Collins 75S-3c for $1,200

[Bob Miller]

AL DOLGOSH wrote:

> No, you are not missing anything, Kelly, except maybe you've missed the
> inflationary collectors' price pressure on Collins equipment recently.
>

I have a couple of acquaintances in Japan who have said that the Collins buying
binge has pretty much run its course there, but perhaps this is a new group coming
on line.  I think there is still a lot of this Collins junk around to keep most of
us happy for some time to come.  If some person with a defective sense of value
wants to pay 1800 bux for at best a 400 dollar receiver, let the fool spend his
money.
    Bob, KE6F
    Happy New Year



> The 75S-3C has commanded prices in the US$1500-$1800 range recently,
> particularly with the CW filter - which I have recently seen sold alone for
> US$200-$250. Don't forget, this was the premier receiver of the S-Line, with
> its ability to switch in the extra crystal bank, and the extra filter
> switch position.  By comparison, the 75S-3 has been selling for US$500 or so.
>
> As you know, the pricing of this equipment will seek its own level.  The
> problem I have is that much of it is going to foreign buyers - never again to
> be seen in our domestic market!  They appear to be willing to pay more than you
> or I think it is worth!  If prices do come down someday, we won't see Collins
> gear flowing back into the US!
>
> My opinion.....
>
> Al - K8EUR (1957)      CCA AC98-00768
> Parma, OH  44134     QCWA Life Member
> reply mail to al.dolgosh at hamradio.org
>                 or k8eur at hamradio.org
>
> -> Message-ID:  <3687E129.43EC at mb.sympatico.ca>
> -> Date:         Mon, 28 Dec 1998 11:51:05 -0800
> -> From: Kelly Taylor <ve4xt at MB.SYMPATICO.CA>
> -> Subject:      Collins 75S-3c for $1,200
> ->
> -> Hello all,
> ->
> -> I in no way intend to denigrate any entity, corporate or personal, with this
> -> question. It is, therefore, just a question.
> ->
> -> A chap has bid $1,200 for a winged-emblem Collins 75s-3c, described as mint,
> -> on eBay. Now, I fully believe in letting people pay what they wish and have
> -> no quarrel with the auction process. It takes two to make a transaction.
> ->
> -> But...is this fellow sane?
> ->
> -> Seems to me that $1,200 is more than twice what I've seen S-line stuff, both
> -> RE and WE, on various classifieds, ba swap lists, etc.
> ->
> -> Or am I missing something?
> ->
> -> Again, I don't want to start a thread of eBay invectives. Buyers who get
> -> burned on pricing on eBay have only themselves to blame for either not
> -> understanding market value or allowing the enthusiasm of the bid process to
> -> cloud their judgment. Tho I see that the reserve even at $1,200 has not yet
> -> been met.
> ->
> -> This just seems a glaring example.
> ->
> -> 73, kelly
> -> ve4xt
>
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