{"id":29401,"date":"2017-12-01T08:05:48","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T12:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=29401"},"modified":"2017-12-01T08:05:48","modified_gmt":"2017-12-01T12:05:48","slug":"tecsun-pl-680-another-ludicrous-ebay-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/tecsun-pl-680-another-ludicrous-ebay-price\/","title":{"rendered":"Tecsun PL-680: Another ludicrous eBay price…"},"content":{"rendered":"

In today’s episode of absurd eBay prices, I present the Tecsun PL-680:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>A price of $513.03 US (shipped) from an eBay seller with a 96.3% approval rating, when you could purchase the same radio from the excellent Anon-Co for $111 US shipped<\/strong><\/a>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

When I see over-inflated eBay listings, I feel so sorry for the unlucky person who pulls the trigger and buys an item at five times<\/em> the retail price. I must assume–based on the sheer number of these listings on eBay–people are indeed purchasing grossly overpriced items.<\/p>\n

No matter what sort of radio you’re seeking on eBay (or elsewhere) please do your research in advance. Check reliable retailer prices (Anon-Co, Universal Radio, Ham Radio Outlet, DX Engineering, Amazon, ML&S, Nevada Radio, RadioWorld, etc.) prior to purchasing anything that’s currently in production.<\/p>\n

If you’re seeking a vintage or rare unit, use eBay’s excellent price research tools that reference past sold listings. In addition, consult Fred Osterman’s excellent book: Shortwave Receivers Past & Present.<\/a><\/p>\n

This has been an SWLing Post<\/em> Public Service Announcement! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In today’s episode of absurd eBay prices, I present the Tecsun PL-680: A price of $513.03 US (shipped) from an eBay seller with a 96.3% approval rating, when you could purchase the same radio from the excellent Anon-Co for $111 US shipped? When I see over-inflated eBay listings, I feel so sorry for the unlucky […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,714],"tags":[331,3960,3961],"class_list":["post-29401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-retailers","tag-ebay","tag-ebay-pricing-radios","tag-used-radio-prices"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-7Ed","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13057,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/tecsun-pl-680-now-available-on-ebay\/","url_meta":{"origin":29401,"position":0},"title":"Tecsun PL-680 now available on eBay","author":"Thomas","date":"April 27, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"The Tecsun PL-680 is now available on eBay via my favorite Hong Kong-based seller, Anon-Co. 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