SDS200 Seriously Discounted At Amazon

[fxdscon]

Have any arrived and confirmed as all okay?

I think you skipped post #91.
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[iMONITOR]

Radios arrived, loaded latest firmware and database...

Did you load it or was it already done? If it was already done it may have been a customer return.

Speaking of returns, what happens to all of them that were purchased and then returned for what ever reason?

 

[jonwienke]

Speaking of returns, what happens to all of them that were purchased and then returned for what ever reason?

Amazon Warehouse Deals.

 

[bberns22]

Did you load it or was it already done? If it was already done it may have been a customer return.

Speaking of returns, what happens to all of them that were purchased and then returned for what ever reason?

I had to load the firmware and update the database. They were packed new from the factory, outer, inner and packing perfect. None of these were previously opened.

Skeptics and naysayers need to face it - it was a great deal on new radios - end of story from my end...

 

[iMONITOR]

I had to load the firmware and update the database. They were packed new from the factory, outer, inner and packing perfect. None of these were previously opened.

Skeptics and naysayers need to face it - it was a great deal on new radios - end of story from my end...

That's great news! Some of those Amazon 3'rd party sellers have some seriously flawed feedback. I hope everyone gets theirs and has no problems. I had trouble sleeping last night as I was kicking my self for several hours for not grabbing another one.

 

[03msc]

That's great news! Some of those Amazon 3'rd party sellers have some seriously flawed feedback. I hope everyone gets theirs and has no problems. I had trouble sleeping last night as I was kicking my self for several hours for not grabbing another one.

As far as Amazon goes: If it’s fulfilled by Amazon you should have no worries. If it sold by and shipped by someone else then there may be reason for concern.

 

[jonwienke]

As far as Amazon goes: If it’s fulfilled by Amazon you should have no worries. If it sold by and shipped by someone else then there may be reason for concern.

This is the key. If Amazon ships and fulfills the item, you have all of Amazon's buyer protections.

 

[NoClue48]

[My 2¢ worth on this topic...]

I took advantage of some of the reduced pricing frenzy on Amazon over the weekend and grabbed a brand-spanking-new SDS200 for slightly less than the normal $699.99 price; I paid $649.00 on Saturday morning, (08/29/2020 at 11:30 am) and the seller was "Police Scanner Outlet | AUTHORIZED SELLER" out of Marriottsville, MD.

Imagine my chagrin later that evening when I checked traps here on my favorite scanner threads and saw that some of you were scarfing up on this same radio for a mere ~$550.00 was it?!

Oh well... good for those who did and no hard feelings towards any of you. I got what I wanted for a less than the advertised (on the interwebs, anyway) price and it arrived a day earlier than promised. As a Prime member, I've made up that difference and then some in the free shipping--not to mention the Prime video streaming...
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[twotoejoe]

[My 2¢ worth on this topic...]

I took advantage of some of the reduced pricing frenzy on Amazon over the weekend and grabbed a brand-spanking-new SDS200 for slightly less than the normal $699.99 price; I paid $649.00 on Saturday morning, (08/29/2020 at 11:30 am) and the seller was "Police Scanner Outlet | AUTHORIZED SELLER" out of Marriottsville, MD.

Imagine my chagrin later that evening when I checked traps here on my favorite scanner threads and saw that some of you were scarfing up on this same radio for a mere ~$550.00 was it?!

Oh well... good for those who did and no hard feelings towards any of you. I got what I wanted for a less than the advertised (on the interwebs, anyway) price and it arrived a day earlier than promised. As a Prime member, I've made up that difference and then some in the free shipping--not to mention the Prime video streaming...
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Mine arrived today. Not a Prime member and will never be. No shipping charge on mine, only sales tax. About $580 total. Only problem is now I'm going to have to go in deeper with the DMR upgrade to compare the new one with the one I've owned for a couple of months.

 

[dbljack]

I received mine yesterday from this weekends Amazon $550 deal. It appears to be new in the box and is functioning without issues.

 

[GMB951]

Same here great scanner so far

 

[freqseeker]

Mine arrived yesterday (Amazon $550) and was manufactured this year. It has the hum.
My other unit manufactured 2019 doesn't have it.
I'm not going to return it or send it to Uniden, I will fix it myself.
These are very good receivers for my area. They are better on Motorola type 2 analog as well.

 

[crevatis]

Ordered at $550 and received my unit yesterday. Looked ok and added a couple digital mode upgrade. Today I saw these flickering vertical lines. It can be really bad at times. Afraid if I return it, I'll lose what I spent on the upgrades.

 

[twotoejoe]

Well, the one I ordered has been running right beside the one I bought about 6 weeks ago. Both (programmed identically) have been picking up the same transmissions. But they are NOT as good as my 536. They are missing some transmissions that my 536 picks up. The only positive I can see is the larger display. It's nice to be able to read it.

 

[HikerGuy]

My unit was new, zero issues and working fabulously right now.

 

[2006walt]

Is there a price monitoring application out here that monitors Amazon and/or Ebay SDS200 pricing so we can receive an alert when the price drops? Thanks

 

[NoClue48]

Only price monitoring "system" I've seen is forums like this one...

 

[belvdr]

For Amazon, try www.camelcamelcamel.com

 

[hiegtx]

Is there a price monitoring application out here that monitors Amazon and/or Ebay SDS200 pricing so we can receive an alert when the price drops? Thanks

For Amazon, there is. I use Keepa to monitor pricing for items that I'm interested in, but only if the price is lower. It will alert you if the drops to or below a price that you set, and will also give you a heads up if there is an upcoming Lightning Deal for the item. (The Lightning notification will not be able to specify what the price will be, only that something is in the works, which might be near or below your set target.) I currently have my target on the SDS200 set for $355.00. There is an extension available for ForeFox & other browsers so that you can see Keepa price tracking on the item's page on Amazon.

camelcamelcamel is another price tracker for Amazon. I have not used it, but have seen a number of positive comments on it. This is also available as a browser extention. (belvdt beat on it.) It's also available as a browser extention.

Do a Google search for eBay Price Tracker and you'll get a number of choices, some of which have a browser extention. I have not used any of these, so can't comment on how well they do or do not work.

 

[iMONITOR]

Well, the one I ordered has been running right beside the one I bought about 6 weeks ago. Both (programmed identically) have been picking up the same transmissions. But they are NOT as good as my 536. They are missing some transmissions that my 536 picks up. The only positive I can see is the larger display. It's nice to be able to read it.

That's strange. Have you experimented with adjusting the filter settings in the Menu?