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June 10th 05, 12:00 PM
Dave Hall
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On Thu, 9 Jun 2005 10:54:47 -0400,
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AmnotGeorgeBush) wrote:
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(Dave*Hall)
E-Bay will be the death of Hamfests.
FEEbay may play a part, but they are losing business more and more each
day to the now free of fees Yahoo Auctions,,,,a much better auction and
they don't give a damn about amps. In fact, amps are one again becoming
very popular on cb. It feels like 2000 all over again.
I'm sure both will play a part in the evolution of ham radio to its
inevitable conclusion.
A shame, but an interesting part of ham
culture is about to become extinct.
From what is written among these pages, Dayton hasn't been interesting,
productive, or juicy, er...I mean satisfying for years.
That's pretty much the impression I take away from what I've read as
well.
There is no shame when cheap sobs who want more money for electronic
garbage and cell phones than the junk is worth are forced to compete
with more widespread and saner prices.
It never fails to amaze me the audacity that some hams have when
trying to sell something. Some people clearly have no concept of the
term "depreciation". I saw a guy once trying to sell a 25 year old
crystal controlled 2 meter rig for $20 less than what it sold for new.
It was not a collectors item either. But he felt that since he was the
original owner, it was in good condition, and he still had the
original box for it, that he could get that price. I was not surprised
to see, at the end of the day, that the radio was still on his table.
Dave
"Sandbagger"
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