03-08-2022, 08:04 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-08-2022, 08:10 AM by Radio Fixer.)
Mike T wrote:
"As for non members bidding in BVWS auctions I am against it its a membership benifit and members subs going to make them possible."
Membership fees cost just about what the Bulletins would cost if bought separately. No more benefit is needed.
Had this from a friend:
Apart from the fact that the auction was limited to those bidders in the room who must be BVWS members, there would only be a handful who were interested in amateur radio. If these items were from BVWS 'estate sales', the bereaved relatives would have fared far better had they asked a local auction house to uplift them and put them into a 'collectibles' auction.
The diecast speaker in the auction was excellent and only fetched £20. Typically, they go for at least £60.00.
The TRIO JR310 - typically fetch anything from £80 - £120. The one in the auction (Lot 5) fetched just £20.00.
Eddystone 640 Receiver - first peacetime Eddystone from 1947, (Lot 3) fetched just £20.00. Typically £50 - £100.
Lot 252 Eddystone 840C receiver went for £30. One for sale at Radioworld £249
I could go on but as we've already ascertained, the very last place anyone should put vintage radio equipment is in a BVWS auction.
Me again : and thats the crunch point, those who are selling now will end up not bothering with a BVWS auction and others will be instructing their next of kin not to bother as well.
Gary
"As for non members bidding in BVWS auctions I am against it its a membership benifit and members subs going to make them possible."
Membership fees cost just about what the Bulletins would cost if bought separately. No more benefit is needed.
Had this from a friend:
Apart from the fact that the auction was limited to those bidders in the room who must be BVWS members, there would only be a handful who were interested in amateur radio. If these items were from BVWS 'estate sales', the bereaved relatives would have fared far better had they asked a local auction house to uplift them and put them into a 'collectibles' auction.
The diecast speaker in the auction was excellent and only fetched £20. Typically, they go for at least £60.00.
The TRIO JR310 - typically fetch anything from £80 - £120. The one in the auction (Lot 5) fetched just £20.00.
Eddystone 640 Receiver - first peacetime Eddystone from 1947, (Lot 3) fetched just £20.00. Typically £50 - £100.
Lot 252 Eddystone 840C receiver went for £30. One for sale at Radioworld £249
I could go on but as we've already ascertained, the very last place anyone should put vintage radio equipment is in a BVWS auction.
Me again : and thats the crunch point, those who are selling now will end up not bothering with a BVWS auction and others will be instructing their next of kin not to bother as well.
Gary
