Re: [IRCA] way OT: gold-plated Drake R8 on eBay

["Steve Ratzlaff" <steveratz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Dennis,
Speaking of which, every item except the Ettus SDR sold within several 
hours, once I put the ads on the ham swapnets. But I put it on IRCA list 
first, to give anyone interested a better chance. The Sony 2010 sold within 
a couple of minutes of the IRCA ad being sent!
Steve
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] way OT: gold-plated Drake R8 on eBay


> --
> Hi Steve,
>
> The AOR AR7030+ and JRC NRD 545 that your friend is selling are
> real bargains compared to the ebay prices on the R8 and JRC 535.
> He does give a great deal of information and company history of the 
> equipment
> he sells.  His pictures are good and this helps in the bids he receives.
>
>
> Dennis,
> Salmon Creek, WA
>
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: "Steve Ratzlaff" <steveratz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> > Check out this eBay auction for a Drake R8 that just ended, item
> > 390006163936
> > It sold for $642!!! Must be gold-plated to fetch such a high price. Very
> > creative ad by the seller probably helped. (He has an R8A currently on
> > auction, wonder what it will go for.) The winner must have desperately
> > wanted an R8. I don't think I paid much more than that for the last R8B I
> > had a couple years ago, which is a much better radio than the R8.
> > Steve
> >
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