N2EY wrote:
In article , Mike Coslo writes:


I've had good luck at hamfests by:

- Marking "asking" price on items so people have an idea what I think it's
worth.
- Marking "firm" if the price is not negotiable
- Offering stuff I just want to move as "name your price" or "make offer"

That's the way to do it! Somehow I suspect you don't hate the customer
either, eh?


Exactly. I'll even carry stuff to people's cars.

Of course eBay and the 'net have had a big effect on 'fests. We've
essentially
got a worldwide 24/7 hamfest going on, either as an auction or outright
sale.
Plus you can toss out "wanted to buy" posts. Only downside is you're
dealing at
a distance and the whole packing/shipping/payment/insurance headache.

And getting robbed one way or the other.


I don't know what you mean, Mike. In seven years of online buying and selling
I've *never* had a real problem. Not on eBay, not on the reflectors or
newsgroups.

I had two experiences on Ebay. Was nailed both times. Once buying, once
selling. My recourse? Leave negative feedback.

If you haven't, that's great.

Ebay won't be really clean until they are held accountable for the
shenanigans that go on there. Once something big enough happens, that
will happen

- Mike KB3EIA -