[Elecraft] Opinions On K2 Sales Price

[Craig Rairdin]

>> I suggest selling on eBay rather than offering it for sale directly. My
>> experience is you get a better price. I got $35 for an aviation
calculator
>> that you can buy new for $60. I would have sold it for $20 to anyone who
>> asked.

>How times have changed...I can remember buying and selling things at
hamfests
>for low prices...and even giving rigs away to newbees.

>I understand that there are folks interested in boat anchors who are very
active 
>in NOT seeing them sold on Ebay.

I don't completely understand your reply. There's obviously some kind of
hidden attitude or message in there somewhere that I'm not in tune with,
perhaps ignited by the greediness implied by my message.

So all greed aside, suffice to say that eBay gives you broader exposure to
more buyers than an ad in the local ham club newsletter or a post here on
the reflector. If that means you get a better price, that's good. If it
means someone is able to buy it who wouldn't otherwise know about how cool
Elecraft equipment is, that's good. At the same time, since it's an auction
format nobody has to pay more than they want to to get it. The buyer will
get it for the lowest price that is possible given the pool of ready buyers,
and the seller will get the highest price possible given that same pool of
buyers.

But if you're like Thom and would rather give away your K2 to some
11-year-old who can't afford a radio, then you won't hear any arguments here
(although I do have an 11-year-old....). :-)

Hey wish me luck. I take the Extra class exam tonight. Gotta pick up those
three additional 25KHz chunks that are currently unusable on my K1. :-)

Craig
WB0GUU
K1 #1966