Walther said:

But I understand the sensation an accidental loss of a CSV-60 may cause,
at least to an enthusiast that knows about its value - which is not
possible to count in cash alone. That´s not everything to a collector!

Well, I was never attracted to old tube gear for its collectability.
Except maybe for the Quad II, which is IMO one of the few older amps
one can use without design modifications.
Adding a good cinch receptacle is necessary though.

I'm a heathen. If I ever would buy a Braun, Leak, Radford or any other
old amp, I'd modify the heck out of them!
Probably only use the transformers :-)

IMO, btw., one has to access it´s real value with the _ears_ only.

Yep, we're in agreement here.

Recently I saw a Radford SC22/STA25 combo in original (mint) condition
for sale here. Asking price? 1200 euros. Sold in one day............

Impressive! I missed that... and, btw., am not going to sell mine ;-).

It was on Dutch Marktplaats.nl, some kind of Ebay but without teh
feedback.

For determination of prices through ebay - I found out that high end
equipment goes much higher in Europe than in the US. Maybe the old
continent has more buyers or more serious listeners.

I noted that prices in Germany are in general higher than in the
Netherlands.
A friend of mine sold some McIntosh gear partly in Germany and partly
in Holland.
The German buyers offered about twice the amount the Dutch did.
No surprise, huh? :-)

But this is for contemporary gear only - on the other hand, there are e.
g. very few Braun amps over there in the US - it seems they were mainly
sold at home. A european vintage amp reimport biz would not flourish
like one with sportscars from california :-(.

Well, there are some Dynacos that crossed the Atlantic, but there's
the power transformer problem.
The trannies are intended for 60 Hz use so core saturation is a
problem with those already underspecced transformers.

--
Sander de Waal
" SOA of a KT88? Sufficient. "