[Icom] Do I Dare To Ask?

Tue, 20 Aug 2002 21:25:12 -0400

duane...  good for you !!!  it really is crummy the way the manufacturers
treat their  great  customers..   that buy when products are released... my
friend bought a 756pro last july for $2900 cash out  of pocket...  price
dropped to $1750  4 months later..  73  paul w8jn  singing in the rain

----- Original Message -----
From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Icom] Do I Dare To Ask?

> Well Paul, while you are chuckling, I have the last laugh.
>
> The insurance company let me keep the Icom 765 as salvage. I was able to
repair
> it and sold it for $850. I was given the difference between the 775 and
756 Pro
> in cash. So Paul, I came out way ahead, not behind. Enjoy the rain -
>
> Duane W8DBF
>
>
> ----------
> From: matt <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Icom] Do I Dare To Ask?
> Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 5:24 PM
>
> hi duane...  unfortunately you chose a $1400  rig over a $3000 775...
have
> you seen the volkswagen commercial..  the guy wins the tv quiz show
> jackpot..  has a choice of a vw or Caribbean vacation?  the Caribbean
> bartender is yelling take the car , take the car, during a tropical
> monsoon...  the guy chooses the vacation..  the bartender is cursing the
guy
> as he turns from the pretaped show to see the drenched guy sitting at the
> bar  ...  756 with or without filters worth $900 - $100   best bet is take
> out the options sell the rig then sell the options...   enjoy the
> Caribbean...  hihi  paul w8jn
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 5:13 PM
> Subject: [Icom] Do I Dare To Ask?
>
>
> >
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > After learning the price on my Icom 756 Pro has dropped like a balloon
> with a
> > Lead weight attached to it, i am wondering what my Icom 756 with UT-102
> and
> > FL-222 + FL-223 is worth? Excellent condition. Original box, manuals,
hand
> mike
> > and all that it came with.
> >
> > When the insurance company offered me a 775 to replace my 765, maybe I
> should
> > have taken it instead of the 756 Pro. Sigh.
> >
> > Thanks for the bad news. (grin)
> >
> > Duane Fischer, W8DBF
> > [email protected]
> >
> > ----
> > Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan W6OLD, [email protected]
> > Icom FAQ: http://www.qsl.net/icom/
> >
>
> ----
> Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan W6OLD, [email protected]
> Icom FAQ: http://www.qsl.net/icom/
>
>
> ----------
> From: matt <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Icom] Do I Dare To Ask?
> Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 5:24 PM
>
> hi duane...  unfortunately you chose a $1400  rig over a $3000 775...
have
> you seen the volkswagen commercial..  the guy wins the tv quiz show
> jackpot..  has a choice of a vw or Caribbean vacation?  the Caribbean
> bartender is yelling take the car , take the car, during a tropical
> monsoon...  the guy chooses the vacation..  the bartender is cursing the
guy
> as he turns from the pretaped show to see the drenched guy sitting at the
> bar  ...  756 with or without filters worth $900 - $100   best bet is take
> out the options sell the rig then sell the options...   enjoy the
> Caribbean...  hihi  paul w8jn
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 5:13 PM
> Subject: [Icom] Do I Dare To Ask?
>
>
> >
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > After learning the price on my Icom 756 Pro has dropped like a balloon
> with a
> > Lead weight attached to it, i am wondering what my Icom 756 with UT-102
> and
> > FL-222 + FL-223 is worth? Excellent condition. Original box, manuals,
hand
> mike
> > and all that it came with.
> >
> > When the insurance company offered me a 775 to replace my 765, maybe I
> should
> > have taken it instead of the 756 Pro. Sigh.
> >
> > Thanks for the bad news. (grin)
> >
> > Duane Fischer, W8DBF
> > [email protected]
> >
> > ----
> > Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan W6OLD, [email protected]
> > Icom FAQ: http://www.qsl.net/icom/
> >
>
> ----
> Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan W6OLD, [email protected]
> Icom FAQ: http://www.qsl.net/icom/
> ----
> Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan W6OLD, [email protected]
> Icom FAQ: http://www.qsl.net/icom/
>