"Mark S. Holden" wrote:

dxAce wrote:



"Mark S. Holden" wrote:

toot-a-loot wrote:

"the captain" wrote in message
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=5731705717


Anyone who would pay $900.00+ for an AM radio
desperately needs to have their head examined ASAP.

Another fine example of the boundless insanity
of the resident audiophoole contingent.


I'm sure rarity and condition factored heavily into the bidding.

A few days ago a Hallicrafters SX-88 closed for $8,000.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=38035&item=5730744 967&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

They are pretty darn rare... I seem to recall one a few years ago that might have fetched $10,000 or more?

That might have been the one WB6ACU purchased.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

So you're saying I shoulda bought the one at the tag sale for $5 last week eh?

I think I saw an SX-88 go in the $12-13k range a couple years back.

Personally, I'd rather have my 550 and a wad of cash.

You bet. I guess it's like stamp collecting, no telling what one might pay if the 'fever' hits.

dxAce
Michigan
USA