[ForSale-Swap] Antique radio guys

[Carl]

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From: "grg" <w5grg at w5grg.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 9:53 AM
Subject: Re: [ForSale-Swap] Antique radio guys


>
> My experience with the 5 tube guys is that they are "different" from
> hams in that
> in their own group they trade pretty cheaply, but if they find a real
> gem , they are not at all unwilling to put a sky high price on it and
> sell it on ebay. They are fond of buying broadcast radios from hams and
> the public at pretty low prices, but for the simple  reason in that just
> because it is old does not make a 5 tube radio "valuable", they do that
> in their own group.
> I will buy any 5 tuber priced at around $5-10 simply because the tubes
> are worth that to me.
> Good luck selling anything right now.
> Just my .02
> Thanks, George W5GRG, AFA6GG


They dont sound any different than us hams in that regard. Bargain hunting 
is universal. And Ive heard of less widow chasing ghouls with non ham 
resellers.

While the AA-5 sets have a fairly large following on ARF, because of 
affordability, ability, storage/display room; there are probably many more 
in the 7-12 tube range of wood table and consoles. And there are more than 
just a handful with the $20,000 to $50,000 sets.

Carl
KM1H