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I've sold some sets at the Kutztown Radio meet and managed to turn a small profit (a few hundred dollars). I can tell you for the hours involved, I was earning less than minimum wage.
I remember selling through my crummy 40s table radios really fast-they were all recapped and working. I remember one fellow could not believe I recapped a set he was interested in, and flipping the chassis over to see the half-dozen new caps I had put in. The look on his face was priceless: "That must have been so much work!".
I gather that most of what I sold was just bought by other dealers to resell. I know one set I had with a damaged case sold for about $50, and I saw it on another dealer's table for $150 an hour later.
If you were serious on restoring/selling radios, your best bet would be working with table sets that are easy to ship and restore.
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