Its a good little receiver in the $350-$400 range, but this guy must be looking to retire selling his. Why would he think anyone would pay that much? I got about $375 when I sold mine a few years ago. commradio cr-1a | eBay
Comradio Is this a joke? $1,041 for a Commradio CR1a???
- Thread starter prcguy
- Start date
- Status
ka3jjz
Wiki Admin Emeritus
Caveat Emptor...this is hardly the first time some numb dummy tried to overprice something on fleaBay. Not surprising....Mike
He needs to pair that with the Antennacraft ST2 ($30) people were paying $300 for on eBay.
Ha! I just remembered when I used to use a wire coat hanger on a walkie-talkie after the antenna broken when I was young. I need to sell those on eBay!
Ha! I just remembered when I used to use a wire coat hanger on a walkie-talkie after the antenna broken when I was young. I need to sell those on eBay!
Do that and bill it as a custom-designed antenna. The fact that it's custom is worth another 30%.
Wrap it in a PVC pipe and call it a "Super Duper secret design" antenna that PULLS THE SIGNALS IN !!!!!!
No kidding! For a little more you can now buy the new CommRadio Transceiver!
CommRadio CTX-10, Comm Radio CTX-10 transceiver
I might as well add the words military and tactical and get another 30%.
What is sad is when someone pays those inflated prices on radios and antennas. There are items people buy for sentimental reasons but a $200 receiver marked up that much is wrong.
What is sad is when someone pays those inflated prices on radios and antennas. There are items people buy for sentimental reasons but a $200 receiver marked up that much is wrong.
Token
Member
I don't see this as a lot different from people selling Icom R8500's for $2000 when you can buy a new R8600 for $2200. Or selling a new R8600 for $3200 when you can buy it new from Universal Radio for $2200.
Prices on Ebay can be quite amusing. As a collector of boat anchors some of the prices things sell for amaze me. Radios you can buy all day long locally for under $200 bringing $500 plus shipping cost on Ebay. Does that mean that people selling them locally are suckers and shortchanging their value? I doubt it.
T!
DJ11DLN
Member
eBay is full of this kind of stuff. One one hand, it does fall under "Caveat Emptor," and if somebody wants it badly enough to pay the price willingly, fine, so be it. On the other hand as hertzian pointed out when an uninformed person purchases something for much more than the going price, though not illegal it is a bit unethical. I personally would have a hard time sleeping at night if I operated that way, but that's just me.
I tend to stay away from eBay these days because so much stuff is not even being auctioned but just has the "buy it now" option...and it's usually cheaper on Amazon or elsewhere.
I tend to stay away from eBay these days because so much stuff is not even being auctioned but just has the "buy it now" option...and it's usually cheaper on Amazon or elsewhere.
Perhaps the seller believes the addition of the wine cork adds value to the CR-1a.
Even the "Starting Bid" of $800 is ridiculous!
- Status
