[Hallicrafters] SX101A

[George KB2Z]

I agree with both of you, to a point. A pristine piece of gear does, and 
should command a premium price. Three cheers for the collector. My 
disagreement is that some sellers on e-bay sell garbage at premium prices. 
They dont seem to realize theres a difference between a good usable rig and 
that one, thats one in a hundred. Whats worse is that people bid the price 
up on the junk. A few morons with too much money set the inflated prices 
for us all. I was recently looking for a cap checker and saw an Eico 950b, 
in average condition, sell for over $200. I paid $20 for mine a few days 
later. The only thing that looked different was the ad. The $200+ ad 
mentioned it reforms caps. Power of advertising? To be honest, if I ever 
decide to sell my SR-2000 it would be a no brainer not to sell it on e-bay. 
You cant blame e-bay, its the speculators pushing up the prices. If you 
dont want to pay the price, dont bid.



At 06:03 AM 4/29/05 -0700, you wrote:

>Grant,
>Man do I agree with you, One of the list members wanted a Pristine SX-100, 
>I sent some pictures, he said fine, sent asking prices, shipped it to him. 
>His comments were horrible, dirty, scratches  etc.
>He sent it back and I refunded  his money. They expect a 40 to 50 year old 
>piece to be mint like never used or touched.
>
>The saying "not e*bay priced is a joke". The buyers set the price by 
>bidding on the unit. I feel it is a fair pricing medium if you compare the 
>items condition, pictures, description and above all the World wide 
>exposure that that medium provides for both the seller and buyer.
>
>The swap meets in So. CA have gone to hell in a basket for radios as they 
>have become computer junk and ink sales. The radio bargains have been/are 
>snapped up and show up on the auction sites do to the exposure.
>
>That kind of sets the FAIR MARKET VALUE for a great percentage of items 
>that show up there.
>
>I have a great SX-101 Mk III A but I will not be insulted by my guess of 
>the comment because it is a very nice unit and I want high market price 
>for it or I will keep it.
>
>SUPPLY and DEMAND still works in this world.
>
>my.02 worth
>
>Hank
>KN6DI
>
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