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It's a problem that I worry about. I sometimes think we aren't paying enough for complete sets, radios too.
I bought a working Majestic 71 radio that's in good condition for $100. There was an auction on Ebay for parts from a Majestic 71. The speaker, chassis and power-supply were available separately. I was going to bid on the power-supply just to get some parts from it to make mine more authentic.
All the parts went for over $100 each. Someone would have paid about $400 for enough parts to complete the radio and still wouldn't have the cabinet.
That's a lot of motivation to part out radios and TVs. Someone just selling grandma's old TV to get it out of the way would probably keep it intact to keep it simple, but an individual who resells estate items for a living would want to maximize their profits.
John
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