[Kenwood] Value of a TS-990 and a TS-2000x?

[K3AC at aol.com]

Jim - I agree with everything Ron advised except Kenwood has a sale right  
now through end 
of July on the TS-2000 and have them discounted for $1389, shipped, new. So 
 I'm 
seeing them going used for around $900-1000. One thing I'd add  regarding
shipping the TS-2000, if you are near a UPS Depot (not a franchise UPS  
Store)- you can take the radio to their customer shipping center and have them  
pack it for you in their boxes. They use a liquid foam expansion system 
(they  pop these plastic bags that mix 2 chemicals together that expand and 
form a  semi-solid foam) that will fill in the empty spaces around  the radio  
(makes like a 2 pc. clamshell), and if you purchase insurance, if there is  
damage, they should honor any damage claims since they did the packing. It's 
a  bit expensive, but if you don't have the factory shipping 
cartons/inserts, worth  paying for. But as said previously, I don't think I'd risk doing 
this with the  990. 
 
73,
Bob, K3AC
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 6/21/2017 7:04:25 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
solidgold at optonline.net writes:




Jim, as Bob K3AC said, DO NOT attempt to ship the 990  without the 
original double boxes and Styrofoam inserts. The radio is too  big & 
heavy to ship without them. I always keep the original boxes  just in 
case I have to ship any radio for service or if I sell it. The  boxes and 
Styrofoam inserts are available as service parts from East Coast  
Transistor, but a set of boxes and inserts will probably cost you over  
$150. Put ads on QRZ.COM, QTH.COM, and Eham.NET, and specify local  
pickup only, or will meet within a 100 mile drive. You may have to  
lowball the price without original boxes & packing, as most people  want 
them. The TS-2000 on the other hand can probably be shipped without  the 
original boxes as it is much smaller and lighter. If you do ship the  
TS-2000, DO NOT use Styrofoam chips for packing---They tend to flatten  
out and chip apart if something of considerable weight starts to move  
around in the box. Get some heavy duty bubble wrap--It's much better  
than chips. Like Bob said the 990's are going for $4500-$5000 on the  
used market. The TS-2000's are much less---about $900-$1400, as you can  
buy a basic TS-2000 for about $1600 brand new. Good  luck.




RON....ka2iia
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