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IRC's
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I'm looking to buy some IRC's. I'm mainly interested in the new larger size ones. Does anyone have some to sell? -- John Passaneau W3JXP Penn State University Physics 6D Osmond lab 814-863-4297 |
I'm looking to buy some IRC's. I'm mainly interested in
the new larger size ones. Does anyone have some to sell? Best bet is the Post Office. Though in some areas you'll have to get them to special order them. I disagree - why pay $1.75 at the PO when QSL managers will sell them for 80c to $1 each? The poster did the right thing by asking here. Also try QSL managers of recent expeditions or managers of busy stations. I sold my last lot for 80c each, but now that I'm not an active manager I'm hanging on to my last 100 or so for my own QSLing. One of the perks of being a QSL manager is that you get a steady supply of IRCs, but I wouldn't do it just for that! Derek aa5bt |
I'm looking to buy some IRC's. I'm mainly interested in
the new larger size ones. Does anyone have some to sell? Best bet is the Post Office. Though in some areas you'll have to get them to special order them. I disagree - why pay $1.75 at the PO when QSL managers will sell them for 80c to $1 each? The poster did the right thing by asking here. Also try QSL managers of recent expeditions or managers of busy stations. I sold my last lot for 80c each, but now that I'm not an active manager I'm hanging on to my last 100 or so for my own QSLing. One of the perks of being a QSL manager is that you get a steady supply of IRCs, but I wouldn't do it just for that! Derek aa5bt |
"Derek Wills" wrote in message ... I'm looking to buy some IRC's. I'm mainly interested in the new larger size ones. Does anyone have some to sell? Best bet is the Post Office. Though in some areas you'll have to get them to special order them. I disagree - why pay $1.75 at the PO when QSL managers will sell them for 80c to $1 each? The poster did the right thing by asking here. Also try QSL managers of recent expeditions or managers of busy stations. I sold my last lot for 80c each, but now that I'm not an active manager I'm hanging on to my last 100 or so for my own QSLing. And where do the QSL managers get them so cheap? From hams who send them? Why aren't the QSL managers using them as intended, that is to send a QSL direct to the ham that provided that IRC and the envelope. Are the QSL managers keeping the IRCs and sending the QSLs via the bureau? That would be quite unethical. One of the perks of being a QSL manager is that you get a steady supply of IRCs, but I wouldn't do it just for that! There shouldn't be any IRCs left over for the manager. The hams who send them are doing so to get direct QSL responses. So how do you have an excess?? Dee D. Flint, N8UZE |
"Derek Wills" wrote in message ... I'm looking to buy some IRC's. I'm mainly interested in the new larger size ones. Does anyone have some to sell? Best bet is the Post Office. Though in some areas you'll have to get them to special order them. I disagree - why pay $1.75 at the PO when QSL managers will sell them for 80c to $1 each? The poster did the right thing by asking here. Also try QSL managers of recent expeditions or managers of busy stations. I sold my last lot for 80c each, but now that I'm not an active manager I'm hanging on to my last 100 or so for my own QSLing. And where do the QSL managers get them so cheap? From hams who send them? Why aren't the QSL managers using them as intended, that is to send a QSL direct to the ham that provided that IRC and the envelope. Are the QSL managers keeping the IRCs and sending the QSLs via the bureau? That would be quite unethical. One of the perks of being a QSL manager is that you get a steady supply of IRCs, but I wouldn't do it just for that! There shouldn't be any IRCs left over for the manager. The hams who send them are doing so to get direct QSL responses. So how do you have an excess?? Dee D. Flint, N8UZE |
There's nothing unethical about this process! The manager gets loads of
IRCs and replies to the cards via airmail, as would be expected. But, rather than redeeming them at the Post Office for $0.80 (in the US), he/she sells them for face value or a slight markup (I've seen them go for $0.80-$1.10 recently) to other DXers as a service. That way, DXers get the IRCs at a significant discount compared to Post Office prices and the manager gets what he would have if he had redeemed them at the Post Office, or possibly a slight profit that can be rolled into printing more QSL cards or other operating expenses. I haven't purchased an IRC from the Post Office since the early 1970s, when they were considerably less expensive. I've never redeemed an IRC at the Post Office. I've been buying them from QSL managers for years. They simply continue making the rounds as a sort of currency. The new IRCs have an expiration date which will somewhat short circuit this wonderful process. I certainly appreciate the efforts of Derek and other QSL managers for selling IRCs back to the DX community. Regards, Rich Eckman KO4MR Hampton, VA -- "Dee D. Flint" wrote in message gy.com... "Derek Wills" wrote in message ... I'm looking to buy some IRC's. I'm mainly interested in the new larger size ones. Does anyone have some to sell? Best bet is the Post Office. Though in some areas you'll have to get them to special order them. I disagree - why pay $1.75 at the PO when QSL managers will sell them for 80c to $1 each? The poster did the right thing by asking here. Also try QSL managers of recent expeditions or managers of busy stations. I sold my last lot for 80c each, but now that I'm not an active manager I'm hanging on to my last 100 or so for my own QSLing. And where do the QSL managers get them so cheap? From hams who send them? Why aren't the QSL managers using them as intended, that is to send a QSL direct to the ham that provided that IRC and the envelope. Are the QSL managers keeping the IRCs and sending the QSLs via the bureau? That would be quite unethical. One of the perks of being a QSL manager is that you get a steady supply of IRCs, but I wouldn't do it just for that! There shouldn't be any IRCs left over for the manager. The hams who send them are doing so to get direct QSL responses. So how do you have an excess?? Dee D. Flint, N8UZE |
