These TR-4CW rigs on ebay have been interesting to me. ?I bought one locally about a year ago, a TR-4CW with RIT. ?it is not in good shape, has some rust spots at a couple places on top, and it doesn¡¯t turn on. ?The AC-4 needs to be recapped, so it¡¯s hard for me to do much without it. ?For various reasons, I¡¯ve decided not to keep it. ?A ¡°mint¡± rig went for $2400 a month or so, and the current one seems to be going that way. ?On the other hand, one that had a loose mode switch but would turn on just went for $199.95. ?That¡¯s so low that fees, packing, and shipping would be a high percentage of the price.
?I sold the rusty RV-4C that came with mine and basically broke even after I agreed on a price and then found out what shipping would be. ?The price of shipping has been a game changer for these kinds of rigs, and where I shipped it said they would not provide insurance unless they packed it. ?For the RV-4C, that means I would have gone in the hole by quite a bit so I packed it myself.
?The bottom line is that if someone is interested, I would be glad to send pictures and talk about it. ?I was the second owner of this rig and should have kept it. ?Now, I am again about the fifth owner and would like to see it go where it could be fixed and appreciated. ?
73,
Dennis, W5RZ
