[R-390] Re: Who Says Its Junk???

[Michael Crestohl]

Hi Gang:

I see that my posting has generated some discussion which is good.  This 
morning
I went to check to see how Terry's auction was going and found a bit of a 
surprise:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5790213538

Click on the link and you will see that the auction has been removed by 
eBay and
is is now an "invalid item".

Wonder what happened?  I cannot see why eBay would remove an R-390A from
the active auctions.  They've been acting very strangely of late in this 
regard.  A
friend posted a shoulder patch from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and it
was removed by eBay.  This wasn't even the current style either.  eBay has
tightened their rules regarding police badges and related official emergency
equipment but most shoulder patches are still acceptable.  He inquired as to
why the auction was ended and was told that the RCMP asked eBay not to
permit any of their official items, including patches, to be auctioned.

Any ideas????

Bob Young e-mailed me and the List asking if we thought it was worth the
$3500.00 B-I-N/reserve price. It takes at least 100 hours to restore one to 
this
level and an hourly rate of $35.00 for that kind of work is not unreasonable.
I guess it could be worth this amount to someone who has the bux and wants
what looks like a super nice R-390A.   Don't forget the cabinet is a Grand
additional.

73,

Michael