[R-390] The Big Estate Sale

[bw]

Maybe some members remember the  story I told about the guy who had so many
R-390s/boatanchors that his poor wife couldn't do the laundry unless he
rolled the fully stocked rack out of the way of the washing machine/dryer.
The same guy who started me out with my first R-390A (and my second one
too.) Well, that is the same Larry. A real boatanchor kind of guy.

Good to hear from you again, Larry. Would you believe that my wife fell for
the line that a nice SP-600 was to be for her to enjoy? Yup, and she didn't
have any interest either. Was I ever surprised! It ended up being mine. (g)


Barry

P.s. I still have both of those R-390As

> My darling wife keeps telling me to start making lists of everything I own
> and their approximate values so that she will have some clue as to how to
> peddle all this stuff one day.  (Yeah, like that's gonna happen....I'll
> still be trying to buy stuff on my death bed"!)  When I am in my "Florida
> mode" I belong to a regional club, the FAWG (Florida Antique Wireless
> Group).  It seems like all us old f--ts eventually end up in Florida with
> most of our collections intact.  The club has taken on the task of selling
> members collections when the need arises.  This means about two or three
> monster auctions a year and it seems to have worked out very well for the
> club, collectors and the bereaved.  Since the 390 list is not localized it
> couldnt work the same way, but I would suggest that anyone who is near "old
> f--t status" consider looking for and tying into a regional club.  It sure
> works well for we Floridians.
> 
> Larry,
> Hinton, WV