This. The market for cool vintage gear has certainly shifted, as experienced hams are moving on and/or dying off, as always... In the meantime, pricing on new/shiny/SDR flavored gear has gotten insanely cheap, relative to the capabilities and performance -- which has increased dramatically over the past ten years or so. Will there be a market for classic gear in the future? Of course--not unlike the classic car hobby.?
A few months back I posted my 1A for sale here, and all I heard was crickets. I'm pretty much over selling anything on eBay, so it also was marketed on Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist. I ultimately did a cash + trade for a Ten-Tec setup (locally-ish, with another member on this group) as a result of the Marketplace ad. The Ten-Tec setup, while it exceeded my expectations, will be hamfest fodder in the months ahead.
