[Milsurplus] Selling an R-390A

[Bob kb8tq]

Hi

The term for this “buy it here / sell it there” is "retail arbitrage”. It is by 
no means unique to military radios or eBay. Folks make money buying
stuff at Sam’s Club and selling it on Amazon. 

If you are selling at a flea market (any of them, including the big ones)
price is very dependent on just what the folks are after that year. At a 
smaller one, it’s quite easy to find zero interested buyers for just about
any item. 

Bob

> On Jan 23, 2021, at 7:42 PM, Hubert Miller <Kargo_cult at msn.com> wrote:
> 
> Dave S. et all: there ARE categories that held value, hold their value, and actually increase in value.
> The people who in the competition for such equipment are not necessarily technically adept people
> either; they're more likely to be concerned with display value. Recall the recent incident I mentioned,
> where I sold a radio on Ebay, thought the money was "okay", and then saw it resold on a online
> "militaria store" for over double the money. 
> Also, take that as an advisory when you have something to sell and it's not something that regularly
> shows up on Ebay, i.e. for which there's no continuing supply, but a continuing demand. 
> Brian Harrison recently pointed out to me a pair of radios that sold Ebay for about $7000 the pair. 
> Now they're offered again on Ebay, but this time "BIN" or offer, at around $30,000. We shall see if that
> play works.
> -Hue Miller 
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