Used Radio Equipment

[Elbowmac]

Wondering if there are any well respected and referenced used radio equipment sites that can be suggested? Looking for a less expensive route and also less landfill.

 

[Lscott]

34 minutes ago, Elbowmac said:

Wondering if there are any well respected and referenced used radio equipment sites that can be suggested? Looking for a less expensive route and also less landfill.

 

I've purchase many used radios on ebay. If you shop carefully you can find some good deals. Just make sure the seller has a return option. I did buy a few radios with no return option, however many sellers are HIGHLY motivated to avoid any negative feedback. In the few cases I got a bum radio, with a no return policy, the seller refunded the full, or nearly so anyway, the purchase price and told me me keep the defective radio. In that case I ended up sending it out for repair, which basically cost about the original purchase price. So, in the end I spent about the same amount of money, but ended up with a fully checked out, repaired and aligned radio.

[tweiss3]

I've used ebay with caution, and https://used-radios.com/ is an actual radio shop, so what they sell works. 

[WRYZ926]

https://associatedradio.com is another good source for used radios.

[WRCZ387]

Main Trading Company in TX https://www.mtcradio.com/used-gear/

I've had good luck with them

Edit/add-on: you never know what a seller is going to have available, but I've purchased both used [IC-F2000T] & New In Box Old Stock [IC-F50, IC-F60, IC-F80DS] from MTC

[nokones]

3 hours ago, Lscott said:

I've purchase many used radios on ebay. If you shop carefully you can find some good deals. Just make sure the seller has a return option. I did buy a few radios with no return option, however many sellers are HIGHLY motivated to avoid any negative feedback. In the few cases I got a bum radio, with a no return policy, the seller refunded the full, or nearly so anyway, the purchase price and told me me keep the defective radio. In that case I ended up sending it out for repair, which basically cost about the original purchase price. So, in the end I spent about the same amount of money, but ended up with a fully checked out, repaired and aligned radio.

Same here with the sellers "no returns" or "as-Is", but eBay guarantees that you are getting what is advertised.  That means if the listing doesn't say "Parts Only" or if it says does not work, etc. than it is guaranteed by eBay to work.  Some will say that it worked when it was shipped and that doesn't matter what the seller says.  Don't forget to request a returned shipping label when you contact the seller for a return.  If the contact page does not allow you to return than contact eBay and they will take care of it.

I have bought new, still in the box, never-used Motorola stuff at great prices like a Repeater Station, chargers, Battery Maintenace System, and various accessories, XTS5000 portables, and recently a Kenwood Mobile.  Those new, never-used, still in the box stuff do pop up every so often. A lot of these deals are hard to pass up and that is why I have more radios and stuff than a normal human being would ever need in a lifetime.

[Lscott]

1 minute ago, nokones said:

A lot of these deals are hard to pass up and that is why I have more radios and stuff than a normal human being would ever need in a lifetime.

Gets to be an addiction of sorts.

[Elbowmac]

6 hours ago, Lscott said:

I've purchase many used radios on ebay. If you shop carefully you can find some good deals. Just make sure the seller has a return option. I did buy a few radios with no return option, however many sellers are HIGHLY motivated to avoid any negative feedback. In the few cases I got a bum radio, with a no return policy, the seller refunded the full, or nearly so anyway, the purchase price and told me me keep the defective radio. In that case I ended up sending it out for repair, which basically cost about the original purchase price. So, in the end I spent about the same amount of money, but ended up with a fully checked out, repaired and aligned radio.

Thanks for the insight. You have found repair shops for older equipment? Bought oscilloscope off of ebay and a good buy.

[Elbowmac]

6 hours ago, tweiss3 said:

I've used ebay with caution, and https://used-radios.com/ is an actual radio shop, so what they sell works. 

Have had limited success on ebay! Thanks for the site to check out

[Elbowmac]

3 hours ago, nokones said:

Same here with the sellers "no returns" or "as-Is", but eBay guarantees that you are getting what is advertised.  That means if the listing doesn't say "Parts Only" or if it says does not work, etc. than it is guaranteed by eBay to work.  Some will say that it worked when it was shipped and that doesn't matter what the seller says.  Don't forget to request a returned shipping label when you contact the seller for a return.  If the contact page does not allow you to return than contact eBay and they will take care of it.

I have bought new, still in the box, never-used Motorola stuff at great prices like a Repeater Station, chargers, Battery Maintenace System, and various accessories, XTS5000 portables, and recently a Kenwood Mobile.  Those new, never-used, still in the box stuff do pop up every so often. A lot of these deals are hard to pass up and that is why I have more radios and stuff than a normal human being would ever need in a lifetime.

appreciated and understood. Already had some issues.... worth a look.

[wayoverthere]

9 hours ago, tweiss3 said:

I've used ebay with caution, and https://used-radios.com/ is an actual radio shop, so what they sell works. 

I've had good dealings with them also, and I'll add they're on eBay (in addition to their site) under the username "erac1"

[Lscott]

3 hours ago, Elbowmac said:

Thanks for the insight. You have found repair shops for older equipment? Bought oscilloscope off of ebay and a good buy.

My radios were aways sent back to a manufacturer approved repair depot. They would have all the required test gear to work on the class of radios they have been approved to service.

For scopes I would just buy one of the “cheap” digital Chinese ones new. Our company purchased a bunch of dual trace 50MHz ones from Rigol. They held up well considering how our service people beat their equipment up in the field.

[Elbowmac]

12 hours ago, Lscott said:

My radios were aways sent back to a manufacturer approved repair depot. They would have all the required test gear to work on the class of radios they have been approved to service.

For scopes I would just buy one of the “cheap” digital Chinese ones new. Our company purchased a bunch of dual trace 50MHz ones from Rigol. They held up well considering how our service people beat their equipment up in the field.

Old school, cathode ray baby!!!