RHF wrote:

Fo One and All,

Once Again eBay "Buying Fever" Flames Out-of-Control ! ! !

Drake R8B Communications Receiver
eBay Seller claims "Near Mint Condition"

http://cgi.ebay.com/Drake-R8B-Commun...mZ230032295760

Has 24 Bids and a Price of $1525.oo with 4-Hours to go . . .
and it doesn't even have "The Radio-Mart {Magic} Red Drap"
to Pump-Up the Price )

27 bids and a price of $1635.00 with 3 hours to go.

Nice to see that the stuff on the desk is holding its value.

dxAce
Michigan
USA



Will the new owner soon be able to proudly say :
Oh No - I Paid Too Much !

INFO - RL Drake "R8B" Communications Receiver
New Price : $1199-1349 with a Used Price : $900-950
DRAKE R8B = http://www.dxing.com/rx/r8b.htm
http://www.universal-radio.com/used/sold122.html
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...rxvr/0082.html
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal.../0082spec.html
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...2.html#options
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...r/0082ops.html
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...vr/0082lrg.gif
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal.../0082rear.html

tale$ from 'the ebay' and beyond . . . ~ RHF
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wrote:
Yeah, but a boom box this size will make you top dog in the hood! So
one is buying rank here!


RHF wrote:
- Caveat Lector wrote:
- Gee what part of an auction don't you understand ??

First 'it' IS a fine example of BoomBoxes Gone Wild !

Second 'it' did have some very nice Photos
of the Mighty Big BoomBox.

Third 'it' did have 22 Bids and {IMHO} a Way-Over-Bid Price.

a classic example of : oh no - i paid too much ! ~ RHF
another tale economic-over-excitement from 'the ebay' and beyond . . .



Someone wrote
I can't stand Ebay... it has done nothing but drive prices to insane
levels... I'm looking for an RF-2200 but not for 300$... a 20 Y.O.
receiver
is still a 20 Y.O receiver