Well Jim, at the hamfests within our local area/state it seems to be a TON
of junk, and not too much in the way of decent stuff from the past 10-15
years which is what I am looking for. It seems more like packrat mentality
types finally trying to get rid of stuff from 20-30 years ago. Do I really
need a damned Commodore 64 computer? I guess one mans junk is another mans
prize..... My impression is that hamfests are the equivalent of a a
yard/garage/rummage sale but for ham radio people. (private sellers, not
dealers that is)

Ryan KC8PMX





Why folks expect to get eBay prices at a hamfest is beyond me, though. If
you
want eBay prices, go to eBay.

73 de Jim, N2EY

In article , "Ryan, KC8PMX"
writes:

Well Jim, at the hamfests within our local area/state it seems to be a TON
of junk, and not too much in the way of decent stuff from the past 10-15
years which is what I am looking for.

One person's junk is another person's treasure. Watch the "Antiques Road Show"
and see how much people value some "junk".

It seems more like packrat mentality
types finally trying to get rid of stuff from 20-30 years ago.

Is that bad? What about old cars and furniture? Does age make something "bad"?

Do I really need a damned Commodore 64 computer?

Why is it "damned"?

The C64 was a wonder of its time. Of course it seems kinda limited today, but
so what? *You* don't have to buy it.

I guess one mans junk is another mans
prize..... My impression is that hamfests are the equivalent of a a
yard/garage/rummage sale but for ham radio people. (private sellers, not
dealers that is)

Exactly!

If somebody has a nice clean late-model rig, which venue do you think will
bring a higher price: a typical hamfest or eBay?


73 de Jim, N2EY

N2EY wrote:
In article , "Ryan, KC8PMX"
writes:


Well Jim, at the hamfests within our local area/state it seems to be a TON
of junk, and not too much in the way of decent stuff from the past 10-15
years which is what I am looking for.


One person's junk is another person's treasure. Watch the "Antiques Road Show"
and see how much people value some "junk".


It seems more like packrat mentality
types finally trying to get rid of stuff from 20-30 years ago.


Is that bad? What about old cars and furniture? Does age make something "bad"?


Do I really need a damned Commodore 64 computer?


Why is it "damned"?

The C64 was a wonder of its time. Of course it seems kinda limited today, but
so what? *You* don't have to buy it.

I would still recommend one as an example of a simple computer. A
person that spends a couple weeks with an old C-64, and learning a
little basic can move to newerfasterbetter with some idea of what is
going on in the thing.

I am probably the only person in North America that would recommend
such a thing....



I guess one mans junk is another mans
prize..... My impression is that hamfests are the equivalent of a a
yard/garage/rummage sale but for ham radio people. (private sellers, not
dealers that is)


Exactly!

If somebody has a nice clean late-model rig, which venue do you think will
bring a higher price: a typical hamfest or eBay?

A year ago I would have said Ebay. That is changing.


- Mike KB3EIA -

In article , Mike Coslo writes:

The C64 was a wonder of its time. Of course it seems kinda limited today,
but so what? *You* don't have to buy it.

I would still recommend one as an example of a simple computer. A
person that spends a couple weeks with an old C-64, and learning a
little basic can move to newerfasterbetter with some idea of what is
going on in the thing.

I am probably the only person in North America that would recommend
such a thing....

I'd recommend an old DOS machine for the purpose but the principle still holds.


I guess one mans junk is another mans
prize..... My impression is that hamfests are the equivalent of a a
yard/garage/rummage sale but for ham radio people. (private sellers, not
dealers that is)

Exactly!

If somebody has a nice clean late-model rig, which venue do you think will
bring a higher price: a typical hamfest or eBay?

A year ago I would have said Ebay. That is changing.

Maybe. From what I see on the bay, the fury has subsided and now it's getting
more in line with classic supply-and-demand.

73 de Jim, N2EY