Haven't been screwed at a Hamfest/flea market as yet...As to E-Bay, bought
an Service Monitor and it wasn't as described. No lid came with it as was
advertised. The seller (In Illinois) wrote me an e-mail acknowledging it and
offered to pay me the difference plus some money for my troubles since he
also delayed shipment by about a week and a half. That was 3 months or so
ago. I have yet to see the cash. That was my only BAD deal on E-Bay.
However, I have had "ex" friends try to screw me. They would make deals to
buy stuff, want to pay later. I'd was dumb enough to let them do it. Three
months later and a few excuses, they paid me off in full after I bitched at
them and threatened to take them before a magistrate. Personally, given my
experiences, I love dealing with people most anywhere anytime - on Ebay and
News Groups as well as hamfests, flea markets and out of my shop. The seller
in this instance and topic has to be on his toes though, as there are people
waiting to take you. Still, I'd not put down the majority for the minority.
AND just because they are "HAMS" doesn't mean a damned thing. I HATE THAT
BEING USED AS A RATING. Hams are NOT given lie detector tests, psychological
exams nor a criminal background check when they apply for a license. There
are a LOT of innocent and HONEST hams out there, me among them. IF you got
screwed by some one with an "amateur" license, then count them in the
minority along with all the other ass holes of society. I see you're a ham
too, so one may say to you then, well, you're also a ham does that make you
as bad as the rest? I bet your answer is NO. You're painting with a broad
brush and covering yourself as well. This is a whole different society, a
man's word doesn't mean as much anymore with a growing number. Some day,
this country will be worse than the old west, real or fictional. C.L.

"Keith Poindexter" wrote in message
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I have been buying/selling on EBay since 1999. Never lost anything.
Have been screwed on newsgroup 5 times in same period. Always
by a Ham . Also been screwed at Hamfest. Go figure ?
73 Keith


"donut" wrote in message
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"Dave Ragsdale" wrote in
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It happens on ePay
That is why the e-mail lists are the best places to trade.
The free online classifieds are not bad too.


I've done hundreds of transactions on ebay, dozens on the newsgroups,
the only place I've been ripped off (twice) is on the newsgroups. No
feedback, no bidder history, no registered user information, you are
truly taking a huge risk doing a deal on the newsgroup or online list.
I'm not willing to lose money that easily.


This same SX-88 has been resold at least twice by crooks who have
hijacked
others accounts. Ebay isn't safe, either. Caveat emptor.



http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ategory=46 73

Go to the bottom of the page and see where the real account owner posted
a
comment. The pictures were stolen from a radio collector's website.