[ETO_Alpha] Re: 87A resale value

Fri Mar 17 10:47:41 EST 2006

Mac,
Very good!
Thanks for the reply.. appreciate all the info, and
what your gut feeling is about this amp.
So 4 - 4.5k is a good range to offer, I'll speak with
my friend when he get back from vacay and see where
his $ figures are at.

73,
Clint - WS1V

> Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 21:10:01 -0600
> From: "Mac McCullough" <w5mc at austin.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [ETO_Alpha] 87A resale value
> To: "Clint Sprague" <clintws1v at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "Eto_Alpha at Mailman.Qth.Net"
> <eto_alpha at mailman.qth.net>
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> 
> Well  !!   I bought mine " BACK " in 97'  used it
> all the time every day on 
> 20 mtrs.  on weekends other bands ..  then one day
> it just went Tits up, 
> hard fault 99  I think it's called ..  The alpha
> guys were very helpful, 
> and I was able to get it going by using the
> hyper-link thru a computer .. 
> but then all the sudden it just wouldn't find it's
> self after power up .. 
> and would shut it's self off ..  so rather than Mac
> the technician trying to 
> perform some additional work...  I reviewed the
> Alpha web site and saw they 
> would sort of " tune - up " a set for I forget
> 125-150  something like that 
> .. so I sent it in to Glen and crew ..while it was
> there I decided to have 
> the alpha max control package installed ..  Which
> Anthony and Glen had done 
> and returned to me in I think it 7-9 days or
> something like that..  and I 
> will add I was very satisfied with the final pricing
> , and I had originally 
> planned to have it returned to me via FedEx AIR 
> overnight priority ..  but 
> before I could get that request into action,  They
> had it sent via DHL,  and 
> for what I thought was a very righteous pricing of
> $40.00 ... hell I get a 
> nice dis-count using FedEx air , and that is the
> same or right at what I 
> paid to have it sent up for these repairs and tune
> up .. As well it was 
> returned in a Factory box ,  not the lame box I used
> ..  i'm being a bit 
> hard on myself here ,  but the intent is that Alpha
> did it right ..
> So what does all this blab have to do with your
> pricing search  ..  My 
> original intent was to offer my unit { it's in ex
> condition finish etc } for 
> north of 4k but now after having been checked out
> and the alpha max added , 
> I would not think of less than 4500.00 ..   and w/o 
> alpha max deduct 300.00 
> Alpha max is not that expensive ,  but I would use
> it as my reason to go 
> ahead and send the amp into Glen and let them go
> over it and my thinking is 
> then your set to go for quite some time .. 
> Something to consider in 97'  it 
> was ETO  not Alpha ...  the cooling fan and a few
> other subtle changes are 
> the only differences ..  with any version of an 87a 
> you're not backing up 
> to anybody ..  in my opinion it's the finest amp
> ever built to date...  As a 
> prediction, I think when the new 9500's  start to
> ship you will see a price 
> dip on used 87A's  but most of the guys I know that
> have ordered or plan to 
> get a 9500 will keep their 87A for a duration to be
> sure the 9500 is indeed 
> a worthy replacement .. so the market drop wont be
> precipitous..  and I 
> think after a time pricing will rebound whatever dip
> it did take .. long 
> answer, but you asked ..  mac/mc  w5mc
> looking back over this answer, I was not as emphatic
> as I intended to be , 
> but I think the Alpha group is good , viable and you
> would be pleased to buy 
> this thing,  and I would strongly recommend you just
> send it back in for a 
> general tune up .. ..
> 
> 
> 
> Located 46 miles due North of the Alamo, and 121
> miles due South of the 
> Western White House.   see my website at 
> www.collinsandharrisradios.com
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Clint Sprague" <clintws1v at yahoo.com>
> To: <eto_alpha at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:25 AM
> Subject: [ETO_Alpha] 87A resale value
> 
> 
> > Hi all,
> > A friend who is no longer active wants to sell me
> > his 87A, he purchased it back in 1997, so I don't
> > believe it has the recent firmware updates.
> >
> > What are some problems I should look for in this
> > model, and what would be a fair $ price I should
> offer
> > him?
> >
> > 73,
> > Clint - WS1V
> >
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