Eddystone User Group

Items for Sale or Wanted

 

Use this page to sell off your unwanted Eddystone items or to seek new ones.

Acceptance of adverts will be solely at the webmasters discretion. 

Adverts are free to private individuals (i.e. not traders or dealers), although donations are always welcome

 

ANOTHER SCAM REPORTED THIS TIME CONCERNING SOMEONE WHO WANTED AN EDDYSTONE ITEM GETS AN OFFER TO SELL WITH REQUEST TO SEND MONEY TO WESTERN UNION ACCOUNT. EUGER ASKS FOR PHOTOGRAPHS OF ITEM AND IS SENT PHOTOGRAPHS COPIED FROM ANOTHER SITE FOR SIMILAR ITEM. FORTUNATELY OUR EUGer SPOTTED THIS AND DECIDED THAT IT WAS A SCAM. I HAVE THE SCAMMERS E MAIL ADDRESS SO IF YOU ARE UNSURE YOU CAN CHECK WITH ME TO SEE IF ANYTHING IS KNOWN. IF YOU THINK YOU ARE POTENTIAL VICTIM OF SCAM THEN BY ALL MEANS CHECK WITH ME FIRST. NO GUARANTEES OF COURSE BUT YOU MUST TAKE CARE WITH ANYONE FROM OVERSEAS OFFERING TO BUY FROM OR SELL TO   YOU (SEE BELOW)
WARNING- SEVERAL ADVERTISER'S HAVE REPORTED WHAT LOOK LIKE SCAM E MAILS THAT THEY RECEIVE IN REGARD TO THEIR FOR SALE ITEMS. SATISFY YOURSELF THAT THE PURCHASER IS GENUINE, IE GET AN ADDRESS, DONT ACCEPT COURIER PICK UP OR CHEQUES FOR LARGER AMOUNTS THAN AGREED PRICE WITH YOU LETTING THEM HAVE CASH FOR THE DIFFERENCE. JUST BE CAREFUL, USE COMMONSENSE. I WILL BE HAPPY TO GIVE AN OPINION BUT THE EUG TRUSTEES CAN TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PROBLEMS ARISING FROM PROVIDING THIS FOR SALE/WANTED SERVICE TO GENUINE EDDYSTONE ENTHUSIASTS.

 

To place an advert on this "For Sale/Wanted" page, simply send the details to g0eyo@blueyonder.co.uk. including your full name, address, telephone number and e mail contact details which, apart from first name and call sign will not appear in the advert. Photographs can be used if suitable and a full description always help sell something. Please make sure you state the condition of the items

The Eddystone User Group are not acting as agents  take no responsibility for sale and purchase of items.

 It is up to the purchaser and vendor to satisfy themselves as to authenticity of items and settlement of monies etc.

Interested parties will be put in contact with the vendor via the webmaster g0eyo@blueyonder.co.uk. to maintain privacy

It will remain on the web site until either 1 month has elapsed or you notify us either that
the item has been sold (whichever is the sooner) or that you wish to leave it on for another month

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Ian Nutt M0ECQ is looking for a S960, either complete, or non working, or just the front end parts, or even just a good set of aerial coils as he is restoring one so that he can satisfy his youthful memories of wanting to own one when they were released by Eddystone in the 60s. If you can help Ian you can contact him by e mail on iandcnutt@msn.com

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Mike Cooke G4DYC in Norfolk is looking for an RF Tuning coil unit for Eddystone 640. Scrap chassis OK so long as tuning coils are intact or are mostly intact   ( I have tuning mechanism, case & rest of parts). If you can help Mike please contact him on mike@g4dyc.fsnet.co.uk

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Paul Clements G6LDG in Bishops Stortford is looking for a set of coils for his 358X, all except the long wave coil but he his prepared to purchase a full set and pay a realisitic price for it. Contact Paul on paulclem1@aol.com or 01920 462866

 

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John Moore VK4NJM (Brisbane Australia) is looking for a black bakelite or plastic pulley wheel for the cursor wire for an Eddystone 730/1A.  It has the number '3954 P' on it. To replace the one that he has, of which some of the teeth on the cog have disintegrated.   Any advice on repair? Email address is johnmoorehere@yahoo.com.   John will be arriving UK 22nd February, and can be contacted on 07932 926 427 

