[Milsurplus] a new home for a rare radio part

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valid... but a  worse case  is  when the  seller  is a super  ebay whore 
and   auction it off a  sheet at a time and it  gets scattered  over the face 
of the  earth!  ah!  the  stories I  could tell you....   eh!
 
Ed#
 
 

 
 
 
In a message dated 8/27/2012 10:37:10 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
w4ron at carolina.rr.com writes:

>  
>  As much as myself and others have carped about ebay over the  years, a 
LOT of great,
> rare, seldom-seen items have not only found new  homes, but been saved 
from the landfill of
> years ago thanks to the  hope of making a few bucks from it instead.
> 
> ~ Todd,   KA1KAQ/4   (o:
>  

Todd, you are absolutly right,  I have a perfect example of this.
More than 10 years ago when I was  researching my first Clough-Brengle
transmitter and finding nothing at all,  suddenly one day a listing for
"Clough-Brengle Papers" showed up on ebay.  
It was listed be a lady that had bought a box of old papers at an  auction.
Among the papers was a envelope containing original  Clough-Brengle
blue prints and a couple typed pages of tuning instructions  for the
model 4581 the very transmitter I own. The seller was going to just  toss
most of the papers in the trash, her husband suggested she list  the
items on ebay and see what happens. 
This paper is the ONLY original  Clough-Brengle factory other than
the schematic that's glued inside the top  cover.
It could have been trashed and it would just be gone, but luckily I  was
there at the right time and snagged it.
incase you guys are  interested here's a link to my web page about
the Clough-Brengle  transmitters;
http://radioheaven.homestead.com/CloughBrengletransmitters.html  

Here's that rare knob I'm looking for  too;
http://radioheaven.homestead.com/GRknob.html