I got my last Kenwood R-5000 free on Ebay by wheeling a dealing smartly.
Heres how:


A. Bought the first R-5000 W/VC-20 for $400. Sold the VC-20 for $150
lowering the cost of the R-5000 down to $250.

B. Then sold the R-5000 for $560 minus the cost $250 = $310 profit.

C.Took that profit and bought another R-5000 with filters and VC-20 for
$440- $310 I made on the prior R-5000&VC-20 making the total cost of this
R-5000 $130.

D. Sold the VC-20 out of it for $150-$130 cost on the present R-5000 with
all filters = $20 profit ( Which paid my Ebay/PayPal fees and and got the
R-5000 with filters for nothing except it still needed the 6khz AM filter
which RHF was nice enough to show me the way to INRAD for their Non-OEM
Optional AM filter. And I saved $20.04 by ordering today. This may be a good
year. Happy new year to all.

Heres those auctions:


A. The first Kenwood R-5000 I bought with the VHF converter for $400
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3040848856
B. Sold the KENWOOD VC-20 VHF for $150
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3047999411
C. KENWOOD R-5000 W/Manual Sold the radio for $560.00
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3047998069
D. Kenwood R5000 with 3 filters and VC-20 VHF bought $440.00
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3065515835
E. Kenwood VC-20 vhf converter for R-5000 sold for $150
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3067173972

73 and good DXing
RX:
R-5000, SP-600 JX-6, SX-28
Ant:
100' longwire, Evesdropper Dipole

Brian's Radio Universe
http://webpages.charter.net/brianehill/

Brian Hill wrote:
I got my last Kenwood R-5000 free on Ebay by wheeling a dealing
smartly. Heres how:




Damn good Brian.....but next time you have a VC-20 for, let us know here
first will you? I have been trying to find one for 5 years.

--
Brian Denley
http://home.comcast.net/~b.denley/index.html

"Brian Denley" wrote in message
news:7loMb.28587$5V2.45036@attbi_s53...
Brian Hill wrote:
I got my last Kenwood R-5000 free on Ebay by wheeling a dealing
smartly. Heres how:




Damn good Brian.....but next time you have a VC-20 for, let us know here
first will you? I have been trying to find one for 5 years.

--
Brian Denley
http://home.comcast.net/~b.denley/index.html

Ok I will. I think I just kinda got lucky though. I saw both right when they
were listed and both had VC-20s for a reasonable Buy it Now price. One was
$400 and the other $460 so right place right time kinda thing.


--
73 and good DXing
RX:
R-5000, SP-600 JX-6, SX-28
Ant:
100' longwire, Evesdropper Dipole

Brian's Radio Universe
http://webpages.charter.net/brianehill/

it helped that you found an idiot to pay $560 for a Kenwood R-5000






"Brian Hill" brianehill@charterDOTnet wrote in message ...
I got my last Kenwood R-5000 free on Ebay by wheeling a dealing smartly.
Heres how:


A. Bought the first R-5000 W/VC-20 for $400. Sold the VC-20 for $150
lowering the cost of the R-5000 down to $250.

B. Then sold the R-5000 for $560 minus the cost $250 = $310 profit.

C.Took that profit and bought another R-5000 with filters and VC-20 for
$440- $310 I made on the prior R-5000&VC-20 making the total cost of this
R-5000 $130.

D. Sold the VC-20 out of it for $150-$130 cost on the present R-5000 with
all filters = $20 profit ( Which paid my Ebay/PayPal fees and and got the
R-5000 with filters for nothing except it still needed the 6khz AM filter
which RHF was nice enough to show me the way to INRAD for their Non-OEM
Optional AM filter. And I saved $20.04 by ordering today. This may be a good
year. Happy new year to all.

Heres those auctions:


A. The first Kenwood R-5000 I bought with the VHF converter for $400
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3040848856
B. Sold the KENWOOD VC-20 VHF for $150
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3047999411
C. KENWOOD R-5000 W/Manual Sold the radio for $560.00
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3047998069
D. Kenwood R5000 with 3 filters and VC-20 VHF bought $440.00
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3065515835
E. Kenwood VC-20 vhf converter for R-5000 sold for $150
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3067173972

73 and good DXing
RX:
R-5000, SP-600 JX-6, SX-28
Ant:
100' longwire, Evesdropper Dipole

Brian's Radio Universe
http://webpages.charter.net/brianehill/

Mike Maghakian wrote:
it helped that you found an idiot to pay $560 for a Kenwood R-5000


Mike:
I wouldn't sell mine for less.

--
Brian Denley
http://home.comcast.net/~b.denley/index.html

Brian Hill wrote:

I got my last Kenwood R-5000 free on Ebay by wheeling a dealing smartly.
Heres how:

A. Bought the first R-5000 W/VC-20 for $400. Sold the VC-20 for $150
lowering the cost of the R-5000 down to $250.

B. Then sold the R-5000 for $560 minus the cost $250 = $310 profit.

C.Took that profit and bought another R-5000 with filters and VC-20 for
$440- $310 I made on the prior R-5000&VC-20 making the total cost of this
R-5000 $130.

D. Sold the VC-20 out of it for $150-$130 cost on the present R-5000 with
all filters = $20 profit ( Which paid my Ebay/PayPal fees and and got the
R-5000 with filters for nothing except it still needed the 6khz AM filter
which RHF was nice enough to show me the way to INRAD for their Non-OEM
Optional AM filter. And I saved $20.04 by ordering today. This may be a good
year. Happy new year to all.

You must be an accountant. :-)


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"starman" wrote in message
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You must be an accountant. :-)

No I'm not that smart but it is funny how clever you can get when you want a
radio

Actually I was a Mech. contractor in CA. and I'm now a
Mech/Industrial -Proj. Mgr. for a Co. in North St. Paul.


What does everybody here do for a living?


--
73 and good DXing
RX:
R-5000, SP-600 JX-6, SX-28
Ant:
100' longwire, Evesdropper Dipole

Brian's Radio Universe
http://webpages.charter.net/brianehill/

Brian Hill wrote:

"starman" wrote in message
...
You must be an accountant. :-)

No I'm not that smart but it is funny how clever you can get when you want a
radio

Actually I was a Mech. contractor in CA. and I'm now a
Mech/Industrial -Proj. Mgr. for a Co. in North St. Paul.

What does everybody here do for a living?

I did electrical engineering in college but I don't practice it. I have
a video imaging business with a friend.


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I'm retired from a career in electronics and, since 1960, computers -- land,
sea, and air stuff.

Radar was my strong suit and comm my long suit. Computers were my wild cards.

Bill, K5BY

WShoots1 wrote:

I'm retired from a career in electronics and, since 1960, computers -- land,
sea, and air stuff.

Radar was my strong suit and comm my long suit. Computers were my wild cards.

Bill, K5BY


I'm recently retired from a 30 year career as a public school music
teacher, and I now work in Receiving for one of the big retailers.

Tony


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