This is double what I've seen these go for in the past, and while it's in gorgeous condition, it isn't mint:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6527928888&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

:jawdrop:

Hay-Zoos !! it's just a T/O w/a fancy case...Oh, well...You could buy 2 of Rick Mish's finest R-390A resto jobs for that & have 2 of the best tube type shortwave sets ever made.-Sandy G.

What's interesting is looking at the bidders. All but two bailed by $1,700, which is what I consider the max for this radio, but the last two guys took it up another $1,000!!

Classic example of what can happen when two bidders both decide: "I have to have it!!", and a classic example of an eBay auction that doesn't necessarily indicate the current fair market value.