[TenTec] Estate Sale - Ten Tec Titan 425 For Sale

[Jim Brown]

Will,

Two very important things. The value of the amp depends a lot on the 
condition of the tubes. If you have not done so already, you should have 
that checked out by someone familiar with amps of that type and 
vintage.  The $1750 asking price is about right for tubes in like new 
condition.

Second, and most critical -- you are right to not want to ship it. I 
bought one of my three Titans from a ham in the Virgin Islands. To ship 
it, he had to remove the power transformer from the power supply and 
ship it separately. That MUST be done, because the power supply chassis 
is pretty light weight and the transformer is very heavy, so the weight 
of the transformer would destroy the power supply in shipping.

The downside of not shipping it is that it reduces the value, because it 
limits who you can sell it to.  I suggest that you advertise it to as 
many radio clubs in your area as you can, and especially to contest and 
DX clubs, whose members are more likely to want a nice amp like this.  I 
see that you're in central Tennessee. There are active contest clubs in 
TN and northern GA. One good contact would be N4ZZ, who is in Nashville. 
Another would be W4NZ, in Chattanooga. And there's my friend K4BAI. See 
their email addresses as cc: to this email. The GA guys know TN pretty 
well -- K4BAI and KU8E drive a mobile through a bunch of TN counties for 
the TN QSO party every year.

73, Jim K9YC

On 6/30/2014 7:29 AM, Will Jones wrote:
> The Ten Tec Tritan is $1750.00. It comes with manual and power supply. 
> I would rather not ship due to the weight.
> Bill, N4LB
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> *From:* Jim Brown <k9yc at audiosystemsgroup.com>
> *To:* tentec at contesting.com
> *Sent:* Friday, June 13, 2014 2:03 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [TenTec] Estate Sale - Ten Tec Titan 425 For Sale
>
> On 6/11/2014 1:06 PM, Will Jones wrote:
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> > Will compile the list tonite so I can send as a file to anyone 
> interested.
>
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> Having helped a widow dispose of her husband's gear, I strongly suggest
> that you do some homework to establish the current market value of
> everything before you list it. Poke around eBay, eham, qrz, and qth to
> see what others have asked. On eBay, check the box on the left side to
> show only sold listings.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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