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On Thu, 19 Jun 2003 12:19:40 -0400 "Doug K." <oldsdoug@hotmail.com>
writes:
> Could try on evilbay also... I've been looking for an 800 XLT there.
> 
> Hey, wait - $49.95 for a _new_ one??  Wow...
> 
> How long have these been discontinued?  I think I'll try for one - 
> thanks!

AFAIK, the discontinuance began in February. They're getting scarce now.
I saw one a month ago at the BB across the street from Springfield Mall
in northern VA. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't persuade the
manager to sell it to me. He said he couldn't sell display models, as
they wouldn't work. Sell it to me anyway, I tried. No dice. The two
SC180B's I have now were, of course, display models, and they work just
fine, thank you. I like that radio a lot. It quickly became my favorite
handheld. I'd buy another at the drop of a hat. Don't waste your time
calling the stores or trying computer searches for them; more often than
not, they do not appear in inventory. No, I don't know why not. Go to the
store in person and look for them in the automotive sound department.

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