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Old January 9th 05, 12:47 AM
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No bad digits or segments, otherwise operationally
unknown. Appearance is VG (high-res JPEGs available). $25 plus shipping
without
manual (I paid $40 for an original manual). $45 plus shipping with

manual.
(Manual alone is $40 shipped.)


[Translation: I bought this damn thing, paid $40 for a manual, and STILL
could not get it to work. Better call it 'untested']


Well, no, although I can see why you'd think that. Real translation: I

already
had two perfectly good counters but had a thing for Nixie displays (as I

said
in the ad) so I got this one, then went looking for a manual because I

ALWAYS
get one for all my gear (which may not be rational, but the whole

boatanchor
thing isn't totally rational), found one, paid $40 for it, flipped the

counter
on to watch the display show random numbers, watched again a few other

days,
let the counter sit for a couple of years, and decided to sell it on the

same
basis that I bought it: a counter with a working display.

Don't let the shanigans of a few less-than-honest SOBs turn you completely
cynical.

Avery W3AVE
Potomac, Md.



Anyone would think that, from what you originally posted. You're
obviously an articulate person. Why didn't you give a few more details
initially?

I'll never understand this terse posting/listing by people who want to
sell things to complete strangers. On eBay it's especially irritating.
It's like the seller thinks he's talking to his best friend: "Hey bro.
Find a nice counter for ya. Goes to 200 Mhz. How about 50 bucks?"

Out here in the world of strangers we need a bit more detail.

Leonard

--
"Everything that rises must converge"
--Flannery O'Connor


Well, I can vouch for Avery on this one. I sold the counter to him and it did
indeed work when I sold it to him and I don't doubt it still does. Oddly, my
rationale for buying it and selling it was just like Avery's!

Barry - N4BUQ