Salvage radios?

[56ffpw]

Hi,

Just to preface, I know virtually nothing about radio and need some info. I buy boxes of product returns, distressed items, etc., and resell what I can and recycle the rest. In one of my recent purchases there was a case of 10 new Motorola radios. The description says "APX900 UHFR2 Model2 Portable". They have no batteries or antennas.

I googled the model number (H92SDF9PW6AN) and it says for public safety use. Is it legal to sell these? If it is, what would be a fair price?

Thanks!

 

[ten13]

EXCLUSIVE: Former jail guard’s wrongful arrest over radios after botched NYPD probe will spur lawsuit

There's going to be some static over the arrest of a retired jail guard in a botched NYPD Internal Affairs Bureau sting operation.

www.nydailynews.com

The story of Bleiwas' radio days begins in 1994 when he purchased from a friend more than 1,000 Motorola portable radios that had been decommissioned by various city agencies and auctioned by the city Department of General Services. The walkie-talkies' crystals, antennas and batteries had been removed and do not broadcast police, fire or ambulance calls, but they are sought after by buffs and collectors of memorabilia.

Last March someone calling himself "PD Collector" responded to Bleiwas' ad on eBay and purchased a radio for $70. That was the end of it, or so Bleiwas thought, until April 7 when his phone rang at 6 a.m. and a sergeant was on the line ordering him to open the front door of his Long Island home.

 

[K2NEC]

If that's really a concern, track down the original owner, run the serials, etc.
If they are stolen, the serial numbers will come back hot.

 

[techman210]

MX radios? 1980s vintage radios two years past the Narrowband mandate?

The keystone cops wouldn’t touch this with a 10 foot pole.

 

[KevinC]

Hi,

Just to preface, I know virtually nothing about radio and need some info. I buy boxes of product returns, distressed items, etc., and resell what I can and recycle the rest. In one of my recent purchases there was a case of 10 new Motorola radios. The description says "APX900 UHFR2 Model2 Portable". They have no batteries or antennas.

I googled the model number (H92SDF9PW6AN) and it says for public safety use. Is it legal to sell these? If it is, what would be a fair price?

Thanks!

Yes it's legal to sell these (assuming you obtained them legally yourself). Can't help much with the price, maybe $300-400 each on eBay, but that would depend on the flashcode (software options) and whether they are full keypad or limited keypad. UHF R2 sounds like they originally came from a T-band area.

 

[Project25_MASTR]

APX900's aren't that old of a radio. Around 2016 the APX4000 just hit the streets and it was offered in two variants...dual knob and single knob. Single knob would be renamed APX1000 for 2017. That was about the same time the 900 came out.

 

[TampaTyron]

Depending on the software options (which would be listed on the clear plastic clam shell that the radio ship in), the radionew is worth about $800-$1500ea. However, second hand or NOS, they are worth about $150-$250ea. This is assuming they are not software locked to a specific customer system. TT

 

[chrismol1]

When you sell them the buyers may want to know specific info on the box. Whats the flashport/flashcode? Whats the date on the boxes? Depending on the firmware version, if they are over R18, They're pretty much useless to the casual hobbyists if radio doesn't have desirable flashport options after R18 so dealers or users with appropriate flashport upgrades would be interested. iirc, what was it middle of 2018 when R18 came out?