[Boatanchors] Re: [R-390] Ebay Prices

[Tim Shoppa]

"Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 3/23/07, Tim  Shoppa <tshoppa at wmata.com> wrote:
>> As a second example, in the late 50's the
>> list price of a 75A-4 was $695.
>>
>> Today the average E-bay price seems to be $939.
>>
>> Gas prices went up by a factor of 11 over the last 50 years.
>>
>> If radios went up as fast, the 75A-4 would be $7700 today.

> During what some of us refer to as the 'feeding frenzy' that started
> in the late 90s into the first few years of this century, the average
> price of a decent 'A-4 was $1500+. S-Line gear was higher, late model
> KWM-2As were bringing over $2K in many instances. IMHO, this was due
> to a huge spike in demand as many folks new to the game were trying to
> catch up.

Well, if I look back to my start in ham radio in the 70's (I know,
that makes me a newbie) the only folks who had Collins stuff were
laywers and doctors. Nobody else could afford it or even think
about it. And even those who bought that stuff were amortizing
the cost over decades of ownership.

Tim.