[Hallicrafters] pricing

[Jordan Arndt]

Ok.. if you need an example of just how innaccurate that AADE list is, do an
Ebay search for an HP-23... you'll find 5 of them ending in the last 30 days.

If you look on AADE, they only show 12 of them having ever been sold. Now if
there are 5 of them that sold in the last 30 days, I'd think that there would
have been well over 100 sold since Ebay began..... and even I've had HP-23s
sell for well over 100.00 , yet the highest price that shows is only
98.01.....
It also shows a total of 12 HR-10B receivers, and none sold for over
102.50... I've sold 5 of them on Ebay myself, and the lowest price I ever had
one sell for was 125.00....
I've sold 3 Heathkit AK-5 speakers on Ebay as well, and the lowest price I've
sold one of those for was 137.50 , they show as having  1 sold, for a total
of 76.00....
I could go on and on.....

Unfortunately, the only REAL up to date, trackable and searchable database
for pricing ham gear is Ebay itself, and their list goes back 30 days. I'd
say that 30 days history would indicate actual Ebay value, which may or may
not be 'Market Value', but if 70% of all the ham gear being sold is done on
Ebay, who else is going to set 'Market Value'...?
Your mileage may vary.... 73 de Jordan....


manualman at juno.com wrote:

> Just pulled these headers down from the AADE list of prices:
>
> HallicraftersUPDATED12/3/2002
> MODELSALESMINAVGMAX
>
> and from the:
> HammarlundUPDATED12/3/2002
>
> Your right Gene. Jordan must be dealing in minutes. Jordan, you need to
> update your files . You're right on the boneyard list (i.e. 1998), but it
> will  some comparison with the continually updated AADE list of selling
> prices off the auction site.
> Pete
>
> On Thu, 13 Feb 2003 12:03:47 -0700 Jordan Arndt <jordana at nucleus.com>
> writes:
> > Who gave you the impression it was 2 1/2 months old..? I have a copy
> > of the
> > exact same list, with the exact same prices, in a Word format that
> > is dated
> > from July of 2000.... if thats not out of date, then what is..? Even
> > the
> > Boneyard price list says right at the top, and I quote :  Used
> > Amateur Radio
> > Prices Seen Various Places in 1998 .....  agn 73....
> >
> > Eugene Rippen wrote:
> >
> > > WOW!
> > >
> > > I guess the world is just passing by us old guys.
> > > A price list 2  1/2 months old, is useless and out of date?
> > > But, then stock share prices can be out of date in hours.
> > >
> > > gene
> > >
> > > > Both of those lists are so out of date as to be useless....73
> > de
> > > > Jordan....
> > > >
> > > > manualman at juno.com wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Go to either one of these links to get a feel on pricing. Not
> > perfect,
> > > > > but it gives you an idea.
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.aade.com/hampedia/prices2.htm
> > > > >
> > > > > http://home.cfl.rr.com/happysurfer/ham/boneyard.htm#H
> > > > >
> > > > > Pete, WA2CWA
> > > > >
> > > > > On Thu, 13 Feb 2003 12:10:27 -0500 <tlogan7 at cox.net> writes:
> > > > > > Gary -
> > > > > > I have not been following this discussion about Ebay and am
> > a bit
> > > > > > hesitant to send this email because I've been instructed by
> > Duane
> > > > > > not to mention it - but this sounds like an opportune time
> > to ask a
> > > > > > newbie question. So perhaps Duane will let this email post
> > (Duane?).
> > > > > > My question is this: Someone new to Hallicrafters has almost
> > no way
> > > > > > to estimate the fair price on a unit except to continually
> > watch
> > > > > > Ebay to get a feel for the "traffic". What do you suggest
> > to
> > > > > > newcomers for developing a sense of the worth of an old rig?
> > I do
> > > > > > have the Hallicrafters book - but I believe the price ranges
> > in
> > > > > > there are from 1997. Also, I almost never see decent
> > Hallicrafters
> > > > > > at local Hamfests - any suggestions? For example - I've been
> > > > > > watching the Hallicrafters buy/sell ads for an SX-28 but
> > none seem
> > > > > > to show up and Ebay is still hard for me to guage on an
> > SX-28. The
> > > > > > same applies for an SX-100. Any feedback would be
> > appreciated!
> > > > > > Regards, Tim NZ7C
>
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