If you’re seeing them go for twice as much elsewhere, then it sounds like it might be a good deal. Bear in mind the old adage “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.”
It’s possible it’s being sold by someone who had high ideas of amateur radio and wants to rid themselves of a basically brand new radio.
It could be part of an estate sale and the seller did not do sufficient research.
It could be inoperable and the seller is not being forthcoming.
It could be stolen and someone is trying to fence it.
At the end of the day, you have to decide if $350 is worth the risk.
Idk, the person selling it seemed knowledgeable and posted a video of it with a dummy load and showing the power. Maybe just trying to get rid of old stuff (couldn’t find non eBay listings) for some quick cash.
667@lemmy.radio 3 weeks ago
If you’re seeing them go for twice as much elsewhere, then it sounds like it might be a good deal. Bear in mind the old adage “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.”
It’s possible it’s being sold by someone who had high ideas of amateur radio and wants to rid themselves of a basically brand new radio.
It could be part of an estate sale and the seller did not do sufficient research.
It could be inoperable and the seller is not being forthcoming.
It could be stolen and someone is trying to fence it.
At the end of the day, you have to decide if $350 is worth the risk.
JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
Idk, the person selling it seemed knowledgeable and posted a video of it with a dummy load and showing the power. Maybe just trying to get rid of old stuff (couldn’t find non eBay listings) for some quick cash.
667@lemmy.radio 3 weeks ago
If you look at $350 as a substantial amount of money, I’d say pass.
On the other hand, if $350 is roughly equivalent to a dinner for two for you, then yolo and see what you get.
You might get something worth it and something you can flip if this isn’t the radio you ultimately want to end up with.