Jim,
If a Field Test K2 is upgraded with all the A to B mods, new firmware
and the IF filter crystals upgraded, its performance will be equal to
those kits currently being shipped.
The parts for that kind of full upgrade will be in the vicinity of $125,
so you need to downgrade the price from a new one by at least that
much. If you also consider that the buyer may want to have someone else
do the upgrade work, the labor will likely be in the $150 to $200 range,
so that might be taken into consideration as well in arriving at your
proposed selling price.
Note that upgrades are not the same thing as the options - some owners
confuse the two.
An early K2 will still perform well even if not upgraded, but I believe
the price of the upgrades will be taken into consideration by any
potential buyer. If you have installed any of the upgrades, that is a
plus in your favor in your pricing - specify the upgrades that have been
installed.
Most recent K2s (SN over 4660 have all upgrades installed) that I have
seen offered for sale are priced at 66% to 75% of the new kit (plus
options) value.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 8/27/2013 7:13 AM, Jim Apple wrote:
I'm about to put serial number 0069 up for sale but I'm having a hard time
getting a sense of a fair value for it. It has the auto tuner and battery,
but is has not been used in 6 years so the battery probably needs replaced,
no ssb module. And I have an unbuilt DSP option that will go with it,.
Any help would be great.
- Jim
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