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Alan Ainslie is looking for a RF coil box from scrap 840C, or a really bad 840C that he can cannibalise. Contact Alan on alan.ainslie@lineone.net

 

 

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Andrew Humphriss M3NDZ is looking for a copy of the photo of the West Midlands Convenionette of 1932 which according to the T&R Bulletin of April 1932 could be obtained from Webb's Radio of 133 New Street Birmingham. Does anyone have a copy of this photo. Andrew is also looking for any pictures of the Webb's Shops. If you can help Andrew contact him by e mail at andrew.humphriss@talktalk.net

 

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Stef Niewiadomski is  gathering the bits to build a mid-1930s Eddystone receiver (probably the “Kilodyne Four”) and is having a problem locating the 6-pin bases for the coils. These seem to be very rare. Therefore he would interested in hearing from anyone who has an under baseboard wiring 6 pin base, and a 6 pin 260m-510m three winding coil (cat no. 959) for sale. Contact Stef on sniewiad@altera.com

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Frank Barker G6YAQ is looking for a coil pack for a 770R. He needs range 2. He has a spare range 3 coil (D1923) pack and would be willing to swap the range 3 coil pack for the range 2 pack he needs, alternatively he would like to purchase a range 2 pack at a reasonable price. If  you think you can help Frank contact him on knarf1@btinternet.com

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Louis VE3AWA is still looking for Eddystone parts for a '1930' one-valver transmitter project

Barry ZS2H is restoring an All Wave Four ( Serial No B2170733) Battery Model and is looking for a 2 1/2 inch  Green 4 Spot Coil which is the only one missing from the original set of four. Also, one only for use as a pattern, an Eddystone Cross Feeder Block (as seen in pre-war catalogues) or a detailed sketch of the block. If you can help Barry contact him on zs2h@pears.ham-radio-op.net

 

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FOR SALE

 

See the guide to Eddystone Prices on E Bay

Use Stef Niewadomski's guide to set up your search parameters so that you only retrieve Eddystone Radio related items and not loads of fishing gear, train pictures and lighthouses. See below:

 

Searching for Eddystone Items on eBay

 

Many of us like to take a regular look on eBay to see what Eddystone products are up for sale, either via the link on the EUG website or from our own internet browser. It’s best to search in eBay’s All Categories, to make sure all Eddystone items are found, but this has the disadvantage that many non-radio products come up in the search. I always get lots of fishing gear, lighthouse-related items (of course Stratton & Co chose to name its products ‘Eddystone’ after the lighthouse as an indication of strength and reliability), photos of the SR loco ‘34028’, maps, hotel books, and so on. It’s surprising how common the Eddystone name is and sometimes difficult to see the items you intended to view amongst all the ‘clutter’.

 

Ebay has a clever Find feature which allows words to be excluded, as well as included, in searches. To exclude a word you simply add a ‘–‘ symbol in front of the word, and many excluded words can be listed in the same search, with a space between the excluded words. Here’s the Find line I now use for my Eddystone searches:

 

eddystone -float -floats -light -lighthouse -lighthouses -fishing -eel -eels -map -trace -tip

-butt -booms -34028 -engine -ferry -rocks -henry -hotels

 

Just type this line into the Find box in eBay and press the Search button. This should filter out all the unwanted items on eBay.co.uk, but some strange items can still come up from international sellers, which you can either live with, or try adding extra words to exclude. Also if you’re searching from say eBay.com, you may have to modify the exclude words to give a ‘clean’ search.

 

On a typical day this reduces the result of a search from about 125 items to 30, all of which are Eddystone radio related.

 

Don’t panic: you don’t have to type this long line every time you want to carry out the search. When you’re happy that it’s working correctly, either save it in eBay’s Favourite Searches, or in the Favourites in your internet browser.

Some Recent Prices for Eddystone Radios from E bay

S1650/6 receivers have continued to be offered for sale on E bay in recent weeks, they have all been modified to make them front panel tunable and the one on the left went for £238 and seems to be the same one as was sold some weeks ago for £265 (see below)and the one on the right for £316

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This box of coils went for  £75. good price

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We don't get pre-war Eddystone equipment coming up for sale very often but this month has seen two items go for very good prices. the All World Two on the left was sold in Australia for £301 and the Ultra Short Wave Receiver (30-60MHz) from an Eddystone Short Wave Magazine of 1935 went for £261

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Edometer are always popular and the complete kit went for a very good £320

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S meters and loudspeakers always get good prices on e bay. The S meter went for the £79 and the Loudspeaker S811 went for £67

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S940's don't always get high prices, sometimes its down to condition or completeness but these two seem good value, especially as the one on the left which went for £78 had its plinth although stated as not working, the one on the right went for £63


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S680X's can attract very high prices, but not always, the one of the left went for £104 and the one on the right went for £68, however the one below those went for £255.


