Hi.
It depends upon how long it has sat unused, and in what kind of
environment. Switches and pots oxidize when left unused for a long time,
especially if it is in a moist environment such as a basement shack,
etc. Smoke free is a big plus, but I'd almost consider a radio that has
been used steadily to be better news than one that has sat unused for a
long period of time.
It's just like buying a car. You don't want to buy one of those if it has
sat around for a couple of years either. It just isn't good for them to be
left unused.
73, de Lou K2LKK
At 11:17 AM 10/1/2007 -0400, you wrote:
>Taking in to account that it has little use on it, I'd say it's worth that
>price, but like you say, due to age and all, no more and I'm not sure I'd
>personally pay that much with out actually looking at it to make sure it was
>absolutely like new condition.
>Using the new price on almost anything is something I don't do. I know a lot
>of people who do,b ut I tend to look at the going market and a little
>thought when I base a price. Used TS-2000s though did bring a decent price
>last I checked. I haven't seen one on the market in a while though. When I
>buy mine, it will be new, if I still want that radio when the time comes.
>It's nearing, if I wanted to max out my credit cards I could do it now but
>I'd like to get them down a lot more before I get a new radio.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 10:54 AM
>Subject: Re: ts2000
>
>
> > hey tom, you forgot to actually remove the email and name lol.
> > The radio is 5 years old, and the other gear is older then that...so 1400
> > is
> > about the most that the package is worth...not necesarily what someone
> > will
> > pay for it, but what it is worth on the market.
> > If this seller was actually going by the stats on what something is bought
> > for, and then what it is worth on the used market the second you buy it,
> > the
> > whole setup might be worth $1000 now.
> > I don't much like it when people use the original perchase price as a
> > basis
> > for a selling price 5 or 8 years after the fact.
> > 73
> > Colin, V A6BKX
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 8:48 AM
> > Subject: ts2000
> >
> >
> >> Below is the response which I got for my offer to buy the ts2000 Howard
> > recently
> >> put up on this list. As I told him, he obviously has no control over
> >> what
> > the
> >> seller might do but this is an example of a reason to be very selective
> > about
> >> becoming a second or third party in sales advertising.
> >>
> >> I have removed the seller's e-mail and name as she obviously didn't want
> > to
> >> advertise to the list herself.
> >>
> >> Tom
> >>
> >> From [log in to unmask] Mon Oct 1 09:41:53 2007
> >> Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 20:02:19 -0700 (PDT)
> >> From: Joan Staeven <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: [log in to unmask]
> >> Subject: TS-2000X
> >>
> >> Hello,
> >> I am the person who is looking for someone to buy a Kenwood TS-2000X. My
> >> husband passed away in April 2007. He loved this radio, but was not able
> >> to use it very much. Shortly after I purchased it for him, he had a
> >> stroke. The radio has probably less than 100 hours of use. It has been in
> >> a smoke free environment and always covered up. I have the manual and
> >> original box.
> >>
> >> Here is the information on the ham radio, power supply, and voice
> >> synthesizer purchased 6/12/2002 for $2,746.85.<?xml:namespace prefix = o
> >> ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
> >>
> >> TS-2000X: HF/ VHF/ UHF 1.2 GHz All-mode Multi-band Transceiver.
> >>
> >> Power supply: Astron 25A Switching PS/Meters.
> >>
> >> includes Kenwood voice synthesizer.
> >>
> >> Also available:
> >>
> >> Kenwood HS-5 Headphones with extra ear pieces purchased 8/1/1997 for
> >> $80.00.
> >>
> >> Kenwood MC-60A 8-pin AMP Desk Mic purchased 3/4/1998 for $150.00.
> >>
> >> A friend had said that $1,400.00 was reasonable for the TS-2000X with
> >> voice synthesizer, power supply, and the desk mic. Then I looked up what
> >> I actually paid for everything. Now I am asking a few other people how
> >> much I should ask for this equipment. I do not want to cheat anyone and I
> >> do not want to get cheated.
> >>
> >> Thank you for your interest. Please let me know what you would be willing
> >> to pay. I have some other people interested also.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Joan Staeven
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible, and receives the
> >> impossible." Anonymous
> >>
> >>
> >> Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
> >> web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
> >>
> >>
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>
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Louis Kim Kline
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