[R-390] Ebay Prices

[Barry Williams]

IMO, people are jacking up the prices to get all they can out of them at 
our expense.



Barry


> Greetings All,
> I truly believe the price of our beloved boatanchors, whether bought
> privately, on ebay or at a swapmeet are the greatest bargains anywhere. 95%
> of high quality, restored radio stuff goes for less than $1,000. That puts
> the price of a dream receiver or transmitter at par with an entry level
> ricebox and within the price range of most people who would want it.   Even
> the super collectable stuff is usually less than 5K-10K. Again no more than
> the price of a higher end station.
> Compare that with our brother car collectors from the same period. That
> restored '57 Chev will set you back up to 50K---your R-390 less than 1,000.
> and I believe their aquistion costs at the time were probably the same.
> No question in my mind the value of radio.
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> 73,
> Keith, ve3ts
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