[Boatanchors] FW: Heath DX-100--What is one worth??

[Warren Elly]

Hey folks...

Its been my experience buying that from a friend, or a known person,  
who has reliably restored electrically and otherwize a dx-100, you'd  
expect to spend 3 to 5 hundred dollars.
This of course can get a bit out of control, with chrome plating and  
the like...pushing prices to the e layer, but there's the unrestored  
and the restored...and at all times, of course, if you don't know the  
guy, verify.

Shipping, in the experience of folks on this reflector and BA guys  
I've know, is a bad idea. Just about everyone gets damage it seems,  
save wooden coffins and
overland truck.

73

Warren W1GUD
Tampa AM Radio

On Oct 4, 2008, at 1:48 PM, W4AWM at aol.com wrote:

> Hi Kim,
>
> Figure anywhere between $100 to 175 depending on cosmetics, whether  
> it is working, any non standard mods, etc. I have seen them over  
> $200 at hamfests, but one was exceptional and the owner had the  
> cabinet off so that buyers could see the guts. It was one of the  
> best kit wiring jobs I have ever seen and the whole rig looked like  
> it had just come out of the box. As I say, this was an exception.  
> Then there is the auction factor when it comes to the seller's  
> price. When buying from an online auction, you have to figure in  
> shipping and these days, that s not cheap for the likes of a DX-100.  
> You also have to think about the chance of possible shipping damage  
> that could occur from poor packing and general mishandling on the  
> part of the shipping company.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> 73,\
> John,  W4AWM
>
>
>
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