[TenTec] Look what ORION 2 did

[Neal Campbell]

I think the only way to buy equipment with a protected investment is to buy
10+ year old equipment as the market price has been established and doesn't
fluctuate much. I remember buying my first 'big rig', a 10 year old 940 and
kept it 2 years. When I sold it, I think I got within 25 bucks of what I
paid for it.

 

-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Robert & Linda McGraw K4TAX
Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2005 2:01 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Look what ORION 2 did

The price will be a function of the supply vs. demand law of economics. 
Once the Orion II is released, there will be a number of folks that will
release their Orion to the market.  One may see a temporary sag in the
price.  I would imaging those that want and Orion will then soak up the
market and the price will rise a bit.

Not to fret, no one will get killed on the value of the Orion.  Oh, don't
expect to get your "new price or price paid for it. After all, it's used and
we all know used merchandise, regardless of condition will bring a bit less
than the original purchase price.  If you don't believe this, buy a new car,
drive it off of the lot and around the block and then back to the dealer and
see just what they will pay you for it.

Happy Thanksgiving to all.

73
Bob, K4TAX


----- Original Message -----
From: "Toby Pennington" <toby423 at earthlink.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 9:11 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Look what ORION 2 did


>
> It is possible that the "one day Sale" of Orions for $2,340 or thereabouts
> set the stage for a devaluing of the old Orion for months to come.  Surely
> for those trying to sell their rigs on their own to get a better price 
> were
> thrown for a loop,  and had to withdraw any plans for selling their Orion
> for the immediate future. It is possible in time that the Orion may creep 
> up
> in resale value as 2.0 comes out,  and the old Orion software gets more
> stable. I see 2.0 making the old Orion better and resale values will come
> back up.  The old Orion should stablilize in the 2,500 to 2,700 area as 
> word
> gets out about the improvements brought by version 2.0.
>
> It all depends on what developes with the release of the 2.0 update.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Barry Gross" <barry.n1eu at gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 9:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Look what ORION 2 did
>
>
>> On 11/23/05, Able2fly at aol.com <Able2fly at aol.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > Looks like $2k fully equipped Orions may not be far off...
>> >
>> >
>> I think there's a bit of crowd mentality, self-fulfilling prophecy going
>> on.  Hey, the market makes the rules not me, but the used price of the O1
>> should be going up, not down considering high prices for
> O2/IC7800/FTDX9000
>> and the rather minor nature of the O2 upgrade.  There was an initial drop
> in
>> the O1's used price due to anticipated number of owners who upgrade to 
>> the
>> O2, but then the supply of used O1's should fall off and price stabilize
> or
>> climb higher.  A late model 565AT with a filter thrown in at $2375 is a
>> firesale price IMHO.  But the sellers and buyers make the market, not the
>> sideliners . . .
>>
>> 73,
>> Barry N1EU
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