[Hallicrafters] Re: ID this Hallicrafters RX?

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

On 7/1/07, W4AWM at aol.com <W4AWM at aol.com> wrote:
> A real horror story:
>
> I was at a hamfest today and spotted a really nice SX-23 in the back of a
> truck.  I asked if it was for sale and was told that the owner just got it
> yesterday.  I enquired if I could ask what he paid for it and the answer was $10.00.
> TEN DOLLARS!!!  The fellow said that he runs ads in the local paper wanting
> old radios and somebody called him and offered him the SX-23 if he would haul
> it away!.  I guess it pays to advertise.

It certainly pays to look elsewhere, anywhere other than ebay if you
don't want to pay someone's idea of a collector price. W1RC witnessed
a guy walking out of the Rochester, NY hamfest a couple years ago with
a TMC GPR-92 that he paid a whopping $5 for. I got a nice Clegg
Interceptor B at the Hosstraders fest two years ago for $150 or so,
when they were bringing $500+ on ebay.

Two good things to keep in mind with respect to prices: most people
look at old radio gear the same way they look at an old toaster,
microwave oven, etc: old appliance that needs tossing, not worth their
time. And second, we're the ones who assign high values to things
because we think they're worth it.

I'd love to have a nice SX-23 someday. It's a slick looking rig. I
know of one for sale around $3K, well out of my price range and
apparently even the ebay bidders' range. Most seem to bring $300-$500
in decent shape.

Did you see any at Dayton, John?

~ Todd,  KA1KAQ