dxAce wrote:
wrote:
Even if the last bidder is a shill, which isn't exactly obvious,
the
bidders before him all have much more dollars than sense. $1,200
for a
used Drake SPR4 is too much. Kind of like spending $1,000 for a
Sony
6800 orange dial or $3,000 for a Sony CRF320.
OTOH, if two collectors want an item that does make a market.
I've sold several of those over the years with the same crystals, NB
and
calibrator and have never received anywhere near that much for one.
One thing to remember about them though, even though they are a
decent enough
receiver, they were not referred to as the "Spur 4" without good
reason.
dxAce
Michigan
USA
Like a lot of other radios it is an average receiver that will do
reasonably well. This auction may be an example of how SWL's who use
receivers are motiviated differently than those who collect them.
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