[Amps] Value, part 3 (final)

Mon Jul 18 07:26:22 PDT 2011

Sitting back watching this, I think I would pay RF Parts $400 before I paid
a stranger on the net $40 for something with condition unknown. Even with
the strangers 100% refund guarantee. Having a known, trusted, and
accountable entity to deal with is not the same as buying basement or attic
finds. Short of demonstrating the tube at FULL Voltage and showing high
output, you have a pig in the poke.

I don't think anyone here is off base. They gave you honest advise that
would apply to one of them selling it. The low offers you got were from
folks buying a "pig in a poke". I don't think they were trying to be mean to
you or cheat you. It is not personal, just someone taking a risk with you. I
think you have what you have until YOU can demonstrate it is good, a pig in
a poke.

Sam

-----Original Message-----
From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Dave M
Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 9:39 AM
To: n2kw at juno.com; amps at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Amps] Value, part 3 (final)

If you are asking "Fair Market Value" you have to consider the market , a
broadcast engineer that HAS to have a transmitter up yesterday will pay
whatever he has to , after all he is spending some one elses money , in the
ham market it is a totaly differet story, I have a 4-1000 here and if
someone knocked on my door with 75 bucks he would have it LOL , I am looking
for a few 4-400's , but I will wait and get some at the fleafests for 35 or
40 a peice , there is no way in hell I would pay the "pull" price that RF
Parts ask nor do I think any other educated ham would

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73     VE3DV , Dave

> From: km1h at jeremy.mv.com
> To: n2kw at juno.com; amps at contesting.com
> Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 09:20:57 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Value, part 3 (final)
> 
> 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 at juno.com>
> To: <amps at 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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