[R-390] Ebay Prices

[DW Holtman]

How long did it take to figure that out. It is no different in Collins 
equipment than with any of the other millions of items sold on Ebay 
daily. Everyone is trying to make a buck.

I received several E-Mails about the E-Bay prices list that I posted 
comparing swap meet prices with Ebay prices. In the Salt Lake City area, 
there are very few Hamfests, usually one in this area this every year. 
But, I have heard several sellers same something to the effect of I have 
to get at lease $250.00 for this item, because I can always get closer 
to $300.00 on Ebay. All sellers anywhere in the country know what items 
are going for on Ebay, and they generally are not going to lose a lot of 
money to sell them at Swap meets unless they just do not want to hassle 
with shipping. I know there exceptions to everything and there are some 
good deals out there that is keep people going. 

Best,
DW Holtman
WB7SSN



Barry Williams wrote:
> IMO, people are jacking up the prices to get all they can out of them 
> at our expense.
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> Barry
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>> 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.
>>
>> 73,
>> Keith, ve3ts
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