Frank Dresser wrote:

"Fred" wrote in message
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Yes, it is a nice looking Hallicrafters SX-100, but these are pretty
common. Why are people paying this much for a very common radion.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ategory=46 73


Confused

This was an expensive radio when new. Probably about $300. According
to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' inflation calculator at:

http://www.bls.gov/cpi/

That $300 1957 cost is like $1977 today. That certainly doesn't mean the
radio is really worth almost 2 grand, but it does indicate that owning a
nice SX-100 is less of a sacrifice than it was 47 years ago.

I have no doubt the high bidder bought the radio to show it off. Doing
a really nice fixup on a radio can take hours and hours of labor. And
it may never look quite original to a sharp observer.

I wouldn't pay that much. But I like to fix up old radios, and I can
sure understand somebody paying extra for a nice one, instead of trying
to make a nice one out of a cheap one.

Frank Dresser


I can relate to this. My first SW capable radio was a 1937 Zenith -
a console with "Magic Eye", all band reception, etc. I wouldn't mind
one bit having that radio back today if I could get it back with a
complete cap job, all new tubes, realignment, etc. Regardless of
antenna, it couldn't match a modern high-end
SW reciever, but it would still be fun - the thing reeked of the
"romance" of SW listening back at that time in history.

Tony


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