[R-390] Pile of about 10 R-390As

[Derek Cohn/WB0TUA]

Dear Friends,

It's seldom that I post to this group as I am not very learned about this radio but I learn more everyday by reading.

I have come across someone with a pile (approximately 10) R-390As and I can get the best price if I buy the entire group.  The seller would prefer to move these as a group.  The purpose of this e-mail is to see how many people would be interested in these radios (and at what price) as I would be buying them solely to re-sell them to you guys.  I could only glimpse "stack" of radios but here's what I know:

* None have meters
* All are supposed to be complete
* Some are St. Julien's Creek veterans
* Some have a vernier BFO control
* The nametags I could read said Motorola

Now...If I were to buy them all and re-sell them, it would be "as-is", "where-is", with no returns, exchanges, etc.  Though I am learning from you guys, I don't have the expertise (yet) to troubleshoot radios, especially this beast.  I would not have access to parts so if a particular module would be DOA, I'd have to point you to the regular sources for parts.  I would take a picture of each radio prior to offering it for sale and would confirm that all the modules were present.

I see that Fair Radio sells "Used Repairable" for $325.00.

What do you guys think?  Is there enough interest in "the stack" that I should investigate this further.  I'm not looking to get rich off of this but there is some trouble associated with hauling these out of a basement, dragging them home, and boxing/shipping an 84 lb. radio.  If there is enough interest on the list, we can distribute these among ourselves without resorting to eBay.  These radios are probably going on eBay if I can't make a deal for the stack.

I have confirmed that there are *no* R-390s in the stack.

What do you guys say.  What would be a fair price you'd be willing to pay for a radio under these circumstances?

Hoping to continue learning from you guys...

Derek Cohn
Morse Telegraph Club - Alton Chapter
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Amateur Radio Station - WB0TUA
1969 Brunswick M274A5 Mechanical Mule