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A couple of 659/670 receivers went recently, one on left for £15 and the other for £33, condition is everything

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Quite a lot of Eddystone's have gone through E bay in past two months and some very interesting prices, some high, some low, no real pattern nor reason, just the luck of the draw.
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These EC10MkII's got a variety of prices

The one above left sold for £126 and the above right sold for £190, the one below sold for only £94

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EB36 sets are supposed to be quite rare but wouldn't you know it two come along almost at same time. The prices obtained were not so great for such a rare set, funny old world isn't it?.
The one on the left got £29 and the one on the right got £62

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This EB35 proved popular as well and got £160 despite the poor picture quality

and this one sold for £194

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840C receivers were also popular with these selling for various prices


The 840C top left got £70 and the one top right got £75
The 840C  bottom left got £85 but the one on the bottom right had been much modified and only got £21
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S888 are always much sought after and these proved no exception, the one on the left went for £228 and one on the right got £182

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EC958s come up occasionally and usually do well. This one went for £379

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and this 1650/6 (ex GCHQ set modified for front panel working) sold for £265

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This 40A Noise measuring receiver only made £50 but it was missing its calibrated aerials and accessories

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Eddystone Dials have been popular sellers recently and this 898 example went for £86


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Even this battered 750 made £172


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Eddystone's are popular all over the world and this EA12 sold for £527 in Australia on E bay


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This nice looking 670 went for £89 which I think is cheap

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The Mimco 2232B (670C) fetched a reasonable £144


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S870A are popular receivers and this nice one sold for a fair £60


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This 990R went for 180 which is I think is low for such a good receiver but then the last one sold only got £105 (see below)


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This 940 with plinth only fetched £91, e bay does strange things sometimes so someone got a real bargain


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This clean looking Mimco 2232B (670c) fetched a very decent £144


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This 888A was hard fought over before being knocked down for £306

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This 990R fetched £105 which is bargain considering what they have been sold for on E bay over the past few years

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Nice EC10 Mk2 continued the current trend of good prices for this model at £185

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This EB35 also went for a good price at £108

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S meters come up quite regularly and are much sought after, this example went for £88

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This EC10 went for £92, not too bad compared to recent prices they have sold for

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You dont see Eddystone 1000 MF/HF receivers very often on E bay but this one went for £175


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Unfortunately some people fail to describe their sets very well on E bay and this one was sold as "ships radio" in the title. It is a 659/670 model in a wooden carrying box. It sold for only £36

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EC10 Mk2 in good condition sometimes fetch high prices but at £280 this example must be a record.

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Power Units for EC10s don't come up that often but this one fetched a very decent £48


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This nice box of coils failed to reach its reserve when it got to £29


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EC10's and EB35's have been popular recently. The EC10 on the left made a very nice £97 and the one of the right £62 in the same week too.


The EB35 went for £102. I have always fancied one of those but it is a bit too pricey for me.

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Always popular when they come up for auction, this 888A went for a very reasonable £117. The one that went the previous month made £195


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This 990R/2 fetched a reasonable £165 recently. One went for £375 last year.



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This EA12 fetched a very good price recently £379. The seller had asked EUG for advice on selling and we implored him to find the mains lead for it which he eventually did. Must have helped with the auction

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This 940 went for £160 which I think would have been higher if the seller had not been located in Northern Ireland so putting off those who like to travel to collect their receivers


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This EPR17 pan-adaptor display unit went for £52. Don't often see these at auction so I reckon this was a real bargain


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E bay can throw up some strange results. Within a week of this 870A supposedly being sold for a measly £19, the one of the right with its original box went for £130. I guess condition and completeness is everything



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This EC958 went for a very creditable £515



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This 990S went for a reasonable £140



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This 850/4 VLF/LF set complete with speaker sold for a very reasonable £195, bit specialised for general use but still only 200 ever made



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This 1964 channelised HF receiver went for £128 recently, not too many of them come on the market but being channelised wouldn't appeal to everyone

 

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This 40A Noise Measuring Receiver fetched a very reasonable £186 although it was missing its calibrated antenna.



