Gluecifer
Member (SA)
If theres one thing you can say that's consistent about prices on ebay it's that over time they're incredibly inconsistent.
When I run my ebay classes I always stress to people that what something sells for today has little implication to it's actual value in something like a collectors market. Ebay has it's own little micro-markets that fluctuate a ridiculous amount for most items deemed 'collectable'. Sure, there are genuine collectables with books about values and such (vintage cereal toys here are ALWAYS big money), but for our hobby that kind of thing isn't going to be feasible any time soon.
I always get a nice little buzz when I see a radio I picked up previously go for a lot more than I paid. But to be honest, that balances out with the one's I paid more for than what they may sell for right now. It's never something I take to heart however. Two people bidding on an item they both want does not make for any kind of consistent price you can value your own item at.
I think if you seriously wanted to work out with consistency the value of anything collectable on ebay you'd need to make up an averaging equation based on the sale price over at least a couple of years. Especially with some radios that only crop up a few times in that period.
I've seen it happen all too often on .au ebay that a radio sells for $300+ numerous times then one goes for $50. Classic example, the last National RX-5600 I saw on ebay.au went for well over $300 last time, in slightly above average condition. I score one last week for $64 in much better condition.
Trying to make head or tail of this kind of thing will drive you insane!!
But, that's just my observations, thought I'd add my 2¢.
Rock On.
When I run my ebay classes I always stress to people that what something sells for today has little implication to it's actual value in something like a collectors market. Ebay has it's own little micro-markets that fluctuate a ridiculous amount for most items deemed 'collectable'. Sure, there are genuine collectables with books about values and such (vintage cereal toys here are ALWAYS big money), but for our hobby that kind of thing isn't going to be feasible any time soon.
I always get a nice little buzz when I see a radio I picked up previously go for a lot more than I paid. But to be honest, that balances out with the one's I paid more for than what they may sell for right now. It's never something I take to heart however. Two people bidding on an item they both want does not make for any kind of consistent price you can value your own item at.
I think if you seriously wanted to work out with consistency the value of anything collectable on ebay you'd need to make up an averaging equation based on the sale price over at least a couple of years. Especially with some radios that only crop up a few times in that period.
I've seen it happen all too often on .au ebay that a radio sells for $300+ numerous times then one goes for $50. Classic example, the last National RX-5600 I saw on ebay.au went for well over $300 last time, in slightly above average condition. I score one last week for $64 in much better condition.
Trying to make head or tail of this kind of thing will drive you insane!!
But, that's just my observations, thought I'd add my 2¢.
Rock On.
I wasn't going to post about prices here (I don't want to stir up jealousy), but the GF-9000 I bought yesterday cost me a whopping $25. The guy asked for forty bucks, I pointed out that it was dirty and had one damaged knob, and offered him the 25 bucks. He took it, deal done in about sixty seconds or so, with no shipping risks or hassles. Not everything is such a bargain, though; my previous purchase, an in-the-wild M90, was my second most expensive boombox purchase; I had to shell out about $80 for that one. It was an urgent rescue situation, though, the box was being used out-of-doors, and would have been chucked out for scrap recycling the minute it quit, which would have been soon. 
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I'll look his stuff up on Ovi Music tonight...