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

[ToddRoberts2001 at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/3/2005 7:20:42 PM Eastern Standard Time, ham at cq.nu 
writes:
Hi

We tend to really beat the heck out of the online auction system. I 
certainly agree with the observation that it can vastly overprice 
individual items. Of course I have to admit that by now a significant 
number of radios are going up for auction rather than into the local 
dump. Like it or not that's a good thing.

    Take Care

        Bob Camp
        KB8TQ
I sure do agree that eBay is a wonderful way for people to bring items up for 
auction that might have been discarded or tossed into the local dump a few 
years ago. As we have all seen, many people will list items they know nothing 
about which can sometimes be a mixed blessing. It is good that they can bring 
these unusual items up for auction but sometimes bad because then the buyer 
doesn't know if what he is getting works or not. On the most part it is a pretty 
good system. I have found several radios and parts on eBay that I would 
probably never have found in a lifetime of hunting through hamfests and classified 
ads so that is a very GOOD thing! 73 Todd WD4NGG