I am not a regular user of eBay, so needless to say, I was quite
surprised when my HR2600 was banned. I emailed eBay and they
basically said the HR2600 has been deemed by the FCC to be an illegal
radio since it's used frequently for out-of-band pirate operation.
Since I am a licensed ham, bought the radio legally from another ham,
and have always operated it legally, I can't see how they can ban
these radios (other than the fact that they can because it's their
auction site and I know this trumps fairness).

So my question, is what is the best alternative auction site for those
10 meter ham refugees who have been banished from eBay? I've heard
Yahoo's site is pretty good, are there others I should consider? I'm
not a dealer, just an ordinary ham wanting to get a fair price for my
prized HR2600.

Thanks in advance for your advice and suggestions.

Darren
W5DKE

(Darren418) wrote in message . com...
I am not a regular user of eBay, so needless to say, I was quite
surprised when my HR2600 was banned. I emailed eBay and they
basically said the HR2600 has been deemed by the FCC to be an illegal
radio since it's used frequently for out-of-band pirate operation.
Since I am a licensed ham, bought the radio legally from another ham,
and have always operated it legally, I can't see how they can ban
these radios (other than the fact that they can because it's their
auction site and I know this trumps fairness).

So my question, is what is the best alternative auction site for those
10 meter ham refugees who have been banished from eBay? I've heard
Yahoo's site is pretty good, are there others I should consider? I'm
not a dealer, just an ordinary ham wanting to get a fair price for my
prized HR2600.

Thanks in advance for your advice and suggestions.

Darren
W5DKE

If you "want a fair price", post it For Sale in any of these groups.
The fact that you want to auction it suggests that you want more than
a fair price.

try eHam, QTH.com or QRZ.com, all have very widely used classified for sale
boards, with good pricing

Richard Cranium wrote:

The fact that you want to auction it suggests that you want more than
a fair price.

That is a stupid thing to say. On ebay you could have hundreds
of people looking at your item. Here you are limited to a
couple of dozen at best. You should use your cranium some time.

Harry wrote in message ...
Richard Cranium wrote:

The fact that you want to auction it suggests that you want more than
a fair price.

That is a stupid thing to say. On ebay you could have hundreds
of people looking at your item. Here you are limited to a
couple of dozen at best. You should use your cranium some time.

"A couple of dozen at best"? How do you figure that? Do you have any
clue? If that's true, why did you ask your question here?

BTW, I merely made an observation. But you proved it for me: The "fair
price" you could get here wouldn't be enough.

Richard Cranium wrote:

"A couple of dozen at best"? How do you figure that? Do you have any
clue? If that's true, why did you ask your question here?

What a pinhead

Harry wrote in message ...
Richard Cranium wrote:

"A couple of dozen at best"? How do you figure that? Do you have any
clue? If that's true, why did you ask your question here?

What a pinhead

Pinhead? I guess you are.

Prove me wrong: Post it For Sale here. You'll get a "fair price".

But you didn't answer the question: How can you claim that you'll only
get "a couple of dozen at best"? A "couple of dozen" would only be the
flamers and trolls!

Ebay is a wonderful thing most of the time.
Yes, you get the most cash from whatever you sell (most of the time).
Ebay is watched all over the world and if someone really wants to
spend more than you might think is a fair price, well, it's up to
them. It's called free enterprise. I look at some of the high
prices and shake my head, but If an item is wanted bad enough,
make it so. Who is to say what an item is worth to somebody looking
for it.
ALSO, these newsgroups are nice to find stuff too, BUT, You have no
recourse if something goes wrong. Like what happens if you pay for
something and you never get it? Or if is not working as described?
Or it's beat up and not mint like the posting says? You're screwed.
True, most hams are honest but there are some chumps also.
At least on Ebay there are actions that can be done. Also, using
paypal to pay for something is great. Yes it cost a very small amount
but if you don't get your item and the seller does not have any proof
that he sent it Paypal can and does get your money back from the
sellers account.
73



If you "want a fair price", post it For Sale in any of these groups.
The fact that you want to auction it suggests that you want more than
a fair price.

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QTH.com is good.
Thats Ebay for ya, can't sell legal items but there are literally
hundreds of low drive 10m amps listed there, and they are ALL illegal.
Relist it but don't use HR2600 in the title, just put 10m transceiver.
Ebay reminds me of the Bush/Cheney/Ashcroft cartel. They do anything
they want, legal or not, and they don't care what anyone thinks of their
actions. Bunch of arrogant *******s.
Once I saw an item manufactured in 1999, "autographed" by a person
who has been dead since 1990. It was being sold as authentic with a
COA. I notified ebay of this obvious scam. They told me to mind my own
business.

Darren418 wrote:
I am not a regular user of eBay, so needless to say, I was quite
surprised when my HR2600 was banned. I emailed eBay and they
basically said the HR2600 has been deemed by the FCC to be an illegal
radio since it's used frequently for out-of-band pirate operation.
Since I am a licensed ham, bought the radio legally from another ham,
and have always operated it legally, I can't see how they can ban
these radios (other than the fact that they can because it's their
auction site and I know this trumps fairness).

So my question, is what is the best alternative auction site for those
10 meter ham refugees who have been banished from eBay? I've heard
Yahoo's site is pretty good, are there others I should consider? I'm
not a dealer, just an ordinary ham wanting to get a fair price for my
prized HR2600.

Thanks in advance for your advice and suggestions.

Darren
W5DKE