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Don Bowey · August 11th 08, 10:50 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors

On 8/11/08 10:50 AM, in article
,
"Mike-K5VSE" wrote:

On Aug 6, 8:55*pm, sparky wrote:
On Aug 5, 11:30*pm, Fred Cameron wrote:

*Due to recovery from surgery, *I missed responding to an interesting
topic or thread a few weeks back lamenting the high prices for used
equipment; my experience on here and other sites is that the person
who asks for less than 50% of the new value for a piece of used
equipment is a rare person. Even still I have purchased items with
scratches and flaws that never were mentioned.

It comes down to ones value system, but please, list every noticeable
fault and then set the price to where the item is a bargin for
someone- just like it is.

Anyone with money who is older than 60 will forever raise my suspicion
when selling or repairing something for me.

Thanks for letting us know not to get involved with your shady deals.

You know, I have remained silent on this subject for many years. But
finally have come to the conclusion that a majority of the ham
population is beginning to lose it. I have been licensed for over 50
years, and am over 60 years old. I still buy, sell, trade older
equipment. There are so many times I have seen this subject discussed
that it really irritates me. If you want a piece of gear, and can
afford it, but it! I can truly say that I have paid more than a piece
of gear was worth, but on the other hand have bought things that I
thought were under priced. So in the long run, it all evens out. I can
still remember back in the 70's that I bought a Hallicrafters SX-115
for less than $200.00. A year or so ago, I watched one go for well
over $6000.00. So, as one of the posts, the less there is of a given
piece of gear, the higher the cost. One of my pet peeves is the guy
wanting a service manual copy for the cost of postage (maybe) when
there are many sources for manuals for sale. I recently took on an old
FT-101EE and found a complete service manual for $22.00. Without it I
probably would not have been able to repair the rig, and have a very
unhappy ham on my hands. Yes, I'm on a fixed income, but if you need
something buy it and stop crying. Just my thought of the day!

I agree, you win on a few and lose on a few. But those of us who have the
test equipment and the knowledge to do our own repair do have a large
advantage and can most often win anyway. For example, I bought an R-71A at
auction a few years ago for about $200. It was much worse than advertised.
Clearly, someone prodded and poked around in it in the belief that wiggling
components with the power on might fix it, and failing at that, flipped it
on eBay. With the full documentation and a pile of decent test gear it's up
and running for less than $20.00 (and a few parts from my QST junkbox :^)

3922 most every night, hey? If I can relocate the post from the
teeny-bopper who is down on us old people, I might requisition his call for
an evening and drop in on 3922 to say hi. Might as well get some use from
his post.

73,

Mike-K5VSE

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Formerly WB6VSE, Senior Tech. Amateur Division
SBE/Linear Systems, Watsonville, CA
On 3922 nearly every night.
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