Mikey, My general "rule of thumb" when purchasing used equipment is to spend no more than 2/3 of the original price unless I know the reputation of the seller and his capability to properly state its condition - and at my top price, I expect a 90 day guarantee - at substantially lower prices, that guarantee is not considered (I am taking my chances).
The price is highly dependent on the options installed - a bare K2/100 (CW only) kit new is priced at almost $1050 while a fully loaded K2/100 with all options (including the KDSP2) is priced a bit below $1560. If that fully loaded K2/100 was built by a builder for hire, the fee paid was likely somewhere between $180 and $450 - again dependent on the options and the particular builder. So the new value of a K2/100 is anywhere between $1050 and $2010 - depending on how the builder values his work. Not many K2s are selling above the kit price, and many are well below it. A used K2 (even with a low serial number) may be a bargain if one is willing to add the upgrades and do a full alignment and calibration - properly done, even the lowest serial number K2 can perform as well as a brand new well-constructed kit. My serial number 00020 K2 can be witness to that fact. Elecraft has made all the upgrades available as kits. The price may also depend on the K2 serial number and firmware level, if the serial number is below 3000 and the owner has not done *all* the A to B upgrades, I would de-value it. If no upgrades have been installed, the cost of updating the hardware and firmware can vary from about $130 if you do it yourself to $350 if you hire another builder to do it for you. Bottom line, the selling price is whatever a willing seller and a willing buyer can agree on. What I have stated reflects my own personal opinions and may not be true for the general case of K2 owners/sellers. 73, Don W3FPR Mike - WB8ICN wrote: > A friend of mine asked me at a local hamfest this last weekend how much a > K2/100 costs these days. I told him that I didn't know. He was thinking > somewhere along the lines of $400.00...but I told him that seemed quite low > to me. > > Anyone know what the current cost might be or know of one available? > > 72's/73's...Mikey, WB8ICN > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
