not me - i've been ripped off numerous times on qth - never ripped off on ebay
and if i wasn't happy with something on ebay i always had recourse. dealing
directly with hams is also nothing but a hassle - they are the cheapest, "no
money in pockets" group of people i have ever dealt with. please no flames
remember i am a ham, but it is true.
> Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:57:06 -0500
> From: k9ew57@gmail.com
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Buying on EBay
>
> My preference is to look on eHam.com, QTH.com, QRZ.com, and the
> various lists available on QTH.net. I have found these people more
> interested in finding a good home for their radios, than making as
> much money as they can on a sale. That said, I admit to selling
> equipment on eBay. But in my defense, I'll say that it was before I
> got acquainted with the other places mentioned earlier. Now, I'd
> prefer to sell a radio to someone on these lists because they are more
> likely to use the equipment than to turn around and sell it for a
> profit. There's nothing wrong with eBay if you follow the advice
> you've seen on this thread. I have never had a sale go bad as either
> a Buyer or a Seller in the 10 years I've been using eBay. And I think
> it probably has a wider audience than the various ham lists.
>
> 73,
> ed - k9ew
> www.k9ew.us
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