Dont let the door hit you in the a** on the way out. Maybe you could give us
your Fleabay listing name so we can watch and get a good laugh.
You are a typical Brooklyn stereotype.
----- Original Message -----
From: <n2kw@juno.com>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 8:52 AM
Subject: [Amps] Value, part 3 (final)
> This has been a unique experience.
> I tried to find the value of some of my accumulation, but with a SINGLE
> exception, my replies were from folks who wanted to take advantage of my
> ignorance,
> I called "RF Parts" and got prices from them on new, NOS, and "pulls."
> If I priced my stuff at HALF the value of their "pulls" ....you could just
> add a zero at the end of my "offers." The replies that I received seem to
> come from those who value price above all else....it seems to be OK with
> them, if the stuff doesn't work, as long as "the price is right."
> For example...4-1000A - New (Triton) $1095 ....Used (pulls) Eimac $475
> My best offer for a 4-1000A? $25 ....(I wonder what RF Parts paid for
> their "pulls?")
> 4CX1500B - (Taylor) $579 Eimac $1795 ...1980's NOS $940 1990's NOS
> $1095
> My best offer for a 4CX1500B? $125
> If I had a 30S-1, and could buy a spare final for $125, hell for $250, I
> would feel pretty good about it. If my final gave up the ghost, and I
> NEEDED one, I would be happy to pay 3 or 400 bucks, and chuckle about how
> much I saved.
> Several of the replies indicared that they were buying something, whose
> condition was unknown, despite my stated inclination to refund the
> purchase price of anything not 100%.
> Except for a single, genuine reply, all of the others put self-interest
> above fairness.
> I really got roasted about "marking" my stuff, so a ringer didn't get
> returned (like hams would never do such a thing.) I may have been born at
> night, but it wasn't last night. Many folks said they would never buy
> from me ....I can be thankful for that! What they are REALLY sore about,
> is that they couldn't take advantage of my ignorance. Nice folks.
> I will have to sell my stuff to someone who actually needs it, not someone
> who thinks it would make a good addition to their stash, as long as the
> price is right. That means E L S E W H E R E.
> This board is not a swapmeet. I started out asking what these things were
> worth, and got a barrage of e-mails asking how much I wanted for
> (fillintheblank.) When I clarified that I needed to know the current
> value, I got lowball offers. I did not come here to sell. I came here
> for information. What I got was a bunch of self-interest.
> 73, Allen - N2KW (OUT)
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