How to sell a Drake R8B?
 

I'm thinking of selling the receiver on eBay but eBay has no
R8B listed. Is eBay a good place to sell an R8B?
--David

How to sell a Drake R8B?
 

It will AFTER you list it! Only if you want to get MORE than it's worth. :)



"David Ellis" wrote in message
...
I'm thinking of selling the receiver on eBay but eBay has no
R8B listed. Is eBay a good place to sell an R8B?
--David

How to sell a Drake R8B?
 

I think it is. I've been looking to buying a receiver and have seen a
number of Icom R75's, JRC NRD-525's, and Drake R8's come and go in the
last few weeks. Although there isn't an R8B listed, if you do a
search for Drake R8 you'll find 2 R8's for sale right now. The price
on one looks low, but remember most of the bidding seems to take place
in the last hour of the auction. If you have an ebay logon you can
search completed listings. An R8B sold there for $1,399 on 12/26. I
don't know that much about the R8 series, and I'm wondering how they
got twice the price of an R8, but they did.

In general, I've sold quite a bit of stuff on ebay (mostly motorcycle
parts and knives) and have never had a problem with a buyer. I would
advise having a paypal account, though, because most people who do
business there use paypal. Good luck with your sale.
Lee



On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 18:04:39 -0800, David Ellis
wrote:

I'm thinking of selling the receiver on eBay but eBay has no
R8B listed. Is eBay a good place to sell an R8B?
--David

How to sell a Drake R8B?
 

I'd suggest putting "drake r8-b r8b r8" in the title, just to make sure
it the search engine picks it up. You can explain in the text that it
is the R8b just so their is no confusion.

Avoid using a red velvet backdrop as your ad might get confused with
RadioMart-RM. If you are a non-smoker, mention that as well.

David Ellis wrote:
I'm thinking of selling the receiver on eBay but eBay has no
R8B listed. Is eBay a good place to sell an R8B?
--David

How to sell a Drake R8B?
 

Drake R8B Communications Receiver
--- LIKE NEW!!! ----
Item has ended / Auction Closed
Slod for the Buy-It-Now Price: US $1,399.00
eBay Auction Item Number : 5843369146

hope this helps ~ RHF

How to sell a Drake R8B?
 

Michael Lawson wrote:
"John S." wrote in message
oups.com...

David Ellis wrote:
I'm thinking of selling the receiver on eBay but eBay has no
R8B listed. Is eBay a good place to sell an R8B?
--David

I think you will find Ebay to be a very good place to sell your used
Drake. You will certainly get a wider audience than would be
possible
in any other venue.

Search the closed auctions for an idea of what the radio might
bring.
Unless you just want to move the radio, consider using a reserve to
cover your minimum price, set the opening bid low and let the
bidding
begin.

Oh yeah, be as complete and open in the auction description as
possible.

Unless he'd rather skip the middleman and sell it
to me for $500. ;-)

--Mike L.

There's always been a middleman it seems. Once upon a time long long
ago I remember selling and buying radios on Fidonet BBS Shortwave,
Compuserve Hamnet and using the consignment shelves and bulletin board
at EEB.

How to sell a Drake R8B?
 

Dear David,

This is just out of curiosity and you don't have to reply if you don't
want to, but WHY would you sell a Drake R8B?

Best,

Joe

How to sell a Drake R8B?
 

Joe Analssandrini wrote:
Dear David,

This is just out of curiosity and you don't have to reply if you don't
want to, but WHY would you sell a Drake R8B?

Best,

Joe

Odd and slightly argumentative question, but my guess is he wants the
cash more than the radio.

How to sell a Drake R8B?
 

Dear John,

You're right. I guess I could have asked my question more
diplomatically. I certainly didn't mean to be argumentative. I just
hope that David is not abandoning the shortwave hobby. While I never
owned a Drake R8, I know it is one of the very best receivers out there
and, even if I were buying something else, I would want to keep it.
(Can you have too many SW radios?) There is no question that someday it
will be considered a "classic" and should command a much higher price
(both in absolute AND relative terms) than it does today.

I know that, frankly, it is none of my business. I am just curious. I
do hope that, if he does in fact sell the radio, he gets a good price
and the radio goes to a good home.

Best,

Joe

Joe Analssandrini wrote:
Dear David,

This is just out of curiosity and you don't have to reply if you don't
want to, but WHY would you sell a Drake R8B?

Best,

Joe

Odd and slightly argumentative question, but my guess is he wants the
cash more than the radio.

How to sell a Drake R8B?
 

Steve - and oh yes . . .
Make sure that you use a Red Drape as a background :o) ~ RHF

How to sell a Drake R8B?
 

Joe Analssandrini wrote:
Dear John,

You're right. I guess I could have asked my question more
diplomatically. I certainly didn't mean to be argumentative. I just
hope that David is not abandoning the shortwave hobby. While I never
owned a Drake R8, I know it is one of the very best receivers out there
and, even if I were buying something else, I would want to keep it.
(Can you have too many SW radios?) There is no question that someday it
will be considered a "classic" and should command a much higher price
(both in absolute AND relative terms) than it does today.

