Desirable once, no more?

[boater sam]

Perhaps the old radio bubble really has burst.

Seen for sale, Ekco A22, no bids yet and ends Tuesday. Perhaps the £180 starting price or the add on cost @ 32.94% is putting bidders off.

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/aucti...d78472050d

Sam.

[Paul_RK]

Well, that's effectively £239 to start the bidding: was there a time when it would have sold for much more, with destroyed tuning scale and loudspeaker cloth, maybe some cracks or bits broken away, maybe a back and maybe not... unless you go to Darlington to see it of course. I can't remember quite what the faults were with a black one I bought, in Darlington as it happens, for £100 or thereabouts in or around 2008, but it didn't look nearly that rough: I had two black A22s and decided to keep the other one, also £100 a few years earlier, which looks pretty good but is missing a chunk of bakelite from the rear of one of its feet.

Paul

[boater sam]

As you say with condition mostly guesswork and a too high first bid price it may well be putting folk off. Will be interesting to see if they get a bid at all.
Sam.

[Radio Fixer]

Yes! agree. Not going to buy anymore sight unseen particulay on just one image and no condition description. how stupid these auction house people must be. Hard pressed Mike B of the BVWS does better.

Gary

[boater sam]

He certainly does. Or is it Steve?

[murphymad]

No, It's definitely Mike...


Mike...

[boater sam]

Afternoon Mike.

[boater sam]

Well they got no bids on the radio, seems that the owner thought it was worth too much.