[Milsurplus] USCG CGR-5 on Ebay ?

[Hubert Miller]

Ray, and all - i believe i have seen the same thing in the antique radio swaps i have attended. The old 3-dials from the 1920s seem to be not nearly as eagerly sought
after, now reasonably priced,  and it seems even the round-top "gothic" or "cathedral" styles of the 1930s are in great supply. I also agree that less will be heading to
dumpsters, proportionally, than in past. There are simply more scroungers looking for things to turn into cash. Look at the old rusty crappy chassis that end up on
Ebay now. Of course when the seller learns that no one wants to bid on it or B.I.N., the particular item will next likely head to the trash, but at least the market will have a
chance to decide its fate.
-Hue

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From: "Ray Fantini" <RAFANTINI at salisbury.edu<mailto:RAFANTINI at salisbury.edu>>
To: "milsurplus" <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net<mailto:milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>>
Sent: 12/21/2017 12:15:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] USCG CGR-5 on Ebay ?

Pure speculation on my part but what the hell. I think that much of the prewar radios have been in almost a free fall in regards to value. At least what I have seen. Maybe it’s because that generation that has the greatest connection to that hardware is fast departing? Maybe because a lot of the estate sales of collections are hitting the market or whatever but from what I have seen on line, at auctions and at Ham Fest is all this wooden or tin can Atwater Kent type radios are not bring the money they brought ten years ago. Some sets will always have value like the bread board stuff but they are now selling for less than they were. Don’t think the value drops down to nothing but not the demand that there once was, but is that a bad thing? I would like to have a bread board set but can’t see laying down a thousand dollars for one. When they get to a couple hundred then maybe I can get one.
Will imagine that maybe some will P/M about the decreasing value and all this history will end up in the trash but don’t see that happening. Today more than ever with estate sales companies and EBay tons of stuff now finds its way on line and is resold so if anything once everything reaches its end value it would still be worth it for the resellers to hawk this stuff on EBay.
If those resellers have to cry about how they are losing money by the overall value going down well that’s just the cost of doing business. After all those same resellers are the ones that have drove me out of the government online auction market so won’t spend too much time crying for them.
I am one of those stupid people that has always bought just because it’s something I wanted to play around with or use just to have the experience. I have never considered anything I have as an investment and have always lived the motto “Buy High and Sell Low”. My kids get tired of hearing it but every opportunity I get I tell them when I am gone to rent one or two huge trucks and drag everything out to Dayton and sell it for whatever they can get! The money won’t do me any good then but the enjoyment I have been getting now is worth it.

Ray F/KA3EKH

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