[FARC] Would you approve...

[Bob Moroney]

Josh,
I know I sound like a broken record sometimes, but I just want to make 
the point that folks should at least check with KJI before they buy 
elsewhere.  If he knows you're a FARC member or supporter, he'll usually 
go out of his way to make the deal attractive. 

Have you called KJI?  If not, and if you're going only by what's on his 
web site, you may not be seeing the real bottom line price after 
"coupons" and dealer and/or buyer rebates are taken into account. 

Having said all that, once you've checked around, you've still got to 
give due consideration to price and service issues and go with what 
seems like the best all-round deal.  Although I make a point of checking 
with KJI on any major purchase, I'll still buy elsewhere if Gene doesn't 
have/can't get what I need or just can't meet a rock-bottom price that 
some other dealer is able to offer, for whatever reason.  

I've dealt with all the major dealers and some of the garage operations 
as well, and must say I've never had a delivery or service issue with 
any of them -- on new equipment, that is, where equipment condition and 
warranty status are known quantities.  But in spite of my own good 
experiences with various dealers, horror stories for almost all of them 
abound.  It's tough to please everyone all the time...

Good luck with your new rig, wherever you get it!

73, Bob K9CMR

p.s. Regarding the term "broken record", you may not be old enough to 
have ever seen a "record", so the term may be meaningless to you.   One 
of us old folks can explain as needed.  ;-)

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Joshua Sullivan wrote:
> Hey All,
>        I was wondering if you would dis-approve of my purchasing a
> FT-2800M from www.hamcity.com.  They have it for 117.95, and shipping
> only brings it to 133.06.  I know we should support KJI because they
> help us out a lot; however the price difference is signifigant
> (169.00).  Any input would be welcome.
>
> Thanks!
> -Josh
> KB3QIB
>