Prices/speculation (RE: A moment of silence, please)

From: John Ruschmeyer <jruschme_at_hiway1.exit109.com>
Date: Tue Aug 12 14:44:04 1997

>
> I have quite a few old radios from the 1920s and 30s, and the market has
> recently been subjected to the same kind of wild increases, due to the
> entrance of speculators into the field. Speculators don't care about old
> radios, they just think that they can make a ton of money on them.
>
> Most of the hype and hoarding has been with bakelite radios from the late
> 40s and 50s, but the
> resultant high prices (easily with $1000 or $2000 minimum) have driven up
> the prices of the really nice old sets from the 20s and 30s too.

My understanding of the interest in bakelite sets is that it is similar
to why there is more interest in micros rather than minis from a
computer collector standpoint- space.

An "all-american 5" bakelite set can sit on a shelf in a small apartment.
Compare that with the floor spare required for a nice console or even
a wooden table radio.

Recent discussions aside, there is the same perception in the
computer collecting field, that micro means small. (God bless those who
have the space for multiple 19" racks.

<<<John>>>
Received on Tue Aug 12 1997 - 14:44:04 BST