[Hallicrafters] How many FPM-200 manufactured ???

[Bob Johnson]

Hi Duane:
I had/have no intention of promoting EBAY !!!

If you read my post again I said I didn't want to go the EBAY route !!!

This is/was a simple legitimate post to the Hallicrafters List as far
as I'm concerned !!!

I simply wanted to try and find out the actual number produced !!!

As far as being "It is one rule I strictly enforce. It is not fair
to Alan Waller who owns these lists to promote EBAY for profit
when almost none of you who use these lists ever send Al a cent.".

Well I sent Al a check in thanks for the service he provides to
all of us on this and many other lists.

I know that you don't like EBAY at all from your posts, but don't
get bent out of shape if we mention the word "EBAY" !!!

I suspect that Al wouldn't object to my post !!!

TNX es 73
Bob, K1VU

At 06:59 PM 07/06/02 , you wrote:
>Bob, 
> 
>The price was $2,600 They never went into actual production. About 200
>prototypes and test units made. There are about seventy known to still exist
>today, that is, owners we know of. 
> 
>I do not want EBAY promoted on this list Bob. It is one rule I strictly
enforce.
>It is not fair to Alan Waller who owns these lists to promote EBAY for profit
>when almost none of you who use these lists ever send Al a cent. You can read
>the Hallicrafters archives to get the information you wish or read the Chuck
>Dachis book. 
> 
>The one Doc wants to sell has not worked in a dozen years, or more. It did not
>transmit then. He wants as much money as he can get for it. i have a problem
>with this raw greed. I do not fault anyone for wanting to get a decent amount
of
>money for their item. What I do have a problem with is the dishonesty,
>misrepresentation, fake photos and so forth that some go to to get more money.
>Not saying you would, just making a comment about what has happened in the
past.
>
> 
>EBAY makes no effort to check any ad prior to an auction. They could care
less.
>Sellers have figured out that computers run EBAY, and only a handful of
people,
>none of whom you can actually speak to, e-mail only. They know they can flat
out
>lie and get away with it. The buyer has no recourse when he/she is ripped off
by
>a dishonest seller. When the transaction crosses state lines, the legal fees
>alone easily clear ten thousand+ So they get away with it time and time again.

> 
>Alan Waller has kept these list commercial free and I believe we need to
support
>him, respect his wishes and send him a few dollars to help pay for the two T1
>lines that cost him two grand per month. This is his hobby, not his vocation. 
> 
>Human greed inflates the price and value is no longer an issue. it is worth
>whatever somebody is willing to pay for it. There is no answer. 
> 
>Duane Fischer, W8DBF 
>List Admin 
>
>
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>From: Bob Johnson <rjohnson at tmlp.com>
>To: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
>Cc: doc wessels <docspark at fidnet.com>
>Subject: [Hallicrafters] How many FPM-200 manufactured ???
>Date: Saturday, July 06, 2002 6:42 PM
>
>Hi:
>About a year ago I inquired via this list as to the rarity and worth
>of an Hallicrafters FPM-200 that I had acquired.
>
>I got a number of replies as to the number manufactured:
>The low number was 70 as listed in one of the reference books.
>About 200 from someone else.
>Less than 1000 from a third reply.
>
>As to price:
>First the usual bunch of "Not rare at all, but I'll give you $100 to
>$200 as is".
>Highest offer was $800 as is sight unseen !!!
>One reply stated that new they sold for about $2000.
>Another reply stated "The one (the only one) I saw on ebay went for
>over $1,400 and it wasn't particularly beautiful".
>Many thought that I should be able to get $2000 plus for it.
>
>I still have the rig and will be watching EBAY to see what the current
>one goes for.  I don't really want to go the EBAY route, but would like
>to get the max $$$ for the rig.
>
>Can anyone expand and/or update the numbers ???
>
>TNX es 73
>Bob, K1VU
>
>
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