[Elecraft] OT: K3S Direct import v dealer purchase in UK re-evaluation

[David Anderson]

I recently posted about comparing prices between importing directly from Elecraft USA and buying in the UK from the dealer at £ for $ prices. I originally thought that it would be considerably less expensive, though risky if warranty repair was ever required, to directly import.

I now realise that with the fall in Sterling against the Dollar, that there is very little in it as far as price goes, by the time shipping and VAT at 20% is added to the total.

I am still trying to decide whether to go the whole hog and get a new K3S kit or hold out for a used K3 with the options I want.  I could upgrade the K3 with new synth etc later, but in order to bring it up to the K3S spec would require about £860, so the max I could pay for the K3/10 would be £1190 and that would have to be a pretty new bare K3/10, I would think it is unlikely I would find one at that price.

Looks like a new K3S is the most sensible option, but if a good K3 came up at a very good price I would still go for that.


73 from David GM4JJJ