This is just incorrect information at its best! To say that a good 7 to 10 channel radio on 72mhz has no value is just bologna! I have been flying for over 15 years and NEVER bought a New radio. So by your rational everything that I own is all worthless because its not new. This sounds like lhs owner needs to make a sell information to me. I would venture to say that those just getting started in the hobby will not overstep the bounderies of their first radio purchase for at least a year or two. In that time most will decide to continue or not continue in the hobby. Now what makes more business sense, to buy a 750.00 radio to learn on, only to have it deprciate to 250.00 when youve decided the hobbies not for you. Or to buy a 100.00 radio, and in a year need to buy another for 750.00? It doesn't take a business degree to figure out which is the best decision.