[TenTec] OT: 7300 buy back program

[rick@dj0ip.de]

I know lots of hams like to brag on their new radio but the new does wear
off.

Many of the users are not satisfied - for whatever reason -  and have
buyer's remorse. 

 

One German retailer has a trade-up policy where customers can trade the 7300
in on an IC-7600.

I was listening to one OM last night on 80 who took advantage of it and is
glad he did.

 

I had noticed that most retailers here have had sales going on for the 7600
for a long time.

My hunch is, lack of demand.

Seems they have found a new way to move inventory.

And of course the can resell the 7300 in a heartbeat.

 

As ICOM told one of the user groups when one of its customers complained
about the 7300's performance in a contest:  "It is an entry level radio.
You can't expect it to perform like a radio costing twice as much or more."

 

Actually this is not as "Off Topic" as I thought.

 

THINK TWICE before selling your Eagle or OM7 to buy a 7300.

 

73

Rick, DJ0IP