Can you please post directions on how to research E-bay auction prices? I've never been able to do this after many attempts.
Thx....
Can you please post directions on how to research E-bay auction prices? I've never been able to do this after many attempts.
Thx....
Basically I have an excel spreadsheet.Originally Posted by robertbartsch
I search for Altec items that I want to either buy or watch the price of, then add them to my watched items, then once the item ends, put the item(read Altec model number), the price, condition and month/year of sale into the spreadsheet, plus I also add in the ending price at the time in Australian Dollars. You must note the end price on buy it now with best offer, not the listed price.
It is a completely manual system, I usually spend 10 mins or so once a week transferring data in from eBay. Some weeks there may be 4 or 5 entries, other weeks there can be 25, depending on what is on sale. I don't watch everything Altec, nowadays the more unusual stuff I record as you dont get many indications on price, but I will only record say a 515B or 604E pair once a month or so, as the price is fairly consistent (750-1000) and there is always at least two pairs up at once.
I have a specific set of grading terms, and usually note original or reconed, frame size for 515s/416 etc etc.
The trick is to settle on a convention for systems, I use horn/hf driver, or LF driver/horn/hf driver just to allow easy searching.
Magnarc, that is an impressive compilation, and confirms that i've steered several fellas into some very good deals on large format Altec gear as neither i or they have or would pay those kinds of prices, great to know some good investments have been made.
I notice that many low priced sales are omitted, do you observe a minimum cut off point?
Thanks for posting.:thankU:
Not all vegetables make good leaders.
Hi
No I don't observe a minimum point, just with that list I was matching the mint/excellent examples of drivers to the listing, which has mint/excellent units in the Higara clone there.
I do keep a full record, and it shows that singles always are a better buy, and that prices do fall away if a recone is needed for example.
Well understood, i'm a "bottom feeder" in this realm. I'd love to be able to play with the minty pairs, but that will have to be reserved for another lifetime in a better paying profession.I do keep a full record, and it shows that singles always are a better buy, and that prices do fall away if a recone is needed for example.
Your record keeping is valuable and appreciated, keep up the good work.
I don't suppose you've kept track of variable state(tube) Altec amplifiers have you?
Not all vegetables make good leaders.
That I haven't. This is primarily Altec, with the odd Western Electric bit, esp things like the 555.
This is the full 515 list, note the second price is the AU$ one.
515 P Orig 710 1200 2000-07
515 S Req Recone 899 2009-07
515 P Orig 4250 5090 2009-08
515 P Req Recone 1140 1300 2010-01
515 S Exc 995 1075 2010-04
515 S Good req recone 150 165 2010-05
515 S Exc 2175 2400 2010-05
515 IPC LU-1081 S Good req recone 500 560 2010-01
515 RWB S Good 1450 1600 2009-12
515 RWB P Good 4550 5070 2009-12
515 RWB S Req Recone 780 870 2009-12
515 RWB P Good 960 1030 2010-03
515 RWB P Exc 2000 2200 2010-04
515-8G S Good 120 135 2010-02
515-8G S Good 160 185 2010-02
515-8G P Exc 700 780 2010-02
515-8GHP P Good 295 2009-05
515-8GHP S Good 100 120 2010-01
515-8GHP P Exc 355 385 2010-04
515-8LF P Exc 787 900 2010-05
515/515B Frames Only 500 500 2009-08
515/805/288B/210/N500-D S Exc 4150 4450 2010-04
515B P Mint 950 2005-11
515B P Good req recone 1175 2008-06
515B P Good 810 2009-05
515B P Mint w Orig Cone 1135 1250 2009-09
515B S Exc 510 600 2009-09
515B P Mint w Orig Cone 1025 1150 2009-11
515B P Mint w Orig Cone 1225 1375 2009-11
515B S 16" Exc 300 350 2009-11
515B P 16" Req VC Orig Cone 750 2009-11
515B P Good 775 860 2009-12
515B P Exc 930 1050 2009-12
515B P Exc 910 1100 2010-01
515B P Exc 1100 1250 2010-02
515B P Exc 1150 1300 2010-02
515B P Good 1225 1390 2010-02
515B S Good 380 430 2010-02
515B P Good 725 820 2010-02
515B P Mint 1675 1825 2010-03
515B P Mint 1050 1155 2010-04
515B S Good req recone 300 320 2010-04
515B S Exc 16" 495 530 2010-04
515B P Good 810 900 2010-04
515B P Exc 16" ?1050 1650 2010-05
515B/1005B/288K/828 P Good 2040 2009-05
515B/1005B/291/828 P Good 2100 2005-10
515B/511B/828 P Restored 2200 2008-04
515B/805B/288C/828/N500F P Exc 3500 3800 2010-04
515B/805B/828 P 1500 3000 2000-10
515C S Exc 455 2009-05
515C P Good 610 2009-05
515C P Mint 1400 1550 2009-09
515C P Mint 1575 1690 2009-09
515C S Exc 610 655 2010-04
515E P Mint 200 225 2009-11
515E P Exc 390 430 2010-02
515E P Exc 500 550 2010-02
515E P Exc 425 450 2010-03
515E P Exc 625 680 2010-03
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