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This rare S890 specially made for the BBC for monitoring Band 1 or Band 2 broadcasts was sold through this website for £180 recently



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This S meter sold for £65 recently. Lovely condition

 

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This lovely 888A sold for £195 recently which is a very reasonable price for such a sought after set



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This 940 sold for £395 note that it also included the plinth and speaker. Excellent price for this model



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This  loudspeaker sold for reasonable £52 is it the very rare S652 5 inch one I wonder?



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This 840C looked in nice condition and fetched a modest £113



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This 1990R/1 fetched a modest price compared to what they were sold for in the early 1980s. Only £132



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A couple of 870A receivers were sold for £50 and £30. They looked like nice sets so it is possible to get a bargain on E bay

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This 840A sold for £48 as a working set whilst another one in need of restoration sold for £24.

 

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EB35s seemed popular recently with a number of examples being sold for a wide range of prices. The one on the left sold for £65 whilst the one on the right sold for £113

 

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This pair of Eddystone grey mounting blocks type 812 sold for £85 on E bay this week (19/3/09). When new in 1954 they would have cost 11/6d. That's 57p in new money. They dont come on the market very often but when they do, they attract this sort of money which shows how rare they are.

 

 

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This EC10 Mk1, in quite nice condition sold for £121 this week on Ebay (19/3/09) which is a very good price

 

 

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This 1002 only got £24 on E bay today (22/2/09) because the seller had advertised as ex HMS Intrepid receiver in the Collectibles/Militaria/Falklands War section. No mention of Eddystone nor a placing in the radio equipment, collectables or consumer sections. As a consequence the Eddystone watchers would have failed to see it so someone got a real bargain, only needs a clean up and some knob inserts to make it look good. Bet the buyer thinks it is Christmas again!

 

Despite the "Credit Crunch" we are still seeing some incredible prices being paid for Eddystone Receivers at E Bay auction. This nice example of a 680X sold for £225 this week (1/2/09)

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This EB35 also in very nice condition got a massive £185 when the auction closed. Been a good week for Eddystone sets on the E Bay

 

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These radios don't come up for sale very often and for most of the auction this was at under £30, however in the end it went for £272. Its a real monster and weighs 66kgs. The seller was in Cornwall and so was the buyer. I would love to have one of these but were on earth would you put it. Well done the buyer I still think you have a bargain (27/10/08)

 

 

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This nice looking EA12 fetched top dollar at a recent e bay auction. £565 meant that someone wanted it awfully badly. However it was not a record (see below) 30/9/08

 

 

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This 990R fetched a good price this week (1/8/08) even though it was not guaranteed as working and had no mains leads. Lots of good quality pictures though to tempt the buyer. It eventually sold for £375

 

 

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Sometimes real bargains can be had on E bay. This EC10 went for £31 this week (23/7/08), described as working but possibly needing some realignment it did not look it too bad condition

 

 

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A particularly nice, clean and fully working 940 sold for £230 this week on E bay. It was well described with lots of photographs. (20/7/08)

 

 

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840C Week on E bay(19/7/08)

These four sets all sold within a week of each other for various prices. The one on the left was best described with lots of pictures and got £82, the second left £77, the third left £50 and the far right £28. The more effort you make in describing your product and its condition the better prices you can obtain

 

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Quite Rare 770S UHF set sold for £207

 

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1590 General Purpose Receiver sells for £132

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Pair of 774 feet make £82

 

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Not an Eddystone set!.

