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This article is from the Antique Radios
And Phonographs FAQ, by Hank van Cleef vancleef@netcom with
numerous contributions by others.
34 I've got a . What's it worth?
This is the most frequently-asked question in this newsgroup. It is
also the most unanswerable question. You can count on a small home
entertainment set's being worth $5 or $10 if it is complete but not
working, and maybe twice that if it is in good condition and working. Some
consoles may be worth $40 or $50, and some high-end "boatanchor"
communications receivers may be worth $100 or more if they are
restorable. There are a few radios that are reputed to be worth
considerably more, but one very significant variable is geographic
location (in the US), another is whether the radio is shippable out of
an area with a weak market. You can get all sorts of opinions, but in
actuality, the only real way to determine a radio's value is to try to
sell it and see what you are offered. There are simply too many
variables to be able to place any reliable monetary value on antique
electronic equipment of any sort. You will soon discover that what is
being advertised over here for $500 is available over there for more
like $5.00. Good clean electronic equipment restored to good working
condition is worth more money, but generally much less than the costs of
restoration, if one includes any value for skilled labor in doing the
restoration.
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