[R-390] Pricing Help on Adler R-390A

Fri, 23 Aug 2002 17:59:13 -0700 (PDT)

Gentlemen?

What Les said . . .

If a guy wants one of each, he needs this one.  He'll also need a Fowler (bonne
chance).

ebay is good at establishing value.  Make sure it is working in tip top shape.

What contract are the modules?  

73 Tom 
--- [email protected] wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 8/23/02 4:08:36 PM, [email protected] writes:
> 
> << Hi Gang,
> 
> I've been away from the R-390 list for a year or better - family and 
> work obligations, enjoyable though they are, are taking up all of my 
> hobby time.
> 
> So, I've started to thin my boatanchor collection. One of the radios 
> I'm thinking of selling is my Adler Electonics R-390A, Serial 
> Number 5. Apparently, this is the only set to have surfaced from 
> that contract. A fuzzy picture of the ID tag is shown on the R-390A 
> FAQ site.
> 
> Honest question time: is this set worth anymore because of the 
> low serial number, or because it is the only one from that contract? 
> My collector instincts tell me "yes", but, in the end, it's still an R-
> 390A. Would the answer be different if it were a Fowler or Helena 
> Rubenstein tag?
> 
> I'd like to know what you think.
> 
> Thanks & 73,
> 
> 
> Tony W8HRO >>
> 
> Hi Tony,
> 
> IMHO, it is probably worth a little more than the average run of the mill 
> R-390A because it is the only "known" example of the Adler contract.........
> having said that, it is also "just another R-390A"
> 
> If you can find a "collector" who is looking to have "one of each", then it 
> is worth whatever he/she will pay for it. 
> 
> Good luck,
> 
> Les Locklear
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