ORIGINAL: auto5man
...4 channel radios on ebay (for example the Futaba Conquest 4NBF), I have noticed them going for around the 100.00 range and this does not include shipping. Just an older (outdated?) radio new in box complete set. But you can get a BRAND SPANKING NEW modern Futaba 4 channel for around 130.00! Now why would someone pay almost as much for a 10-15 year old model ......
auto5man
There is absolutely NO good reason to pay $100 for a used 4-channel system.
You can go to the Tower website and order a Tower System 3000 4-channel system on sale (they are almost always on sale...) for $99. What that radio is:::: A relabeled Futaba 4 channel of last year's model. IT IS IDENTICAL to the Futaba! (the circuit board inside has the same Futaba part number...) You get a 1 year warrantee... brand new batteries... (vs looking at probably needing to pay another $45 to replace the batteries in the used system.... and no warrantee.)
Buying a used 4 channel system is essentially a bad idea for over $40.