Id rather have a SB-240 anyway.
Carl
KM1H
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger" <sub1@rogerhalstead.com>
To: "Van K7VS" <wa7fab@cdsnet.net>
Cc: <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] UNBUILT SB 220 SOLD...I CANNOT TELL A LIE!
>
>
> Van K7VS wrote:
>> I FIBBED...I DIDN'T SELL MY SB-220. JUST GOT TIRED OF READING ALL THE
>> NONSENSACLE COMMENTS THAT WERE BEING POSTED. VAN, K7VS
>>
>>
> I still say the same, but I'm surprised it didn't move already. Unbuilt
> kits from out-of-business companies, even volt meters, have gone for
> astronomical values.
>
> To most of us, there is the utility and even nostalgia value added in. I
> *sometimes* pay a bit more for a nice piece of Hallicrafter's gear, or
> rather did. Now I just have too many projects and can't keep up. To a
> true collector though, the rarity (unbuilt in this case) and being
> *untouched* is what makes it valuable.
>
> I'd bet that kit on e-bay would bring *more* than the $1600, but you
> never know.
> SX115s hit a high of over $4,000 USD for one in almost like new shape.
> OF course that was at the peak of the Dot Com Boom, right before the Dot
> Com Bust when *almost* every one had money.
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
>
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