On Wed,5/25/2016 7:17 AM, Jerry Moore wrote:
I already feel that Elecraft gear prices are a premium but have been willing to pay the NIB prices to support a local US company.
I see it a bit differently. Elecraft products are built, designed, and supported by people in the US, all paid US wages. Unlike Apple, whose products are mfd in China, by people who are paid far less. Elecraft products are sold direct from the factory to the user, eliminating markups by third party sellers, who typically add 20-40% to their cost. And when you call Elecraft for support, you're talking to a real technician at the factory who is a HAM, not someone in a call center reading from a script, and that person is also being paid US wages.
As to resale value -- yes, I think hams often think their used stuff is worth a lot more than it is. I wouldn't pay more than about 75% of the current kit price for a used Elecraft product, whether it was factory built or not.
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