[Milsurplus] [Army-Radios] AR-88 sell price advice ?

[William Cromwell]

Hi,

I can attest to every word here. I took some items to a recent hamfest. 
I first looked at what these items sold for on ebay (as opposed to 
asking price). Then I cut that in half and under the half number I wrote 
"make offer". I sold most of my stuff to first guy to make an offer. My 
own Johnson Ranger and a Kenwood VFO came back home but I was reluctant 
to take both of them to the sale. When the show was over I saw a huge 
amount of old gear going back home from whence it came. I also saw a lot 
of deals being made - similar to the ones I made. I sold a set of 
Heathkit DX-60 & HR-10 where I threw in a Heathkit keyer and a Heathkit 
SWR meter into the deal. Another guy took the Johnson electronic T-R 
switch ( I use solid state  now). There was a Heathkit signal generator 
gone to a new home. I gave away some "junque". I now have more space in 
my shop :)

I saw guy carrying out a couple of HF command receivers :)

73,

Bill KU8H

bark less - wag more

On 5/23/22 7:34 AM, David Stinson wrote:
> I hate to be "the skunk at the wedding," but IMHO,
> you will never sell that AR-88 at a hamfest for $300.
> In fact, I think that at 4 hamfests out of 5,
> you'll take it back home with a $200 price.
> I have working Johnson Ranger I and Johnson Ranger II.
> I can't sell them at a hamfest for $250, despite
> the crazy prices on Ebay.
>
> We are a rapidly-shrinking market of mostly old
> guys with fixed incomes and not much "fun money."
>  We have a large supply of gear coming available
> (that which isn't going straight
> to the dump because we never "got around to it").
>
> This means rapidly-falling prices.
> One cannot defeat the laws of economics.
> This is one of those immutable laws:
> If one cannot sell something in a market,
> there is forever more only one reason:
> The price is too high.
> With the right price, you could sell fire to the Devil.
>
> We cannot beat Father Time (the sorry old....).
> Try selling chariot wheels or steam locomotive piston rings
> or wringer washers, etc. etc.
> The time has passed, as all things must.
>
> GL OM ES 73 DE Dave AB5S
>
>
> On 5/22/2022 7:58 PM, Hue Miller wrote:
>>
>> What hamfest selling price would be about right for this AR-88 receiver?
>> Has 2 added toggle switches at top; somewhat crudely added meter to 
>> front panel;
>>
>> blower on back.
>>
>> thanks-
>>
>> Hue Miller
>>
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