I know that, frankly, it is none of my business. I am just curious. I
do hope that, if he does in fact sell the radio, he gets a good price
and the radio goes to a good home.

Best,

Joe

Yes, I agree the Drake ranks up there as a high performing shortwave
radio with lots of features for manipulating a signal. If it isn't a
classic it soon will be along with other hobby favorites from Kenwood,
Japan Radio, Icom and Yaesu.

On a somewhat related note, do you know whether Yaesu and Icom have
dropped their receiver lines? There were many messages about their
pending demise on this forum and at some point Universal Radio gave
some indication that was the case.

Best wishes for a fine new years....

How to sell a Drake R8B?
 

"John S." wrote in message
oups.com...

Joe Analssandrini wrote:
Dear John,

You're right. I guess I could have asked my question more
diplomatically. I certainly didn't mean to be argumentative. I
just
hope that David is not abandoning the shortwave hobby. While I
never
owned a Drake R8, I know it is one of the very best receivers out
there
and, even if I were buying something else, I would want to keep
it.
(Can you have too many SW radios?) There is no question that
someday it
will be considered a "classic" and should command a much higher
price
(both in absolute AND relative terms) than it does today.

I know that, frankly, it is none of my business. I am just
curious. I
do hope that, if he does in fact sell the radio, he gets a good
price
and the radio goes to a good home.

Best,

Joe

Yes, I agree the Drake ranks up there as a high performing shortwave
radio with lots of features for manipulating a signal. If it isn't
a
classic it soon will be along with other hobby favorites from
Kenwood,
Japan Radio, Icom and Yaesu.

On a somewhat related note, do you know whether Yaesu and Icom have
dropped their receiver lines? There were many messages about their
pending demise on this forum and at some point Universal Radio gave
some indication that was the case.

Best wishes for a fine new years....

The IC-R75 is still around. Apparently Icom took
some grief from dropping it, and they brought it
back with the UT-106 installed at the factory.

The Yaesu FRG-100b is still kicking around,
mainly because it's such a slow seller that
stocks haven't been depleted yet.

--Mike L.

How to sell a Drake R8B?
 

If you sell it on ebay do the buyer a favor and DO NOT ship it at the
post office. I bought an NRD-525 on ebay on 12/24. The little
shipping stores were closed and the seller tried to do me a favor by
sending it US mail. Six days later it hasn't made the six hour trip
from San Diego to Phoenix and the post office tracking number provides
no status information at all. It is useless, just like their service.

On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 18:04:39 -0800, David Ellis
wrote:

I'm thinking of selling the receiver on eBay but eBay has no
R8B listed. Is eBay a good place to sell an R8B?
--David

How to sell a Drake R8B?
 

Thanks very much for this advice. I wouldn't have thought of
either. Will do.
--David

wrote:
I'd suggest putting "drake r8-b r8b r8" in the title, just to make sure
it the search engine picks it up. You can explain in the text that it
is the R8b just so their is no confusion.

Avoid using a red velvet backdrop as your ad might get confused with
RadioMart-RM. If you are a non-smoker, mention that as well.

David Ellis wrote:

I'm thinking of selling the receiver on eBay but eBay has no
R8B listed. Is eBay a good place to sell an R8B?
--David

How to sell a Drake R8B?
 

This is encouraging. It's $200 more than I paid.
--David

How to sell a Drake R8B?
 

How to sell a Drake R8B?
 

A few months ago,I bought a Blaupunkt Derby 691 radio from a guy in
Minnesota.He shipped the radio to me via U.S.Post Office delivery.The
radio and the cardboard box the radio was very carefully packed in
showed up here in great condition.Whether it's U.S.Post Office or UPS or
FedX delivery or whatever,there is no guarantee packages will get
delivered safetly.
cuhulin

How to sell a Drake R8B?
 

m II wrote:

Notme wrote:

If you sell it on ebay do the buyer a favor and DO NOT ship it at the
post office. I bought an NRD-525 on ebay on 12/24. The little
shipping stores were closed and the seller tried to do me a favor by
sending it US mail. Six days later it hasn't made the six hour trip
from San Diego to Phoenix and the post office tracking number provides
no status information at all. It is useless, just like their service.

I've had just the opposite results. The Postal Services in Canada and
the US have been very good and reasonably priced. UPS on the other hand
has practiced extortion on me every single time I've used them. Double
billing on the shipping costs is a favourite trick of theirs.

I hate UPS.
mike

I have to deal with the scum every day. If it's UPS you pick make sure
you insure it.

How to sell a Drake R8B?
 

M II - In your case 'you' are justified in Hating UPS.

M II - After all... UPS Hates You !

M II- The Men in the Brown Trucks are Watching
and their HQ is in Atlanta,GA USA. ~ RHF