[Boatanchors] Ridiculous Bid on the Bay

[David C. Hallam]

I'm not knocking "parting out".  It just seems strange to me the price 
pieces bring.  One of my Lugers has mixed serial numbers which means it 
has little collector's value.  Yet a nearly identical Luger barrel and 
slide to mine will sell on eBay for over $1200 which is probably 3X to 
4X the value of my complete gun.  If these prices are a guide, I 
probably could get $2000 selling parts, not including the frame.

David
KW4DH


On 7/26/2012 10:12 AM, arc5 at ix.netcom.com wrote:
> Don't be too hasty to judge "parting out."   By doing so, many people are  happy because they get to fix many goodies, rather than just one.  I bless the guy that parts-out TR-7 stuff, or mine would never get fixed.
>
> ------Original Message------
> From: David C. Hallam <dhallam at knology.net>
> To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>,"David C. Hallam" <dhallam at knology.net>
> Date: Thursday, July 26, 2012 10:06:37 AM GMT-4
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Ridiculous Bid on the Bay
>
> This sort of thing seems to be happening with a lot of items on eBay.  I
> have a couple of pre-WW1 German Lugers.  From what I have seen the last
> few weeks, I could get more for them by stripping them and selling the
> parts than I could get in a sale of the complete gun.  There is a barrel
> and extension on eBay right now with the bid up to $1200.  A toggle and
> breach block went for about $400.
>
> David
> KW4DH
>
>
> On 7/26/2012 9:40 AM, James Duffer wrote:
>> Maybe it is time I put my antenna masts AB-577 on the bay.
>>
>> Jim, wd4air
>>
>>> From: w7qho at aol.com
>>> To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net; boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
>>> Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:57:15 -0700
>>> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Ridiculous Bid on the Bay
>>>
>>> A used  MS-56 (the unique bottom antenna mast section used with the
>>> BC-654 and certain other early field sets) recently went for $425 on
>>> the 'bay.
>>>
>>> Dennis D. w7qho
>>> Glendale, CA
>>>
>>> ***************
>>>
>>> On Jul 25, 2012, at 10:43 AM, David Stinson wrote:
>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "D C *Mac* Macdonald" <k2gkk at hotmail.com>
>>>>
>>>>> Regarding use of the Heath supply for Collins, I
>>>>> can't imagine that a "true" Collins fan would deign
>>>>> to use that supply with a K-2 or S-line, but maybe!
>>>> They spray it with gray paint, put it waaaaay back
>>>> behind the desk and hope no one looks close....
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