[Milsurplus] Equipment for sale

[don davis]

The problem with a garage sale is that it won't properly determine the true
market value.  This stuff is fairly rare and there isn't a well-defined
market (Mike Murphy might want to weigh-in).  The way to optimize return
(assuming that's your goal) is to carefully catalog the equipment with a
view of usefulness / collectability, hold a mail bid auction open for ~2
weeks culminating in a live auction on-site with opening bids set to the
mail-in bids.  It's a lot of work which may not be justified unless the
auction is worth a lot.  I assume there would be interest also from the
avionics / aircraft surplus guys?

A good local auctioneer is the guy the does the yearly SCARS (Southern
California Antique Radio Society) old radio auctions.  Knows a lot about
radio / radio guys, is entertaining and aggressive.  Name is Mike Sherman.

73 de don ad6pb

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[mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Richard C. Grosser
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 4:14 PM
To: Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Milsurplus] Equipment for sale

We have recently acquired a quantity of 1980s era Russian aircraft parts (we
have a Mig 21). Included in this lot was a bunch of radio equipment, most of
it new in the boxes. Mostly VHF transceivers and control heads. There are
also radar assemblies, radio altimeters, radio compasses and aircraft
instruments. There are many new Russian Canon type connecters and cables. We
also have dynamotors, etc.   I am in the process of cataloging and
photographing these items as well as many WW2 US army and navy radio items,
Collins aircraft radios, a model 15 and a mite teletype, professional tape
recorders etc. We are planning to sell these items. We would really like to
have a "garage sale".  I would really like some input from you guys as to
your ideas on how to accomplish this.

Thanks

Richard C. Grosser
Palm Springs Air Museum
Palm Springs, CA 92262
(760) 778-6262
Direct Line: (760) 482-1834
Cell: (760) 898-6888

Richard at PalmSpringsAirMuseum.org
www.PalmSpringsAirMuseum.org


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