grumpus wrote:

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grumpus wrote:
A Kenwood R-5000 just went for $230 on Ebay. The Seller had four
positive and one negative feedbacks. His description was minimal, to
the effect that the radio came out of government service and was in
working order. His picture showed what appeared to be a clean unit,
but not powered up, so no apparent sign of life. What do you think,
bargain of the year or too good to be true?

Sorry about that fellas, the auction number is 3054250323.

Regards,

Grumpus



80% positive feedback isn't confidence inspiring. The neg is for a $15 purchase.
None of his feedback is for transactions where he was the seller.

Prior use as a coast guard radio implies perhaps it was on 24/7 for years.

The model wasn't listed in the title- people who searched for R-5000 wouldn't find it.

It may be a great deal - but odds are people would feel it was a riskier transaction than buying a radio from an established radio seller with nearly perfect feedback.