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

[Cecil Acuff]

Group,

Maybe I missed something but there was not enough info provided to determine 
these radio's as "Parts" radio's and I might add that a parts radio, if that 
is what these are, should not be expected to power up and make too much 
noise I wouldn't think.  Unless of course we are talking about the "clackity 
clack" noise one makes while spinning the tuning knob.

The "Used Repairable" radio that Fair sells is bench checked and does 
receive a signal for the $325 they get!  They also sell them "Checked" where 
they go somewhat deeper...but the price tag is a little higher.

What else do we have as a reference....

What Derek is proposing is a fairly labor intensive, labor of love and at 
$200 or less and shipping as proposed he will be lucky to get out of the 
deal with his shirt on unless he gets the pile for $1000!

Just my opinion though!

Cecil...
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <robert.boyd at sdc-dsc.gc.ca>
To: <vibroplex at mindspring.com>; <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 8:56 PM
Subject: RE: [R-390] Pile of about 10 R-390As


Derek:

I'm interested! These are obviously parts jobs. Fair Radio's used
reparable @$325.- isn't much of a reference. I'd say $175-200.-/ea
assuming complete and making noise would be in the ball park.

Robert

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Derek Cohn/WB0TUA
Sent: 2005-01-31 9:05 PM
To: r-390 at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [R-390] Pile of about 10 R-390As


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
Office UD, Sine DJ
Amateur Radio Station - WB0TUA
1969 Brunswick M274A5 Mechanical Mule
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