Very Pricey Radio ?

Considering its condition, that's mind-boggling .....

Untested. May only be good for spare parts. Case is a bit worn but should polish up ok. Small piece broken off the bottom at the back around one of the mounting screws and a crack by the corresponding screw on the other side. Transfer on the back of the glass dial has half lifted off. Speaker cloth dirty and a bit floppy. Not sure if the knobs are original. A bit dirty inside with some surface rust. Power cord has been snipped off.

I wonder how much someone would pay if it worked?

Bob

Yes, does sound hard to believe. Bought by a person with a feedback of 1. So might just be the seller putting in a fake auction to get some "price history" on the product before duping someone for real. Wait and see if it pops up again in few weeks.

Dave.

TT

**Cool. There's a couple of those things at the back of my mum's garage. I think I know what I want for Christmas.

Trevor Wilson

Bizzare? Thought it may, in some way, be rare/valuable - but not if this other reference (and the only one I came across with a quick bit of searching) to a Skyraider radio is anything to go by...

Cheers

Something very wrong here. One of my hobbies is old radio gear and there is absolutely no way any plastic radio would fetch that price. A tenth of it just possibly but even 1920s gear on wooden baseboards with ebonite panels fetches around half that price at the most, and there are only one or two plastic models that a truly sought after and can command prices of aroung $300-$400.

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"Phil Allison"

** The seller ( ecocivic ) is now claiming he got the money yesterday.

Click on " cilmery38 " to see the feedback.

I see it, but I doaaaannnnnn believe it.

...... Phil

Don't worry Phil. Sooner or later there will be a similar over-priced market for second-hand vintage and art-deco toasters. With all your "fix it" expertise in this area, you could make a killing so to say. :p

I think we all may carry an opinion on the transaction, however I see no reason to be indignant, there appears to be a lack of fraudulent behaviour, and there has been an offer and acceptance if the deal is to be believed. The radio in this case is not worth your estimation, but the purchaser's.

"rodney" wrote in news:4742e505$0$19822 $ snipped-for-privacy@lon-reader.news.telstra.net:

I think you're missing the point: there is no purchaser. The likely situation here is that the seller and the purchaser are the same person. He shills up the price to a ridiculously high level, offers the item for sale again a week later using the eBay 'sale' as 'evidence' of the item's 'worth' despite that it 'fell through' for reasons beyond his control.

GB

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No, I took the point GB, but that is speculation. would not the vendor have to pay ebay the fee for the dummy sale in that case? Rod.

Yes he does have to pay it (unless he claims the buyer did not pay and files a "dispute", but you can't do this often). But that fee is insignificant if he gets an extra few hundred bucks (or more) the next time it sells to a real sucker. He only has to make an extra profit like that on one sale to pay for lots of other fake sales to "setup" his little vintage radio business over time.

Dave.

Cheers, thanks for the clarification Dave.

Catalin (a type of early plastic) radios are rare, because most of the cabinets made from Catalin have disintegrated. The survivors bring BIG bucks. If you don't believe me, ask on news:rec.antiques.radio+phono.

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TT

This has to be false bids! I would believe 4300 pennies at the most! (US ones)

I had one similar to that back in the 60's. It was nothing special, and it was not the best performer.

I must admit... I am getting old!

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** This recent eBay sale in Sydney is hard to believe:

$ 4300 for a 1950s, plastic case, non working valve radio ??

....... Phil

You're both missing the point. You should only bid what YOU reckon it's worth. If you're raising your bid to outbid the opposition then you're not using the system correctly. Place your bid and then look away until the item is sold, don't go back and keep upping the price. If the auction fails because the reserve price is not met then the seller has to review his ideas. Buying at a high price only encourages sellers to sell them at a high price. Stick to your guns.

Dorf

Haven't missed a thing. See "The Winners Curse". Read up on the psychology of auction situations. The practice of shilling up the item's 'value' is a very effective means for influencing the next mug punter's view of what the item is worth.

Maybe so. Fact remains, almost all punters are 'using the system incorrectly'.

GB

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You really don't have any bloody idea, do you. The idea is to out-bid the opposition, that's why it's called an Auction. but if you want to play silly buggers, that's your choice

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