[Hallicrafters] Another SX-88 and prices

[WA1KBQ at aol.com]

I don't know if you can compare the old radio hobby to the old car hobby or 
 not as there is far less money flowing in the old radio hobby but there  
is an interesting point to note about the old car hobby in our current  
economy.  My boss has a collection of over 250 high end collector cars most  of 
which came from various Barrett-Jackson auctions and he is currently  very 
active in both buying and selling. The guys who travel with him in  connection 
with the auctions tell me the economy has definitely hurt the  "blue 
collar" cars but not the "blue chip" cars.The high end stuff is still  bringing 
record prices.
 
Due to supply and demand and with just over 100 receivers currently  
accounted for SX-88's prices have always fluctuated wildly  according to 
condition. The market always prices in scarcity,  condition and quality and receivers 
on the market in the past two  years have either been rough needing to be 
restored or were not  well restored and potential buyers were just not 
interested in what was  being offered. Over the past few years I have sold four 
completely restored  SX-88 receivers for $10,000 each and one cosmetic 
restoration only job for  $7600 with my most recent $10,000 sale occurring during 
the downturn  in November of 2009. The four complete jobs involved hundreds 
of  hours of grunt work and no expense spared attention to detail. 
Considering I  usually spend around $5000 to get a good specimen to start with, a 
$10,000  sale still has me seriously behind after adding in parts,  
subcontracted work and many hours of time involved. I discovered I  enjoy working on 
them more than owning them and do it purely for the  experience and sense of 
accomplishment and at least I can recoup some of my  cost afterwards because 
there is usually a market for a good SX-88. In  each case the check always 
goes to my wife because wives simply like that part  better and I found it 
reduces complaints and helps foster support for the  hobby from Chairman of the 
Board. I have another SX-88 on the bench now  which will be offered for 
sale when finished. If it sells, fine; if it does not  I will own a restored 
SX-88.
 
Regards, Greg
 
 
 
In a message dated 10/30/2011 8:25:32 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
WA1KBQ at aol.com writes:

Re:  $2000 SX-28; Item #140621223424

Regards, Greg


In a message  dated 10/29/2011 7:01:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,   
hallicraftersx28 at aol.com writes:


Regarding prices,one character  on ebay spent 2 grands on   an SX-28 
recently !! The radio had  been 'rebulit' to the point that there  wasn't 
many 
original parts  left in the radio even the serial number tag on the  rear 
had been  
replaced by a 'custom serial no. plate' !   

Nick
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