On Wed, 6 Jul 2005 00:13:42 UTC, "Bob Rinaldi"
wrote:



VERY CLEAN COLLINS 75S-1 RECEIVER, WITH WATERS Q-MULTIPLIER.

$550 including shippinig to U.S. 48 States.

Please email me for images.

Thanks,

73, Bob
W1CNY



Hey Bob, not to bust your chops or anything but you've been trying
to sell this 75S-1 and 32S-1 combination for weeks on eBay and you
had offers of:

$869 from wb6vhk (June 13-23 auction)

$752.99 from mailordergun (June 23-June 30 auction)

$799 from gottahaveit1995/radiomart (July 1-July 4)

You're not going to do better here in boatanchors. This is a cheap
crowd.

I wouldn't mind owning that pair myself but that price seems high
considering that the 75S-1 has been "modded" and that Art Collins
didn't like serializing his products.

I understand that the early S-lines were serialized in sequence but
I also know that they were built in batches, very likely any sub-400
serial number S-line was built before or after any other.

I own 75S-1 serial number 55, got it from Dave (recommended seller,
along a couple others I've delt with here). Dave and I did the deal
below $300 on eBay.

I also adopted 75S-1 serial number 85 from Jeep, so I kinda have a
mini-collection of these low serial number radios. I consider
early S-lines an investment but only if the price is right.

As I said, given how small batch manufacturing works and Art Collins
known dislike for sequential serial numbers, my #55 or #85 could
have come off the line before your #2. They were obviously part of
the very first run.

The difference is, mine doesn't have the Waters Q-multiplier, which
has value to someone who uses the radio, but diminishes the value
to a "collector".

If you want to sell the radio, you got a good offer from wb6vhk
although, I wouldn't mind seeing how Marty/Radiomart hypes the
serial number story.

Again, not to bust your chops, just my comments.

de ah6gi/4