New widow needs help with radio info

[demaris14502]

My husband recently died and left me with a number of radios I need to sell. Most of them are ICOM radios he purchased in the 1990's and they are discontinued models. I have no idea what these are worth.

This is what I have:
R9000 with an external speaker. I find prices all over the board on eBay. This one is in good shape and also is connected to an external monitor.

R1 - I have two of these, one in the original box. They are the unblocked ones, I know that.

R100 in the original box, unopened.

BC-72 desktop charger

I also have an AOR AR1500 Wide range monitor, and OptoElectronics R10 and and R20 FM communications interceptors.

I would like to sell these but have no idea what is a fair price and I hate the thought of getting ripped off with his radios. If anybody can help me with any information, I would be very grateful.

Thanks!
demaris14502

 

[gmclam]

You might try doing a search in the FOR SALE forum of this site - search for each model number and see what people have sold them for. Those unblocked radios will be worth more to the right buyer than blocked versions.

Good luck.

 

[Tweekerbob]

We are sorry to hear about your loss.

As for the R9000, you can probably fetch anywhere from $3200 to nearly $4,000. What kind of external monitor was it hooked up to? If it is just your run of the mill monochrome computer monitor, consider throwing it away; no one will pay to have it shipped.

Here is a link showing "recent" selling prices http://www.universal-radio.com/used/sold194.html

The month and year sold are in little tiny brackets at the bottom of each ad.

As for the R-100, it may depend on which exact model it is. The common one here in the US is the R-100-11. This one has the entire 800MHz band blocked. The R-100-3 is the export model and does not have any gaps in coverage.

Here is the link again showing "recent" selling prices. Given that the 3 should theoretically fetch more than the 11, you will notice a downward trend in price for this model. Additionally, I haven't looked at the specs, but I am not sure if this radio uses a 6kHz narrowband FM IF filter or not. I don't believe it does. This unfortunately will have an adverse effect on price. Finally, while it does technically receive HF, it only does so using double sideband AM, effectively only useful for "shortwave" radio programs.
http://www.universal-radio.com/used/sold038.html

You might get as much as $350 for the radio today, but due to waning demand for this unit, you may have to prepare yourself to accept just a little under $300.

Keep in mind, these prices are just from one source and reflect a very small percentage of units recently sold. But they were quick to find and someone DID pay these prices.

Go slow, take your time, and when you're ready, try to find a family member or friend, who is familiar with auctions, to help you get them on the auction sites.

Ryan

 

[DaveNF2G]

There are services popping up that will manage an eBay auction for you, including shipping your sold items. They go by various names and tend to open up small spaces in strip malls.

You can probably get more than the radios are worth if you auction them on eBay, but it can be a gamble. At least now in some areas you don't have to handle the inconvenient parts of auctioning yourself if you don't want to.

[EDIT] It was rude of me to fail to express sympathy in my original message. I am sorry for your loss, and sorry to have omitted this information the first time around.