Grant, I don't think the point is to kill the used market. If I were to see a used K3 priced a bit below the price I am willing to pay for *my* K3 and the options I want - I certainly would be tempted, but if there were options that I did not want included with the used K3, I still would not be willing to pay more than a new K3 that is configured with my particular option set.
On top of that, I would build my own, it is not much work, so I would only be willing to consider the kit price. In other words, the present owner would have to sell it below the kit price of my preferred K3 configuration, and I would further discount my offering price if it were not upgraded to the latest level. It is a value vs. price consideration. An older upgraded K3 is just as good as a brand new one - there are no "hidden mods", but the mods may have been added using leaded components (as instructed) while the changes on the K3 line have been implemented with SMD - the functionality is the same and you can't tell the difference from the outside of the box. 73, Don W3FPR Grant Youngman wrote: > So .. I guess the point of this thread is to kill the used market for the K3. > That's seems a bit like pointing a gun at once's own head. > > Obviously if some guy has attempted to do hardware mods with a Black Beauty > soldering iron or a blow torch and a pair of vice grips you have a problem. > Or if he had to use a rubber hammer to seat the front panel board, because it > "just wouldn't fit right"?That's true of any radio, from a 75A-1 to a K3. > But for all purposes, a low serial K3 with the appropriate mods and updates > done is the same radio as a new one. > > It seems as though perhaps I should dump my own 2K serial K3 and just buy a > new one? Since the new ones are better? Huh? > > > Grant/NQ5T > > > On Apr 3, 2010, at 3:22 PM, Jeff Herr wrote: > > >> Older isn't better! >> >> >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.800 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2787 - Release Date: 04/03/10 > 02:32:00 > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
