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  1. 12-31-2014, 04:26 PM #1
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    Used Gear Craziness

    A guy on Teh Zed wants to swap his IC-706 Mk II (not Mk IIG) straight across for an IC-746PRO—that is, he wants to swap his $450 radio for a $900 radio.

    A guy on the local Craig's List wants to sell a used Yaesu 2900 R/E and power supply for about $50 more than I can buy the same items new online. His ad has been up for a couple of months.

    Another guy on the local Craig's list has been trying to sell a used IC-718 for the same price ($500) for over a year now without any takers.

    Why do some hams think their used equipment is gold? Haven't any of these guys ever taken a basic economics class?
    Last edited by NQ6U; 12-31-2014 at 07:39 PM. Reason: It's a 746PRO, not a 476PRO and I oughtta know—I own one.
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    They're hams. What can you say, besides.................................Bushtit.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KJ6BSO View Post
    A guy on Teh Zed wants to swap his IC-706 Mk II (not Mk IIG) straight across for an IC-476PRO—that is, he wants to swap his $450 radio for a $900 radio.

    A guy on the local Craig's List wants to sell a used Yaesu 2900 R/E and power supply for about $50 more than I can buy the same items new online. His ad has been up for a couple of months.

    Another guy on the local Craig's list has been trying to sell a used IC-718 for the same price ($500) for over a year now without any takers.

    Why do some hams think their used equipment is gold? Haven't any of these guys ever taken a basic economics class?
    The last New In Stock Icom IC-706MKIIG went for over $1,500 bucks at R and L, in 2007, I paid $900.00 bucks and got a rebate.

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  4. 12-31-2014, 06:43 PM #4
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    On the other end of the spectrum, there was a guy on QRDead who wanted an IC-910 with several options for $750. I wish him a lot of luck finding that deal. $750 would be deal for a basic IC-910.
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  5. 12-31-2014, 07:19 PM #5
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    I've had some crazy offers for my TS850SAT with the DSP-100.

    Very tempted to start an eBay war with that combo.

    Oh, did I mention they are "minty"?
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    My grampa, who was an excellent mechanic up til the day he died at 92 y/o, always said "every time you buy used, you're buying someone elses problems, whether they admit to them or not"

    I never buy used and i never buy on credit. If i cant pay cash for brand new, then i don't need it.
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  7. 12-31-2014, 07:26 PM #7
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    I've had good luck with used ham radio gear and vehicles for the most part.
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    Quote Originally Posted by K7SGJ View Post
    They're hams. What can you say, besides.................................Bushtit.
    They're ham's is right.....for some of the prices they want for equipment I could eat steak!..........
    Why,driving into a brick wall at 60 miles per hour, would I expect it not to hurt!

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  9. 12-31-2014, 11:44 PM #9
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    The price on my Corsair is a cool grand. A C00L, grand.
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    bout like the boneheads selling a IC-2100 for $189 used... they were 129.99 new
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