$700 is just plain stupid to me

DeWayne wrote:


"RHF" wrote in message
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RHF wrote:
DeWayne,
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This eBay Seller seems to have a Gold Mine
filled with Sony ICF-2010 Receivers )
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Auction Listing has 12 very nice pictures of the radio.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=5738736283
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~ RHF

OMG $700. I thought I'd seen some whoppers on Ebay but this is just TOOOOOOO
much!

The Sony 2010 originally sold for $350 or so, IIRC. I remember paying
$200 for a brand new, in the box, Japan made one in 1999 or so via an
online radio swap site. I got rid of it a year later-traded it for a
Yaesu FRG-8800, which I still use as my main DX radio. The 2010 was a
good radio, but my tabletop still beats it hands down. Anyway, that 2010
on ebay sold for about TWICE what it cost new only a few (five or so)
years ago. I can understand the collector value of a rare Collins or
Hammarlund, but a Sony 2010 isn't that old, and its technology is a
little outdated by 2004 standards. On top of that, there were a zillion
made over 20 years, so it isn't that rare. Only an ebay nut could pay
double what a modern radio cost new. One last thing: I once saw a 1950s
Zenith clock radio go for over $1000 on ebay. And the picture in he
listing was fuzzy, too!


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Up-Date - Now with Two Hours To Go . . .

The Auction Price is up to $660 and there are two (2) Bidders.
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watching, Watching. Watching ! ~ RHF
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FWIW - The last time one of these "New-in-the-Box" Sony ICF-2010
Radios was 'bid-up' on eBay above $600. The two High Bidders
were both from South America.

that's all folks ~ RHF
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IIRC - The Highest Price that I can remember for a Sony ICF-2010 Radio
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NEW IN BOX Sony ICF-2010 Shortwave Receiver {12 Pictures}
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=5707183268
Had a "Buy-It-Now" Price of $800 and SOLD for $800
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~ RHF
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