[ICOM] IC-7300 Price Drop?

[Frank A. Ellis]

There seems to always be a constant supply of 7300's on the used market 
which is probably hurting new unit sales.



On 2/21/23 15:15, manualman at juno.com wrote:
> I could also be, since the IC-7300 has been offered for roughly 7 years,
> that sales have leveled off or have started to decline. Icom may have a
> warehouse full of these things and wants to move them. Sitting around not
> moving inventory is not good for the bottom line. So, offer the dealers a
> good price (a lower cost to them then the traditional pricing) on buying
> "X" number of IC-7300's. Dealers can generally make up the new price
> differential by pushing more accessory products.
>
> It could also be that Icom may be announcing a new entry level SDR HF 100
> watt transceiver (replacement for the IC-7300??) very soon and may want
> to move out as much of the older inventory as they can.
>
> Pete, wa2cwa
>
>
> On Tue, 21 Feb 2023 19:57:00 +0000 Edward Dickinson
> <OneArchitect at hotmail.com>  writes:
>> The Japanese banking authorities are holding their interest rates
>> very low despite what other countries are doing.  This is done to
>> keep Japan's inflation rate near 2%.  Does that perhaps explain
>> ICOM's US pricing?
>>
>>
>> As ever,
>> Dick - KA5KKT
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