[R-390] High-priced R-390As on eBay

[ToddRoberts2001 at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/3/2005 6:33:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, ham at cq.nu 
writes:
Hi

Anybody who wants to pay $3000 for a R390 please give me a call. I'll 
hand deliver it in person....

    Take Care!

        Bob Camp
        KB8TQ

One thing I have learned from all this is the next time anyone is planning to 
sell an R-390A on eBay be sure to take pictures of it with red velvet 
curtains in the background and mention the words "museum quality" or "the finest ever 
offered". Don't mention the words "Intelligence Agency Black" or you will 
never hear the end of it though! Seriously though if someone like Rick Mish has 
thoroughly gone thru an R-390A and put maybe 30-40 hours into it, completely 
disassembling it and cleaning all the moving parts in the Rf Deck, reassembling 
it, repainting/re-silkscreening  the front panel and knobs, testing, retubing 
I think it would be fair to charge $1000+ for all the work and effort put into 
it. The way many repair shops charge $40-$50 an hour these days for sometimes 
shabby work I think it would be reasonable to pay $1000+ to have a radio like 
this that was done right. 73 Todd WD4NGG