"Randy or Sherry Guttery" wrote in message
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COLIN LAMB wrote:

The Other 10

10 All the knobs are there
9 All the knobs are there but some are broken
8 Some of the knobs are missing
7 Fewer than 3 rust spots on the cabinet
6 Only a couple of rust spots on the face
5 Oil coming out of the transformer
4 What transformer
3 Mouse nest inside
2 Some parts may be salvageable
1 Archeologists have identified this item

LOL - this is more what I think of when reading many "it's an 8 out of
10" descriptions...

But it does make me wonder what it would take to put together a picture
grading scale. Pictures of 10 radios of the same model in condition 1 to
10 so that those grading and those trying to use the grades would have
something in common to compare to.

but then I guess that would be just about as subjective as words to some
folks... "sure this one has more rust - but it's not as bad a place".

never mind
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Sherry

You just don't understand....ANYTHING that is missing or worn off makes the
item less expensive to ship, and that is a good thing. That is why I always
remove the mouse nest as a favor to the buyer, so he doesn't pay for
shipping the extra weight. But the buyer REALLY gets his money's worth when
I remove the heavy stuff; power transformer, speaker, cabinet. Then I can
ship a perfectly good unit for almost nothing..................

You'd think more people would understand and appreciate this......

BFoelsch wrote:

You just don't understand....ANYTHING that is missing or worn off makes the
item less expensive to ship, and that is a good thing. That is why I always
remove the mouse nest as a favor to the buyer, so he doesn't pay for
shipping the extra weight. But the buyer REALLY gets his money's worth when
I remove the heavy stuff; power transformer, speaker, cabinet. Then I can
ship a perfectly good unit for almost nothing..................

You'd think more people would understand and appreciate this......

Of course! I ALWAYS pull the power transformer out of 390's when
shipping - I just don't understand why people get so excited when they
discover it missing -

I mean - I really did intend to send it along separately - I guess I
just got busy and forgot!
--
Sherry