[ICOM] Economic cycle on a 781

Sun Mar 8 11:40:52 EDT 2009

For what it is worth, speaking from a professional standpoint on the current
economic cycle (this one is completely unknown, with no past experience to
draw from), there are many issues in play that have not come to pass at this
juncture.   The forces were set in motion several years ago and very few
people understand what is happening now (I am speaking of the general
population).  If they did understand, they would be taking whatever offer
was made to clear the rigs out of their inventory now vs. waiting until next
year when this is going to most likely be far worse in terms of general
conditions with a much dimmer long term outlook.  I suspect things will
become much clearer in about 90 days from now to all and then the deals will
appear to be more to ones liking in terms of the prices....the problem is, I
am concerned that there will be very limited amounts of money in the hands
of most people to even consider buying anything that is not an important and
needed item for long term survival. 

As one post said, 'those who prepared for this will be inconvenienced';
that may be so, but even those with some cash put away could possibly find
that the cash has little worth and therefore they too will not be in a
position to be buying up much of anything at reduced price.  In my opinion,
this is not a time to be doing anything other than worrying about self
preservation of held assets and to be very careful about how you proceed
with future plans.

Bruce  K1XR

-----Original Message-----
From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of Dan Cotsirilos K9DTC
Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 8:12 AM
To: ICOM Reflector
Subject: Re: [ICOM] IC781 STATION FOR SALE

All I am saying is that if the economy is the reason for so many listing 
then one would think the prices would reflect the economy?

Bravo Yankee Echo
Dan K9DTC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "paul glassman" <highschooldiving at yahoo.com>
To: <dick at k7vc.com>
Cc: <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] IC781 STATION FOR SALE

>
> hey guys, i am the consumate hoss trader. been doing it since i got back 
> into hobby in 2000. i used to make some $$$  but with everyone educated 
> about ebay , qrz and qth, i just hoss trade to get new toys for me. the 
> real deals are few and far between. i can think back to 2002 when i could 
> purchase equipment as fast as i could by it. not like that any more. HERE 
> IS THE REAL SCOOP. ITS JUST LIKE REAL ESTATE.  when you do market comps, 
> you look at solds, not asking price. yes people arw asking top dollar for 
> their stuff, however it is not selling.  i bought an icom r9500  from 
> roger k7erq two weeks ago however he xould not sell it at a give away 
> price. i had two ftdx9000d&#39;s so we made an even swap. i pirchased a 
> ft1000d this week for $1400. two years ago you couldnt find one for less 
> than $1950 or more. the market is soft. you just have to let the seller 
> realize it. bottow dollar on an al1500 with ebs less than 24 months old 12

> months ago was about
> $2400. i did some swapping and picked up an &quot;as new&quot; one for 
> $1850. the deals are out there, you have to be patient and follow a 
> specific piece until the seller realizes the market is soft. hope this 
> helps..  73  paul w8jn.
>
> ps....  please excuse he messy email   cellphone tiny keys hihi
>
> Dick Flanagan wrote:
>> In my seldom-humble opinion, I think the fact people are selling gear
>> and the prices they are asking are two separate things.  The day may
>> come when I feel the need to sell my 7700, but that doesn't mean that
>> when I do I'll be willing to take a bath on it.  Maybe later....
>> Next year there may be plenty of low-priced gear for the vulchers,
>> but right now I think the fact there is so much gear entering the
>> market is significant in and of itself.
>> Dick
>> At 02:06 PM 3/7/2009, Dan Cotsirilos K9DTC wrote:
>>  >Dick now that you bought this up, I would like to comment. I have been
>>  >noticing a ton of items for sale in the last few months many more than
>>  >normal. This part makes sense to me considering the economy. What 
>> doesn't
>>  >make sense is the prices?? People are asking prices as if all is 
>> well????
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >Bravo Yankee Echo
>>  >Dan K9DTC
>> --
>> Dick Flanagan K7VC
>> dick at k7vc.com
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