[FARC] eBay and used radios

[Erik Russell]

Last fall I put a dead, non-working Yaesu 1500M up on
Ebay.  I figured that I would put the radio up on Ebay
and see if I could get a couple bucks for a dead 2m
mobile radio.  I thought I may receive $30 bucks -
nope cleared $100.  Sold the used working mic separate
and it sold for more then you could buy one used on
the Internet.  All that with stating multiple times on
the listing that it was dead, non working and the
condition which caused it to fail.  

I figure it went for parts or someone who wanted to
tinker to see if they could get it working.  You never
know, one seller's junk is some buyer's prize! 

-- Erik - K8ESR


--- Bob Moroney <windbrkr at erols.com> wrote:

> One of these days I'm going to get around to putting
> my Icom IC-736 HF + 
> 6m rig up for sale on Ebay.  I'm hoping that the
> effect you describe is 
> in abundant effect at that time...  ;-)
> 
> 73, Bob K9CMR
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Joseph M. Durnal wrote:
> > A Kenwood TS-711A recently sold on eBay for
> $1575.00.  This radio is a
> > pretty good 25 watt 2 meter all mode rig from the
> 1980s and is worth
> > about $500 give or take.  Maybe a little more on
> eBay.
> >
> >
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270206813946
> >
> > Considering you can get an Icom IC-910h, a dual
> band all mode rig with
> > 100w on 2M and 75 on 70cm, brand new for about
> $1300.  I'd say someone
> > really over paid for this TS-711A.
> >
> > Keep this in mind when bidding on radios.  Have a
> good idea what it is
> > worth first and don't over pay.  In general, I've
> found that eBay is a
> > great place to find 2nd hand radio accessories,
> but folks tend to bid
> > the actual rigs up too high.
> >
> > 73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R
> >
> >   
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