Fair price for Neon radio from scrapper?

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75 ish is about right. Ever price a new one?? Go to the dealer and check. You won't get change from $300.

Yes, but then there's the *real* world! :-)

It's worth about $30 if it's like any other stock radio in terms of sound quality. Go aftermarket.

nate

Anyone any idea what would be a fair price for a radio/cassette player

I just paid $13 + $13 shipping for a Chrysler AM/FM Cassette with the electric tape eject and Dolby NR out of a '96 on Ebay about two months ago. It was as good as new. That's the square style with the holes for the mounting screws at 1 and 7 o'clock. I don't recall if Neons use that radio, or the newer rounded bezel style, but you ought to be able to find one under $30. Or just go aftermarket, real good ones are around $150.

--Geoff

I got one this afternoon for $25. Thanks to all!

Just a FYI on this, never buy a late model radio from a wrecking yard. The reason why is that the junkyards all set aside the good radios that they remove from vehicles. There's a huge demand for them from - you guessed it - body shops, as insurance companies won't pay for new parts on a repair unless used ones are absolutely unavailable.

Ted

This is why I said $75 was a "fair" price. They often get more than that for them from body shops/dealers etc for insurance replacement. Nothing wrong with buying from the wreckers, because they will gladly sell the "good stuff" to you too, for the right price.

No, Ted, that's just plain incorrect. By far, the vast majority of automotive recycling yards will sell anything to anyone they legally can, on a first come, first served basis, for the best price they think the market will bear. There are no 'set-asides' for particular classes of customer. That's just plain bad business, and most successful yard owners are sharp businessmen. The ones I worked for certainly were (and still are.) Of course, you find the occasional moron in any business who might have a policy like that. They tend to be out of business rather quickly though.

Now it's true that certain components have a *tendency* to go to certain customers, over and over again. That's because they're regular customers, performing service in a particular line of business, in a particular market.

--Geoff

You paid a fair price. That is what I see them for on eBay. If you want one with CD, or CD controls, the price usually goes up quite a bit.

Kirk Matheson