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Originally Posted by PsychMan
Its frustrating to see such pieces offered for such extortionate prices, charity or not.
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"Offered" is the key word here. The asking price is unlikely to be realised. Certainly, no experienced restorer would pay more than a few quid for such a set. A newcomer might be persuaded to part with more money, and hopefully enjoy the restoration, but as said newcomer gains experience he/she will come to know the 'proper' prices to be paid.
It also annoys me to see sellers offering items about which they clearly know nothing, yet they blithely describe such items as "collectable", "rare", "sought-after" and so on. Sellers are clearly doing five minutes' research on eBay, seeing old radios being offered at ridiculous prices, and thinking that there's a market and assuming that any old radio is going to be valuable. All we can do is ignore such items, and keep circulating details of such attempted rip-offs so that this community can avoid the purveyors...