CHP Micor on Ebay

[ImEvil1]

Complete setup, with a very nice Micor head (one of the nicest I've ever seen). Good luck to Litsnsiren (it'd look good in that '82 CHP).

http://cgi.ebay.com/CALIFORNIA-HIGHWAY-PATROL-1977-L-B-MICOR-FLEET-RADIO_W0QQitemZ190072696851QQihZ009QQcategoryZ132Q QrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item190072696851

[litsnsirn]

$135 on shipping, not too cool.

[PoliceSSP]

I checked UPS rate on the internet giving 72lbs with dimentions of 30x22x9 and it came up $65.68. Seems seller is making $72 for handling maybe.

[NoDrama43]

holy crap......it even has the correct 2 position PTT button on the mic. very nice unit. someone ought to call him out on the shipping robbery though.

[NoDrama43]

:confused: I just cannot figure out the "I have to be first" mindset that people have with these ebay auctions. The radio setup is over 400.00 and it still has 4 days left. What can possibly be gained by continuing to bid. Of course in this auction we have bidder number 4 who bids in small increments to run up the price on bidder 1. Then bidder number 1 has to "be first" so he puts in another bid.......which then allows bidder number 4 to keep on jacking it up.

simply amazing. ... and at this rate this radio will sell for over 500.00. :eek: pretty amazing considering the hardest parts (CC1 and MPA2 amp) are not included.....

[ImEvil1]

:confused: I just cannot figure out the "I have to be first" mindset that people have with these ebay auctions. The radio setup is over 400.00 and it still has 4 days left. What can possibly be gained by continuing to bid. Of course in this auction we have bidder number 4 who bids in small increments to run up the price on bidder 1. Then bidder number 1 has to "be first" so he puts in another bid.......which then allows bidder number 4 to keep on jacking it up.

simply amazing. ... and at this rate this radio will sell for over 500.00. :eek: pretty amazing considering the hardest parts (CC1 and MPA2 amp) are not included.....


Personally, I try to wait until the end of the auction before bidding, but it's certainly easy to get caught up, for whatever reason, and end up paying way too much for something you really want/need.

I didn't pay anywhere near that much for my Micor setup, which is the one pictured in the CHP resto doc, with all of the CHP tags still attached. I have a few more setups on the way (eventually) which will be offered to the members here at REASONABLE prices for everything (including the CC1, amps, and all-important cables). The only thing I won't have with these radios is the correct microphones. IMHO, It shouldn't cost $1000 to put the proper equipment back into one of these cars.

[Andy]

You will see allot of these (or similar) listed soon! People that sell used two/way are
looking at this auction and scratching their heads! remember how long it took the
escort caps to appear!

[ImEvil1]

Any one auction can get out of hand when several people begin bidding against each other....I've seen it at the car auctions I used to attend regularly, as well as the Ebay venue. Heck...at some of the FL DOT auctions I was at, I saw people bid against themselves when no one else was even "in" on the bidding. Auctioneer, "$4200....do I hear $4300?", Bidder who had the car ar $4200 raises his hand and now the price is $4300, etc. Those auctions were free-for-alls anyway, but I guess people get caught up in the excitement or fun (or ego) or whatever.

If you think about the market for this stuff....it's guys like us. Either collectors of vintage radio equipment, or guys who need it for their restorations of old police cars. Either way, it's still out there, and can still be had for more reasonable prices than what that setup on Ebay is currently at.

I'm not sure who, besides Jason (litsnsirn) is bidding, but I'm telling you guys....give me a little while and I'll make sure you guys get the right stuff a heckuva lot cheaper than that.

[5845]

I saw the radio on ebay but besides the radio parts someone mentioned CC1 and MPA2 amp what parts are these ????

thanks 5845

[ImEvil1]

They are the Federal Signal control for the lights and siren (CC1 is the controller, MPA2 is the amplifier). Check out the CHP Restoration section (via the link on the main page) for pics of both of those.

[5845]

Hey I saw this on sspmustangs.org and just had to quote it, but is this group an offshoot of this group?

To answer David's question, yes every piece is totally correct CHP equipment, some of it still has the state property tags attached. All the Mustangs through '87-'88 would have used this radio setup. To say this stuff is harder to find than hen's teeth would be an understatement.
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Michael
1988 CHP #3035

[ImEvil1]

Alot of the members here are also members there.

That setup is nice. They didn't use the speaker that is included in the auction, though.

[Andy]

Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding 402.00 I stayed up hitting the refresh button just to see it
end! .........http://www.triviachat.nl/bestanden/30_avatar.jpg

[litsnsirn]

So, am I still getting beat up over this?

[ImEvil1]

Sorry if you felt that way.....I think Jim was just expressing frustration (the same I have also felt, and I don't think he meant anything personally) about the price of that radio going through the roof. I know the whole spiel about supply and demand, but I do not believe that an item on Ebay accurately follows those principles (especially since they now automatically hide bidders' identities after the auction reaches $200, essentially making every auction that reaches that point a private one).

Anyway, congrats to you, it's a nice radio.

[NoDrama43]

My comments were not aimed at anyone here personally. My comments are aimed at shill bidders and Ebay for allowing it to happen. I am convinced that many sellers have friends/acomplices that purposely bid up their items. Why would anyone, who actually wants an item, bid in small increments time after time, running up the price on themselves, especially with a no reserve auction? In this radio auction the thug that ran up the price on purpose was bidder number 4. he bumped it up till he was ahead....then waited for Litsnsirn to bid again. Then bidder number 4, bidding in small increments, ran it up again. Naturally he didnt bid at the end though....

If you are willing to pay 450.00 for the item that is fine. I personally would not have paid that much but that is just me. We all have paid more for items than we probably should have. (hell I bought an owners manual for 117.00 one day to prove a point to somebody). My best advice is that if you are willing to pay 450.00 for something you should place that 450.00 bid with about 7 seconds left in the auction. i think if Litsnsirn had done that in this case he would have probably only had to pay 275 or so. Not his fault though. I blame it on bidder number 4....... The radio by the way is very nice...one of the nicest I have seen. It will look great in your car I am sure.

ebay is a great place to find stuff, but it is a swindlers paradise also. I am going their now to see if I can find a set of those long obsolete rare SSP windshied wipers........

[mac88chp]

I'm really glad this gear went to someone who needs it but Jim gives good advice in the art of buying on eBay. Don't get suckered in by the sharpies and crooks out there. Determine the maximum you are willing to pay and then wait and place that bid in the last minute of the auction. I know it's tough to hold off jumping into the fray, esp. when it's the perfect item you've been waiting. I've paid more than I wanted to in the past by not following this practice but have since wised up and the disipline has paid off more than once.

[xxtrpr]

Congrats on the radio it's alot of money but if your willing to pay to make your car nice as you want it that's your perogative but ebay sux. Look at me i paid almost $200.00 for a shotgun rack that doesn't fit my car and not even on ebay just want the best for my car also. If a s810 ranger control head came up for grabs you would see some ridiculous bidding. Good luck with restoration can't wait to see it. John