[Lafayette] Lafayette prices.

[bonddaleena at aol.com]

Hi to all! As a long time collector of Lafayette radios, I am quite perplexed at the outrageous pricing of some of the different models.

For example:
My first 'good' receiver as a young Novice back in the dinosaur days, was an HE-80. I now have several of those and also a HA-225. They appear to be plentiful and inexpensive. The one radio I need to 'finish' my collection of Lafayette / Trio radios, is an HE-10. I KNOW they must have sold these by the truckload and although it's not a Racal or WJ, the selling price is insane, and heavily bid.
I am referring to eBay of course, where I get all my stuff. (living in the wilds of North Florida, I have no choice)
I also have NO desire to collect the Hallicrafters S-120 clones. I had one of those and it still makes my stomach turn, 40 years later!!! ha ha

Even the 'kit' version of the HE-10 (KT-200), go for a LOT. Osterman lists the HE-10 as "scarce". If you see a really clean version of these old girls, the pricing is just plain silly.

Perhaps they are more 'scarce' than I thought????

Funny thing, Osterman says, "the HE-10 was styled after the Hallicrafters S-38 but is a superior radio". That is kinda funny........

tnx

ron
N4UE