There's nothing unethical about this process! The manager gets loads of
IRCs and replies to the cards via airmail, as would be expected. But, rather than redeeming them at the Post Office for $0.80 (in the US), he/she sells them for face value or a slight markup (I've seen them go for $0.80-$1.10 recently) to other DXers as a service. That way, DXers get the IRCs at a significant discount compared to Post Office prices and the manager gets what he would have if he had redeemed them at the Post Office, or possibly a slight profit that can be rolled into printing more QSL cards or other operating expenses. I haven't purchased an IRC from the Post Office since the early 1970s, when they were considerably less expensive. I've never redeemed an IRC at the Post Office. I've been buying them from QSL managers for years. They simply continue making the rounds as a sort of currency. The new IRCs have an expiration date which will somewhat short circuit this wonderful process. I certainly appreciate the efforts of Derek and other QSL managers for selling IRCs back to the DX community. Regards, Rich Eckman KO4MR Hampton, VA -- "Dee D. Flint" wrote in message gy.com... "Derek Wills" wrote in message ... I'm looking to buy some IRC's. I'm mainly interested in the new larger size ones. Does anyone have some to sell? Best bet is the Post Office. Though in some areas you'll have to get them to special order them. I disagree - why pay $1.75 at the PO when QSL managers will sell them for 80c to $1 each? The poster did the right thing by asking here. Also try QSL managers of recent expeditions or managers of busy stations. I sold my last lot for 80c each, but now that I'm not an active manager I'm hanging on to my last 100 or so for my own QSLing. And where do the QSL managers get them so cheap? From hams who send them? Why aren't the QSL managers using them as intended, that is to send a QSL direct to the ham that provided that IRC and the envelope. Are the QSL managers keeping the IRCs and sending the QSLs via the bureau? That would be quite unethical. One of the perks of being a QSL manager is that you get a steady supply of IRCs, but I wouldn't do it just for that! There shouldn't be any IRCs left over for the manager. The hams who send them are doing so to get direct QSL responses. So how do you have an excess?? Dee D. Flint, N8UZE |
And where do the QSL managers get them so cheap? From hams
who send them? Why aren't the QSL managers using them as intended, that is to send a QSL direct to the ham that provided that IRC and the envelope. Are the QSL managers keeping the IRCs and sending the QSLs via the bureau? That would be quite unethical. Umm.. An overseas ham sends the QSL manager an IRC. The manager doesn't (although could) take that to the post office and exchange it for an airmail stamp. The manager buys stamps at the post office using his/her local currency. So the ham gets her or his direct QSL reply, and the manager has effectively bought the IRC for 80 cents. The manager can then re-sell the IRC to other DXers for 80 cents (or a little over in order to bring in a few cents towards ongoing cost of buying cards, or sending cards via buro when they arrive that way). Or, of course, the manager can keep the IRC for her/his own QSLing purposes. Nobody has been cheated out of anything (unless you count the post office, who sells the things for $1.75!). Derek aa5bt |
And where do the QSL managers get them so cheap? From hams
who send them? Why aren't the QSL managers using them as intended, that is to send a QSL direct to the ham that provided that IRC and the envelope. Are the QSL managers keeping the IRCs and sending the QSLs via the bureau? That would be quite unethical. Umm.. An overseas ham sends the QSL manager an IRC. The manager doesn't (although could) take that to the post office and exchange it for an airmail stamp. The manager buys stamps at the post office using his/her local currency. So the ham gets her or his direct QSL reply, and the manager has effectively bought the IRC for 80 cents. The manager can then re-sell the IRC to other DXers for 80 cents (or a little over in order to bring in a few cents towards ongoing cost of buying cards, or sending cards via buro when they arrive that way). Or, of course, the manager can keep the IRC for her/his own QSLing purposes. Nobody has been cheated out of anything (unless you count the post office, who sells the things for $1.75!). Derek aa5bt |
"Richard Eckman" wrote in message news:ym4Kb.34762$F22.17774@lakeread02... There's nothing unethical about this process! The manager gets loads of IRCs and replies to the cards via airmail, as would be expected. But, rather than redeeming them at the Post Office for $0.80 (in the US), he/she sells them for face value or a slight markup (I've seen them go for $0.80-$1.10 recently) to other DXers as a service. That way, DXers get the IRCs at a significant discount compared to Post Office prices and the manager gets what he would have if he had redeemed them at the Post Office, or possibly a slight profit that can be rolled into printing more QSL cards or other operating expenses. Some one bought them at post office prices originally. And somewhere along the line the QSL manager has to buy postage. If he is buying postage for $0.80 and selling the IRCs for $1 that is probably illegal. I haven't purchased an IRC from the Post Office since the early 1970s, when they were considerably less expensive. I've never redeemed an IRC at the Post Office. I've been buying them from QSL managers for years. They simply continue making the rounds as a sort of currency. The new IRCs have an expiration date which will somewhat short circuit this wonderful process. I certainly appreciate the efforts of Derek and other QSL managers for selling IRCs back to the DX community. Since they were never intended to be "currency" this is probably illegal and no doubt one of several reasons that expiration dates are now put on them. Dee D. Flint, N8UZE |
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