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Ed writes:
Today At the Torrance Street Fair I found the Holy Grail of radio collectors--the first all transistor radio ever sold! ...the Regency TR-1 from 1954. In mandarin Red yet! It is worth between $300 to $800. And what did I pay? (wait for it)....7 bucks!
And if that wasn't enough of a find, I also scored a Panny RF-5000 for $40!
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Nice work, Ed! I'd like to see a report on the RF-5000 after you've had a chance to try it out.
Posted by: Keith Beesley | February 26, 2012 at 04:21 PM
Ed: This is called the "sweet smell of victory."
Posted by: Angelo | February 27, 2012 at 06:03 PM
Good find. Some have all the luck. Missed seeing this one http://s1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc443/woody1946/?action=view¤t=NationalPanasonic5BandReceiver-TradeMe-1.jpg on our auction site http://www.trademe.co.nz/electronics-photography/radio-equipment here in New Zealand
Thats $32.00 New Zealand which is about $27.00 US
Posted by: Max | February 27, 2012 at 07:03 PM
Just to follow up, my $7 TR-1 sold for $350 on ebay. :)
Posted by: Ed S. | March 05, 2012 at 06:36 PM