Re: Sputnik

[Joel Alpers <joel.alpers@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Robert Thorpe wrote:
> 
> For the last month or so there has been a Sputnik on Ebay. It goes
> through the bid cycle and the seller presumably has set such a high
> reserve on it that no one ever gets it. The first time I saw it, it
> drew $282. The second time it drew $300. Well, it's up there again.
> 
>      http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=37448951
> 
> The seller thinks he will get $400-$500 according to the description.
> I see Joel doesn't have any Sputniks for sale on the Rocky Mountain
> Sputnik page and therefore, no prices to compare to, but weren't they
> going for about $250? Maybe the seller should be happy with the bids
> he's getting and let the thing go. Although, if he puts it up enough
> times maybe he'll get what he wants.

I was selling the good ones I had for $230-250, and ones that needed
some more work in the $200 range. I sold Lattie the last two I had at 
a discount ;)

Not counting my personal one, of course, I kept that...

I see them in the $350 range often at swap meets (or NSA, where this
year everyone (except the buyers ;) seemed to think they were worth
$350-400)

Joel.