Dirty drivers might go dirt cheap

**mah** · September 9th, 2011, 04:58 AM

So do I.

**analog addict** · September 10th, 2011, 09:51 PM

$493. plus shipping. So much for dirt cheap. nice to know that our beloved Altec gear seems to be holding its value....

**Old Guy** · September 10th, 2011, 10:55 PM

I beg to differ, clean them up, new 288 frams, off the 291 frams on FeePay, and you have a $1200 set of 288-g's for about 600.

You don't feel half price is cheap?

**analog addict** · September 11th, 2011, 11:09 AM

Spoiled I guess. Got mine for $400 with a set of 203Bs. For another ~$250, a trip to GPA for service and phragms, I got a much nicer set of 288-16Bs and a set of 203Bs thrown in for "free"....

**Altec Best** · September 11th, 2011, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by analog addict

Spoiled I guess. Got mine for $400 with a set of 203Bs. For another ~$250, a trip to GPA for service and phragms, I got a much nicer set of 288-16Bs and a set of 203Bs thrown in for "free"....

But AA was that a deal from someone you knew or the bay ?

I know I will always sell my stuff to my friends at a Discount !

**analog addict** · September 11th, 2011, 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by Altec Best

But AA was that a deal from someone you knew or the bay ?

I know I will always sell my stuff to my friends at a Discount !

Yeah, OK it was from an old friend of mine who wanted some fast cash. But OTOH, most of my local deals on large format stuff have been pretty good, since there are not too many people buying these items locally....I honestly think that vintage Altec equipment at good prices is better than investing in stocks these days. OK, so they won't fit in a safe deposit box, but they are a lot more fun to play with....

**Altec Best** · September 11th, 2011, 01:16 PM

Originally Posted by analog addict

Yeah, OK it was from an old friend of mine who wanted some fast cash. But OTOH, most of my local deals on large format stuff have been pretty good, since there are not too many people buying these items locally....I honestly think that vintage Altec equipment at good prices is better than investing in stocks these days. OK, so they won't fit in a safe deposit box, but they are a lot more fun to play with....

Hear Hear !

**Old Guy** · September 12th, 2011, 08:54 AM

Originally Posted by analog addict

Spoiled I guess. Got mine for $400 with a set of 203Bs. For another ~$250, a trip to GPA for service and phragms, I got a much nicer set of 288-16Bs and a set of 203Bs thrown in for "free"....

Now I see how I got confused. If you took 291b and put in 288 frams, you do not have 288B. You have 288G.

So you wound up with 650 in them , wonderful deal for a clean set. And much better than the eBay deal.

The 291 frams go for 80-90 used on eBay, BTW, so you can recover a some investment. People still using the 291 frams have no choice but used or NOS as the Symbiotik is no longer made.