This UHF Receiver Radio No 34A was advertised as an Eddystone on E bay this week but careful detective work by our founder Ted Moore proved conclusively that it was not made by the famous company but by Hatfield Instruments. This is not the first time that these sets have been advertised on E Bay as an Eddystone as two were sold two or three years ago and ended up in our guide to Eddystone prices. Anyway this is what they look like no doubt the buyer will quickly realise that it is not what he thought it was. Thanks to Ron G8URU and Ted for sorting this one out for us.(13/5/08)

 

 

 

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This S640 sold for £265 this week on E Bay (1/4/08). It had been restored and was said to be in excellent working order and good cosmetic condition. An S640 in almost identical condition sold for the same about about 2 years ago (see below)

 

 

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I think someone got a real bargain when this 1990R/1061B/1535 system came up on E bay last week and sold for a measly £238.(13/3/08)

 

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Someone must have been very keen to own a 990R as this one was sold for £470 on E bay this week. Doesn't look anything special to me but perhaps I am missing something.(21/2/08)

 

Edometers have been getting very good prices in the past 12 months. As much as £250. Someone got a bargain then when this one sold for £90 on bay this week. It was complete and in very good condition. There are bargains to be had on Eddystone products, perhaps Xmas/New Year is not a good time to sell (7/1/08)

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The 888 Amateur set is fairly rare and always attracts good prices. This example fetched £206 on e bay this week (24/11/07).

 

 

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830's can attract high prices and this 830/7 with xtals was no exception. It went for £570 this week on e bay (20/11/07), Nice looking set with original handbook and power lead.

 

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These Admiralty 770's got excellent prices for their seller on E bay in November . The 770R/1 on the left got £310 and the 770U on the right got £221.

 

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This very rare Model 696 Absorption Wavemeter was sold on E bay for the magnificent price of £338 (28/10/07)

 

 

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This has got to be a record for a clean EC10 Mk2. Someone paid £180 for this set on E bay this week (28/9/07)

 

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Whilst this one which went on E bay in the same month was sold for £108, and to me looks the nicer set.

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You don't see many of these for sale, an Eddystone 1004 badged as a Redifon RE1 was sold on E bay this week for £258 (13/5/07)

 

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This S750 sold on E bay for £185 this week which I think was a very reasonable price (7/5/07)

 

 

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This was hard fought over by over 23 bidders but I think someone got a real bargain for this 1837/2 at only £172 on e bay this week (28/4/07)

 

 

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S meters come up occasionally on E bay and this one sold for £52 this week (14/4/07)

 

 

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This EC958 ex Diplomatic Wireless Service at Hanslope Park fetched a very good £415 on E bay today (12/4/07)

 

 

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This nice example of an EA12 sold for £360 this week on E bay (7/4/07). It is in good working order with the usual small crack on the S meter and some slight evidence of wear on the finger plate and case.

 

 

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This mint 1830/3 sold for £510 on E bay this week (18/3/07)

 

 

 

This EC10 made an incredible £166 on E bay this week (26/2/07)

 

Eddystone S750 Double Superhet Communications Receiver Serial Number FB0408 (built around February 1954) in excellent original working condition sold for £400 on e Bay this week(16/2/07)

 

 

 

 

This immaculate and recently recalibrated EA12 was sold for a stunning £634 on E bay this week (24/1/07)

 

 

Eddystone 940 with plinth sells for £310 on E bay this week (12/7/06)

 

 

Eddystone Bug Key S689 sells for £132 on E bay this week (3/9/06)

 

 

Eddystone Edometer sells for £250 on E bay this week (3/8/06)- rescued from a car boot sale!!

 

Nice 358X Receiver sold for £83 on E bay this week (20/9/06)

 

Another top price paid for EC10 Mk2 on E bay this week £155 - nice clean set (8/10/06)

 

Record price paid for rare 1830/5 Receiver on Ebay this week £310 (10/10/06)

 

 

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This rare 830/3 sold for £560 on E bay this week,(13/10/06) that has to be a record for this model

 

 

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Another record price for an Eddystone Bug Key was paid on E bay this week (19/10/06). £310 was paid for this model

 

 

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This rare EC10 with DF facilities was sold on E bay this week for £123. It was known as the Seaguide and was marketed by Marconi Marine ( MIMCO) the number underneath is the Marconi drawing series Z being for MIMCO equipment. Not many about so this was probably a good find for the new owner (23/10/06)

 

 

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Certainly not the rarest of the 830 series, this 830/7 none the less went for an excellent price on E bay this week, £578. Its near mint condition obviously helped it reach this price (26/10/06)

 

 

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This superb example of a S640 was sold for £265 on E bay this week (3/12/2006) in a hard fought for auction.

 

 

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These sets are quite rare so it was not surprising that this 40A RF Interference Measuring Receiver should sell for £200 on E bay this week