli wrote:
> 
> > I think eBay is the most "efficient" value setting tool available because
> > it brings together so many buyers and sellers and publishes the results for all
> > to see.  Having said that, any time you have a small statistical population of
> > interested buyers (I think our command sets qualify), there are going to be some
> > statistical outlying data points beyond the norm such as two must-have buyers
> > locking horns or the small buying community not paying close attention all the
> > while assuming someone else will drop in and take the price up to the norm.  I
> > think the latter happened in this case.
> 
> Yes. I think you're correct. I saw that transmitter, but didn't bid on it. I am not 
> a collector (can't afford either the cash outlay nor the room), and besides, I 
> thought it would go for more than that.
> 
> By "shopping" very carefully, I have made some "interesting" purchases: like 
> an ex-FAA HRO-50-R1 with all coils but one, and the coil-box/speaker for 
> under $200, and a CE-200V for about the same.
> 
> Also, quite a number of GOOD 211/VT-4Cs for under $20 each, most of 
> which I sold for what they cost me to those needing them for vintage rigs.
> 
> I kept two for my replica 1929 push-pull TNT transmitter. They work fine.
> 
> The last two weeks in August have been a good time for the "good pickin's" 
> for me.
> 
> Ken W7EKB
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