[Premium-Rx] The sum is greater than the whole

[ToddRoberts2001 at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/7/2009 4:25:37 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
mikewave at pioneerwireless.net writes:

Yesterday I watched an auction for a (supposed) working RA6790/GM
that  had been disassembled and sold for its parts. The total figure came  
to
$1131.35 not including some obviously inflated shipping and  insurance
for each item. Of course I participated in a few items albeit  unsuccessful
so I do feel a bit complicit in the deed. I suppose one can only  guess the
myriad of motives for such an unnecessary cannibalization. Only the  input
filter did not sell.

Mike
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Hi Mike,
I watched the auction also and did buy a needed circuit board that should  
get 
a spare 6790 working again. Apparently there are a number of us 6790 fans  
out
there who are willing to pay a little extra to get that one hard-to-find  
part to complete 
our receivers. The auction seemed to be very successful for the  seller!
 
Not everyone needs to buy a whole receiver to get one or two needed  parts
but I will agree some of the bidders seem to have gotten carried away! The  
same
seller sold one or two almost complete non-working radios for around $250.  
I think
 buying a whole receiver  is probably the best way to get extra  parts.
 
But if you need just one part or I.F. filter to complete a radio  then you 
may end
up having to fight other bidders and pay a premium price when  that part is 
guaranteed 
working and you want that part right now. I see the same thing happen  when 
someone
parts out an R-390A receiver on eBay. It's a win-win situation for the  
seller!
 
73 Todd WD4NGG