[R-390] my first Hamfest - found a 390A, not sure what to do about it

[2002tii]

Roger wrote:

>[agreeing]  We have seen prices to high.
>
>But I did qualify it with walk by. As really there with money in one 
>hand and receiver in the other hand. You and seller locked gripping 
>money and receiver eye to eye wondering am I doing the right thing. 
>Do I let go of the money or the receiver?
>
>Now you are close enough and personal enough. If you can turn loose 
>of $300.00 plus dollars without it impacting your domestic life, The 
>price could be right.

No argument that $300-400 is a fair price for a decent 390/390A these 
days.  I'd just like to see people refuse to pay collector prices 
(anything over $500, in my view), so the collector market would 
collapse and values could return to "fair."  These are not scarce, 
and there are plenty of radios available for $300-400 -- just learn 
where to find 'em and wait a bit until one turns up.  Then, resist 
the temptation to pimp it out for $650.

As I remarked in some related private correspondence, if the economy 
keeps sinking (and it looks like it will), 390s and 390As may be back 
to $75 in a couple of years when unemployment hits 15%.

Best regards,

Don
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