Bob Miller wrote in
:



Well, folks pay $20,000 for perfectly boring mid-level Hondas & VWs.
At least, when you re-sell the Collins, you'll get your 20 grand back,
and then some. So it's basically, free :-)

bob
k5qwg




So far no takers. BUt then there are 5 days and a bit to go yet. Problem
with it is it is a REAL boatanchor and I'd have to hire a n 18 wheeler to
get it here + I'd have to build a new house to use it !!

--
Panzer

On Fri, 5 Aug 2005 08:16:20 UTC, "Phil Nelson"
wrote:

Bet there is a buyer, and consider how much better this investment is than
if someone had purchased $15,000 of Polaroid, Enron or Xerox.

Folks, if you want to invest, get yourself some nice, safe, not to mention
unbreakable-and-non-rusting bonds or mutual funds.

Anybody who buys radio stuff (of which I have way too much) for investment
purposes is in serious need of professional therapy.

If I had bought $15,000 worth of MSFT in 1985, I could probably buy the
world's supply of KW-1s and then cruise off in my spoiled-brat boat from my
condo on St. Barts for a vacation in Hawaii.

If I had bought one of these for $15,000 in 1985 and could now sell it for
$20,000 (figuring in storage fees etc. as needed) , well . . . you do the
math. Maybe I could buy a medium-sized plasma TV. Not the most thrilling
return for a 20-year investment.

If you like old radio stuff, buy it for love, not for money. And don't bet
your retirement or your kids' college money on it :-)

Regards,

Phil Nelson
http://antiqueradio.org/index.html


Oh, there's far better paper than MSFT. Consider "Fantastic Four
#1", now a major motion picture. That cost 10› at one time. How
old were you in 1961?

How many of you had a copy of "X-Men" #1? What happened to it?

According to the current issue of "Overstreet", the comic book price
guide, those two together in near-mint condition are over fifty
thousand dollars.






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"To Lose Lautrec" wrote in message
...
NO, they go for around $12,000 - $14,000 among reasonable people.
The ones who pay $20,000 are buying them to send to antique collectors
in Japan for even more!

You can always pay more for anything on eBay.

On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 23:05:11 GMT, "K5VSE" wrote:

I don't believe this one. I know ebay does some crazy things, but this
caught my eye very quickly, and I damn near fell out of the chair.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...keTra ck=true

Now we can wait and see if there is really anyone who will go for this

I can see this being $20,000. Friend of mine had one since 1955; I had the
pleasure of using it on AM phone and CW. He sold his in '97 for around 15
grand to pay wife;s medical bills. It was absolutely pristine and a fine
piece of equipment. Collins collectors, indeed, pay premum prices for
KW-1's.

73

Jerry

I rest my case. It didn't sell. It's almost 20% of my house cost.

Have a great day!



--
Mike-K5VSE
Formerly WB6VSE, senior tech, amateur division
SBE/Linear Systems, Watsonville, CA
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Hey Mike - K5VSE
Formerly WB6VSE, senior tech, amateur division
SBE/Linear Systems, Watsonville, CA


What's the story on the SBE-36 ???

Someone has told me it was made by Robyn in Japan but sold under the SBE
name.

Also wondering why they used Nixie tubes when some LEDs were available in
the early 70's. I think Signal One CX-7 was the other rig that had nixies
but switched to LEDS.

Just curious as I just got one.

Seems to work as good as a Collins without the $20k price tag. :^)

- Biz WDØHCO

"K5VSE" wrote in message
nk.net...
I rest my case. It didn't sell. It's almost 20% of my house cost.

Have a great day!



--
Mike-K5VSE


No harm intended, but you may, indeed, find that it wouldn't sell--except to
a small, select group of collectors. Twenty grand IS a lot of money.
However, they haven't gone up, either. KW-1's were listing for 20 thou'
back in '96, so it means the price has reached saturation. It doesn't mean
that the price is outrageous or somehow has something to do with Ebay.


73

Jerry