[R-390] Fuses and Parts

[Scott Seickel]

> On an unrelated subject.  Did anyone notice the R 390A pieces on Ebay
> last evening?  Seemed as tho the gentleman has disassembled a 390A and
> sold it as pieces.....it certainly brought more than a complete
> receiver would be worth.  Sad there is one less 390A in the world, and
> more sad that the prices fetched make most of the "extras" that I
> would like to have way beyond my modest resources.  The  meters went
> off at $129.50.  Seems depressing.
> 
> Larry Cogan
> 

I have been looking for a Hallicrafters SX-28 and prices
seem to have gone thought the roof.  About $200 more
than a year ago.  The recession certainly has not softened
up the prices of vintage equipment.  Seems an awful lot of
the stuff is being won by overseas bidders and leaving
our shores.  Maybe with the currency exchange rates the
stuff is a bargain.  I don't know.  Atwater Kent cathedrals
that I paid $400 for 6 or 7 years ago are selling for $800.
Just crazy.  The audiophiles are sending tube prices
through the roof also.  I paid $500 for a Hickok 539C
2 years ago and now they are selling for $1000 and more.
I can go on and on......when will it stop?  I won't sell anything
right now because it is so crazy. 
The front panel that just sold on e-pay caught my eye but
for once I used my brain and did not bid.....I realized that it
was silk screened and not worth very much. The other stuff
went for good money.  You probably can buy a bunch of 
390a's from Fair Radio and sell them on e-pay as the prices
realized there are quite a bit more than fair radios current prices.
Or just part them out and sell the parts.

Scott