{"id":18845,"date":"2016-05-16T22:37:24","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T02:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=18845"},"modified":"2016-05-16T22:37:24","modified_gmt":"2016-05-17T02:37:24","slug":"ebay-dan-spots-a-rare-drake-rr3r4245","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/ebay-dan-spots-a-rare-drake-rr3r4245\/","title":{"rendered":"eBay: Dan spots a rare Drake RR3\/R4245"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Drake-RR3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Dan Robinson<\/a>, who writes:<\/p>\n

Almost never seen on Ebay, the Drake RR3, otherwise known \u00a0<\/em>as the R4245, which is also essentially a Drake R7\/A inside\u00a0<\/em>a marine style case.<\/em><\/p>\n

This one has some condition issues, so anyone considering it <\/em>should ask some thorough questions…<\/em><\/p>\n

Click here to view on eBay.<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Wow–I don’t think I’ve ever seen the Drake RR3\/R4245 before. It would certainly be a unique Drake piece to have in the shack.<\/p>\n

As Dan mentions, the seller does not offer returns, so you would want to thoroughly research the condition prior to bidding<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Dan Robinson, who writes: Almost never seen on Ebay, the Drake RR3, otherwise known \u00a0as the R4245, which is also essentially a Drake R7\/A inside\u00a0a marine style case. This one has some condition issues, so anyone considering it should ask some thorough questions… Click here to view on eBay. 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