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June 10th 05, 03:19 PM

From: (Dave=A0Hall)
On Thu, 9 Jun 2005 10:54:47 -0400, (I
AmnotGeorgeBush) wrote:
From: (Dave=A0Hall)
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 once 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.
=A0=A0
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
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"

Ah yea, the emotional value.
Heck, its been years since AES closed their showroom here in the bay
area. Since they closed their shop here, the number of local active
hammies has steadily declined.