[Milsurplus] ART-13 value ?

[Reuben Popp]

Not to hijack the discussion, but I question what a DY-17A goes for these
days.  I have one that I paid a princely sum for some years ago..
essentially untouched since it left the depot.  Even has the depot tags on
it still if I recall.  I doubt I will ever get rid of it, but man... this
guy wants an RF-110A and a RF-124 for his station.

On Tue, Jul 9, 2024 at 3:05 PM Ray Fantini via Milsurplus <
milsurplus at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> Varying degrees of insanity
>
>
>
> On the subject of things like the value of AN/ART-13 transmitters and the
> fact that much equipment has at least two completely different sets of
> value.
>
> First value is to a collector and how much they want something. This can
> be a crazy thing. I know I yearly travel out to Ohio or other distant
> locations and spend lots of money for a desired item, I have traveled six
> hundred miles to pick up an item, that’s often three or four hundred
> dollars just by itself not including the value of your time in taking a
> weekend or whatever to do it.
>
> This is all a function of the collector’s desire and resources. The value
> they attached to an item. Using the ART-13 as an example I would value a
> clean non hacked AN/ART-13 would be around $1,000.00
>
> But I don’t want an ART-13, been there done that.
>
> Second would be a reseller and at an event like Hamvention. I think a
> clean ART-13 can sell for anywhere between $200 to $400 for a good example.
> Unless you’re an idiot you are not going to sell something for what you
> paid for it, although think I have done that a time or two. Looking at what
> transportation, tailgating space and other cost involved can’t see anyone
> paying beyond $100 to $200 for one to resell. Just because you have
> soothing at a good price don’t mean it will sell, had a good working R-390A
> at Hamvention for $300 and I think that’s a good price for a receiver with
> covers and all that and was not able to sell it at Hamvention.
>
> Third would be Estate, retirement and relocating or just need to get it
> out of here. That’s where you got to get rid of it regardless of what you
> may have paid for it, or its an estate or what ever but you just want to
> see it gone. I think that’s where you see the $50 to $100 selling price.
>
> Forth will be the scrap value. This is the one everyone always goes on
> about “It worth more in scrap” and how that’s what they are going to do
> with it.  In Maryland think Non-Ferrous scrap like computer servers are
> around $0.15 per pound but have seen it as low as $0.04 per pound for mixed
> scrap meatal.
>
> See the attached picture of the “Gut Wagon” that load of hacked parts
> radios, ARC-1 and other assorted junk brought just under two hundred
> dollars. Was not my stuff, all refuse from supply depo X-Ray and to give
> you an idea on hacked stuff we brought poor condition ARC-5 transmitters
> out to Hamvention this spring, a bunch of them and sold a couple for $5
> each or three for $10, by Saturday we put a sign on them “Free” and the
> last couple we threw into a trash can at the Hamvention but someone going
> thru the trash pick them out.
>
> So that’s the nature of the beast, or at least how I see it. All values
> are relative.
>
>
>
> Ray F/KA3EKH
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