[R-390] More Sham Collins on ebay

[tfrobase]

Good point, my experience is: the pretty ones always had at least two Odham
clamps broken !!  ... Tom F
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On Behalf Of Thomas L. Chirhart
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 9:01 PM
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Oh but what you guys don't know is that the ugly dogs without pretty paint
were the hottest receivers in Radio. 73 Tom K4NCG

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[mailto:r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John Lawson
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On Mon, 2 Jan 2006, tfrobase wrote:

> Collins or not, it served someone well, the paint is clean worn off
the
> panel.  I like the one that say's that it was "not" restored one of
the
> masters ... tom

  I set this one up as a Watched Item when it first appeared. At the time I
thought the previous owner most likely was in dire need of a set of
nail-clippers, and the instructions for using same. (Or maybe it was Howard
Hughes' during his 'recluse' years.)

   As I commented to someone - this particular radio looks like it's been
"rode hard and put away wet..."

   Be interesting to see what it goes for - "Reserve Not Met" at $306. 
Also I'm watching (out of sheer morbid curiosity) the R-388 that's at $670,
14 more hours - also "Reserve Not Met"....  though that may be just one of
those eBay aberrations, like the $600+ Johnson Ranger a couple of

weeks ago.

   While I'm verging on a rant here - I seem to be unduly irked by those

folks who seem compelled to "pad" their listings with disengenuous bits of
'sparkle' - fr'instance: "L@@K RARE 1967 Volkswagen Mercedes Buggati Ferrari
Karman-Ghia 1600!!"

   Must be a bunch of failed Real Estate Agents out there....

;}

Happy New Year y'all!  I've just cleared off one of my benches and hauled my
non-A out to start the long process of wakin' 'er up.


John   KB6SCO

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