[Amps] Amplifer that was for sale

[Phil Clements]

Sorry to hear about the 30L1 Richard.

E-Bay, in recent years, has gone from "politically correct" to 
paranoid!

I have not listed any electronics lately, but I spend about 40 hours 
per week buying/selling used fire equipment.
Electronic sirens and warning lights with red or blue lenses are a 
no-no and are pulled as soon as some do-gooder turns them in.
I guess they think some terrorist will put them on his car and reek 
havoc. If the siren is a mechanical model, or the lights are "Kojak"
or "bubble gum" style, that's okay with E-Bay.

Maybe E-Bay thinks that the 30L1 will end up in Osama's cave. I 
wouldn't be surprised at this at all.

Some members of this reflector wonder why threads about E-Bay topics 
appear here. I used to build or modify amps at a pretty good
clip some years ago. E-Bay at that time, but now to a little lesser 
extent, is a gold mine for parts. It took me a year to learn how and 
when
to bid to get a price that was reasonable. Recently, some good ideas 
were presented here that may help a newbie amp builder get the stuff
he needs. E-Bay is one of our greatest sources, but you must know how 
to play the game. (BTW, UPS, Fed-EX, and Priority Mail are the
real winners on auction sites!) I would think that helping fellow 
ampers find parts is a vital and useful purpose of this reflector. 
Please excuse
us if we bore or disappoint you.

(((73)))
Phil, K5PC





Subject: Re: [Amps] Amplifer that was for sale


> Richard,
>
> It had to be someone reporting it as an illegal item for them to do 
> that. They don't hardly mess with anything unless someone does 
> report it.  I wouldn't report anything like that. Heck folks ought 
> to just let it go on eBay for selling used equipment. Now if it were 
> a manufacturer selling from an eBay store or having a bunch of new 
> at auction, that would be something else (it does happen). Most all 
> those old sweep tube amps are shot anyhow and or don't have much 
> bang left in them. Plus, it's the FCC's problem to watch for that, 
> not an individuals. I know some hams who've bought them and 
> converted them back to 10 or 6 meters successfully and talk on them 
> every day. It's a shame that it has got too bad for a ham not to be 
> able to sell a piece of equipment. Too many people with too much 
> time on their hands I guess.
>
> Will Matney
>
>
> RICHARD GEORGE wrote:
>
>>Interesting experience. I tried to sell my Collins 30 L1 last week 
>>on ebay. Every time I listed it Ebay pulled it off saying it was not 
>>permitted. In my 2nd listing I stated for sale to licensed ham only 
>>and that it was not a CB amplifier. At that time there were 3 other 
>>Collins 30 L1 amps listed and closing. Also there were at least 50 
>>genuine CB type amplifiers for sale that did not get pulled. I have 
>>contact ebay on this but doubt to here back.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>K6KWQ Dick "12 Volt radios are for wimps, real radios can kill you" 
>>Still can't make it go QRO with "More Power"
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