[Boatanchors] Shelby NC hamfest photos 2024

[Nick England]

Overall it looked to me like most asking prices were pretty realistic. If I
was still collecting vintage ham gear I would have gone home with a car
full. Luckily I’m now a Navy radio and Teletype nut and that stuff is
mostly cheap (and heavy). All I bought was a $10 Teletype table. But I
always have a fun time looking at all the gear I lusted after as a
teenager.

I think pricing depends on whether the seller
A) truly wants to sell or
B) hopes to get a better price by holding on, even until the next fest or
C) has unrealistic expectations

YMMV
Nick England K4NYW
www.navy-radio.com


On Sun, Sep 1, 2024 at 6:07 PM Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks; sounds like prices are down.  $300 for a nice R390A would have
> been unheard of a few years ago.
>
> 73
> Rob
> K5UJ
>
> On Sun, Sep 1, 2024 at 7:14 AM Nick England <navy.radio at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Oh yeah, I sold a car full and a buddy sold most of a truckload by
> Friday noon. I saw lots of folks wandering by with a wagon of newly-bought
> gear. One golf cart was hauling away three R-390(). I forgot to take a
> photo of the Racal RA-6790 that a friend bought for $100 including spare
> boards and filters.
> >
> > I saw many sellers from previous years and they almost never had the
> same items as last year.  Of course the guy with the Howard Mills restored
> Collins gear might haul it to a few feats before the right buyer showed up.
> And some folks hang on asking too much for less valuable items. Most folks
> stick a “starting price” on the gear and are open to fair offers. $400 on a
> really nice working R-390A. Sold for $300.. Etc.
> > C’est la vie.
> >
>