Brenda Ann wrote:


"Invader3K" wrote in message
ups.com...
Forgive my ignorance, but what is so special about this radio that
would fetch such an obscenely high amount of money? I wonder if the bid
is a joke. Good luck to the seller on collecting that.

Radioman390 wrote:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...9316&ssPage N
ame=STRK:MEWA:IT#ebayphotohosting


Zenith Stratosphere's are one of the most collectable radios, and they DO
fetch extremely high prices. The one in question will no doubt fetch over
$100,000 for the buyer once it's been completely restored. Radios like the
Sparton "Sleigh" (a blue mirror-faced radio with otherwise pretty common AA5
innards) can go for as much as $5000. And that's a table radio.

It's ridiculous what an antique radio can go for nowadays. Even the most
Plain Jane AA5 wood table radio can go for hundreds of dollars. I
remember when you could go into an antique store (a major one, not a
dusty little forgotten place in some hick town) and have yourself a nice
5 tube wood cabinet table radio for $60. And it WORKED! This was back in
the early 90s, when I was collecting. Nowadays a wood table radio that
has major veneer damage and does not work can go for several hundred
dollars. If it's a Zenith "black dial" (a radio that has a distinctive
big black dial) it can go for more. And the rarest Zeniths can fetch
absolutely obscene prices. Mirror radios are extremely rare, and fetched
big bucks even when I was in the hobby, but the prices being asked and
paid for even the blandest pre WW2 table radios nowadays are absolutely
astonishing. ONE HUNDRED GRAND for a radio that's nearly 70 years old?
Give me a break!



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