[1000mp] Ft1000 MP Value?

[Scott Manthe]

Why do you not like the Mark V? Aside from the way the filters are 
selected, I cannot find any reason to keep an original MP over a Mark V 
or Field. The Mark V has extra features and the notch works better on 
the Mark V.

Michael W Elliott wrote:

>I am glad you decided to keeep the ft-1000mp.  I love
>that radio.  I have a friends and I am trying to
>decide to buy it or keep it.  Tough decision. 
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>I like that rig a hell of a lot better than the Mark
>V.
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>BTW  I have sold radios including a 1000mp  and you
>get a lot more if you separate the filters from the
>radio along with the other accessories.  Sure folks
>want to see the whole thing sold as a package because
>they want to get all of it at a cheaper price. 
>However the accessories sell at strong prices when you
>sell them individually.  The radio was going somewhere
>around 1200 or so on  eBay or one of the other online
>classifieds.  
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>If I had a choice I would go with the original 1000mp
>over my Mark V.  AND the Mark V will only go for about
>1700 bare bones used or so on the market.  
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