[Hallicrafters] The value of boxes?

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The original boxes are probably being bought by  collectors who already have 
the items that came in them. Having the box also  just adds to the value of 
the item. Maybe it's an effort at gathering and  collecting as much factory 
original content for a particular item as  possible.

I remember years ago visiting a very prominent well known  collector in 
Pennsylvania who owned old farmhouses out in the country he was  using to store 
radio equipment in. He took me on the tour that day and one  particular spectacle 
stood out that I have not forgotten since. In the middle of  one room was a 
stack of five or six SX-28's with a junker on the bottom and a  near mint one 
on top. Upon seeing that I commented "I guess you can cross SX-28  off your 
list now" but maybe I was wrong... I didn't see an SX-28 box around  anywhere.

> wonder if anyone would spent $2100 for SX-88  box?

Maybe...if they had a nice SX-88 and wanted the original box to go  with it 
for the reasons stated above. 

Regards, Greg  

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