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Need Buying Advice For Ebay & Tecsun pl-380, VERY Confused
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Michael <cglynn321@...>
I am taking the jump and buying a Tecsun pl-380 off e-bay but am confused as to who to buy it from. I see the seller anon-co mentioned alot on this forum but I note a number of sellers who offer it at a cheaper price when you factor in the shipping costs and they seem to have a high number of positive results also.I also see a seller listed under links in this forum called China Electronics, hygt369. The one thing I would like to be sure of is getting the best and most current version available, or should I wait a couple months to see if the manufacturer improves the internal antenna windings.
Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated as I can only afford to make this purchase once and am hoping this radio will give me a number of years service. Thanks To All Mike Glynn Niagara Falls, Canada |
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jm392c@verizon.net <jm392c@...>
I got mine from elink.shop for about the same price and it arrived on the east coast in 11 days. I got the newest version and they also followed up with good service. As others have said, though, they all make money off the shipping charges.
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Jim --- In ultralightdx@..., "Michael" <cglynn321@...> wrote:
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Hi Mike,
Thanks for your interest in the PL-380, and I think you are making a wise
decision to purchase that model.
Both "Anon-co" and "hygt369" are reliable eBay sellers, and you should not
have any trouble ordering from either of them. "Anon-co" was the only seller of
the PL-380 on eBay for about a month, and "hygt369" was the only seller of the
Kchibo D96L model for an even longer period last summer. Both sellers have
shipped many radios to North America, with no buyer complaints that I'm aware
of. There are other PL-380 sellers on eBay who offer slightly lower prices,
but you'll need to take your chances on their reliability.
The currently-shipped PL-380's are almost all the "Version 2" model (see http://www.mediafire.com/file/nimoyajwkzj/WEB-WEB-PL-380-Version-1-or.jpg for
the photo to distinguish the two models in the shipping box), and have the
soft-mute function reduced from the level of the PL-310 and PL-300WT/ G8 models,
making it easier to tune 1 kHz farther away from domestic splatter without
a huge drop off in the DX signal. It's probably unrealistic to expect Tecsun to
improve upon the PL-380 stock loopstick, however, since AM-DXers are not
a very significant portion of the Chinese domestic market to which this
model is targeted. The PL-310 model has a slightly superior stock loopstick, but
also has full-blown soft mute, so it basically depends on your DXing
priorities as to which model would be preferable (as explained in the full
PL-380 review at http://www.mediafire.com/?w4yuzhj2kyz ).
Good luck in your purchase!
73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
In a message dated 3/10/2010 6:36:47 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
cglynn321@... writes:
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BILLY PAGE
Another EXC Seller is JOEY CHUENG at elink - I've purchased my PL-310 & PL-380 from him - EXC Communications & Exc Speedy Service
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On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 6:47 PM, <D1028Gary@...> wrote:
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osage_archer
I just received today my Version 2 Tecsun PL-380 from eBay seller simpsons927. It took 3 weeks, 15 working days, to get to Memphis, TN from Hong Kong. See the photo of everything included at
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ultralightdx/photos/album/953788199/pic/868465437/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc Tim C. --- In ultralightdx@..., "jm392c@..." <jm392c@...> wrote:
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