[Kenwood] What if we have no orig. boxes? (was Re: Value of a TS-990 and ...

[Jim Lowman]

I agree, Bob, especially in the case of a large, heavy transceiver like 
the TS-990S.
My problem is, I have nowhere to store the boxes in this small house and 
garage.
That's the reason that I never save them.

I guess the best that I can do, is to offer to deliver the 990 within a 
reasonable distance of home.
For an area with the population of greater LA/Orange County, there are 
almost no swapmeets any longer.
That has always puzzled me.

Worst case, I have a top-of-the line transceiver that I can put to use.
The 990 was the trainwreck that I couldn't look away from at ham 
conventions.
Even after it was first introduced, it drew surprisingly small crowds at 
these events.
I bought it mostly on an impulse, and probably somewhat out of grief, 
after I lost my wife of 44 years.

73 de Jim - AD6CW

On 6/22/2017 5:59 AM, Bob via Kenwood wrote:
> Regarding this thread, I think there's 2 lessons to be learned from all
> this when
> considering purchasing a large, heavy transceiver:
>   
> 1) If you're buying one new (like a 990) - NEVER throw away the factory
> cartons/foam inserts. It will either be very expensive, or impossible to
> replace  them.
>   
> 2) If you're buying a used radio - do NOT buy it if the seller can't
> supply a complete set of factory
> cartons/inserts. As one of the posters found out, if it develops a problem
> down the road, you won't be able to
> safely ship it anywhere for repairs - thus making it an  expensive parts
> only radio.
>   
> Bob, K3AC
>