[Hallicrafters] Re: ID this Hallicrafters RX?

[Hunter Ellington]

Personally,  I don't think ebay has been a good influence on the hobby.
Since its advent, prices for vintage gear have become grossly inflated,
but I guess a fool and his money... 


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[mailto:hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Todd, KA1KAQ
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 8:34 AM
To: W4AWM at aol.com
Cc: roger at new-gate.co.uk; hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Re: ID this Hallicrafters RX?

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
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