[Lafayette] Lafayette prices.

[manualman at juno.com]

What makes the HE-10 generally a superior radio to the Hallicrafters S-38
is that the HE-10/KT-200 has an AC transformer and a S-meter. However, I
would question anyone's sanity for paying over a $100/$150 for a used
HE-10/KT200. There is nothing in the HE-10/KT-200 that makes it a high
priced used radio. We sold thousands and thousands of these things back
in those "good old days". They pop at flea markets all the time for $50
to $75 selling prices. If you do buy one of these used turkey's, by the
time you replace all the dried out caps and out of tolerance resistors,
and maybe a few tubes, you probably could have built one from scratch and
saved a few dollars. Of course, if you are building at-home manufacturer
shrines, money spent is probably less of a prime consideration.

Pete, wa2cwa

On Sun, 6 Feb 2011 13:48:07 -0500 (EST) bonddaleena at aol.com writes:
> 
> 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