[Johnson] Ranger prices?

[Carl]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
To: "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
Cc: <wrcromwell at gmail.com>; <johnson at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 4:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Johnson] Ranger prices?


> On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 1:18 PM, Carl <km1h at jeremy.mv.com> wrote:
>
>> A near mint factory wired one at Nearfest in Oct went for $250 with 
>> manual
>> and a box of parts for a Valiant. It was supposedly completely overhauled
>
> Guess I missed that one, Carl.


Over by the stadium in the rain



They Hosstraders guys who were welling
> off Joe Demaso's stuff had a decent one in the building they were
> asking somewhere around $500 for. It hadn't sold as of Saturday the
> last time I wandered through. Maybe they came down some on the price.


That place was ridiculous and a magnet for the high rollers


>
> It's always interesting and, at times, amusing to see how some people
> react to prices. You have the group who remembers when such-and-such
> sold for $50 or less back in the 70s because no one wanted 'those
> boatanchors' anymore, and still believe they're worthless today.
>
> Then you have the other folks who see a few priced abnormally high and
> automatically assume that to be the going price. We saw this recently
> on AMfone when one member asserted that "HRO-60s are now worth $1500"
> simply because one very clean, complete, well-optioned example brought
> that on ebay.


It actually sold for $1880 and Mike was the most surprised.


He ignored the multiple examples provided by others of
> more accurate average pricing on ebay and elsewhere that had sold
> recently. Convenience, completeness, and top electrical condition will
> always cost more.



It was a quality rebuild and repaint.



>
> Rangers were made in large numbers, and there are still a lot of them
> out there. From all I've seen, most Rangers sell in the $100-$300 +/-
> $50 range. There are a few exceptions, as always, that have been gone
> through, returned to new or better condition, which bring more. Those
> restored by the late Dee Almquist with his custom silkscreen
> repaint/clear coat finish still bring a premium, as do those sold by
> Chuck Hurley. These guys put a lot of time into the transmitters. They
> are as much a showpiece or statement as they are a working
> transmitter. You can get a clean one and go through it electrically
> yourself or pay someone else to do it for $300-$500. They will work as
> well as the showpiece transmitters do. They just lack the
> labor-intensive finished look, and instead just look like a stock
> Ranger.


I never remmber seeing perfect 55 Fords/Chevys in the showroom and the over 
restored trailer queens make me puke.....same with radios. Others obviously 
think much different.




Labor does count for something, even if you do it in your
> spare time.
>
> Another thing to always keep in mind: someone can ask whatever they
> want for an item. That doesn't mean it sold for that amount. That's
> where the 'assume' word comes into play.
>
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4

Yep.

Carl
KM1H