[TenTec] Good faith & John Swisher KE4CCI (long)

Tue Feb 15 19:25:27 EST 2005

Well Rick, you like me always want to think the best of people until given a reason not to. And it sure was the way i was raised in tn. But i did not heed a warning from my doctor after being the hospital for close to 3 months on life support and getting a heart transplant. He said now Roger you don't make any major decisions for at least 6 months i.e. sell home, buy car, buy expensive radio gear. Well at ga hamfest 3 months later traded for plus cash for a kenwood ts850sat. It was gaurenteeeed to be top notch. Just been to kenwood for realinement. You know the deal. 2 Days later at home it quit. $400+ dollars later it was fixed by kenwood. I broke my own rule on buying used gear. Of course he would not pay to fix as he thinks i broke it. Well at every hamfest i went to where he was selling, i would stand in front of his tables and tell each person about my story. He got madder than a wet hen, but i know i got more than my money back. Word got around about him. also he threat
 en me. Anyway i personally regret what i did, because i'm a better man than that. Anyway Rick gud luck with it. Sometimes shameing them into paying works. sometimes it don't. I won't break my rule on buying used radios again at hamfests. cul   roger w4iv.  also my argo 5 has been at ten tec for over 3 weeks on the power output problem and the 1.08 upgrade.
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Rick Williams" <rick.williams at telus.net>
Reply-To: tentec at contesting.com
Date:  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 22:25:35 -0800

>When I first started in ham radio almost 20 years ago I purchased a
>Heath-kit antenna switch during an on-air swap & shop.  I was amazed that
>the owner of the switch accepted a personal check AND sent me the switch
>before receiving my check.  The trust shown really impressed me and, over
>the years, I've attempted to emulate this operators decision to conduct a
>sales transaction in "good faith".
>
>In November of 2003 I responded to a request on this reflector from someone
>identifying himself as John Swisher (KE4CCI) for Omni VI filters.
>
>  http://lists.contesting.com/_tentec/2004-11/msg00368.html
>
>I had a Ten-Tec model 285 filter that was surplus to my needs.  On November
>23 Mr. Swisher responded that he would pay my price and asked for my address
>so he could send the appropriate postal money order.  I provided the needed
>information the same day.
>
>On November 27th, Mr. Swisher re-sent his mailing address and I inquired if
>the MO was on its way and told him I'd advise him when it arrives.  His
>reply "Thanks".   On November 27th I sent the filter to KE4CCI - via the
>Post Office insured.  On December 14th Mr. Swisher advised that the filter
>had indeed arrived.  
>
>On December 22nd I reported that the MO had not arrived and asked for
>information on date sent etc?  December 23rd Mr. Swisher promised to go to
>the post office and check it out.
>
>January 19th still no MO and I re-send my mailing address to KE4CCI.  Sunday
>January 23rd KE4CCI indicates he's put a tracer on the MO and will let me
>know by Friday and promises to send payment Monday (I assume January 24th)
>via priority mail.  He adds "Like I said before no worry, youll (sic) get
>your money if I have to bring it myself."  February 7th I inform Mr. Swisher
>that the 2nd MO has still not appeared? 
>
>There has been no further correspondence from Mr. John Swisher, KE4CCI of
>Unicoi, Tennessee since January 23, 2005.
>
>KE4CCI is proud of being an amateur radio operator and displays his Ten-Tec
>equipment at:
>
>   http://profiles.yahoo.com/ke4cci
>
>... and he has a rather telling 2001 rebuttal on the No-Code issue at
>http://www.eham.net/articles/2646 (search the eham page for his callsign).
>
>On Friday, February 11th, I sent a note to mr. Swisher advising him that if
>I didn't hear from him by Monday, February 14th, I'd be posting this
>message.
>
>Now many of you are asking - "So why are you such an idiot to send product
>before receiving payment?"  I'm afraid it goes back to that first antenna
>switch I bought 20 years or so ago - TRUST.  This bone-head has shaken the
>trust and respect I have for others in the amateur community.  One single
>bad apple has likely destroyed my "good faith" approach to swaping
>equipment.  I find that extremely annoying!
>
>This is the 1st time in more than 20 years I've been ripped off by another
>amateur.  I have given Mr. Swisher ample opportunity to explain and rather
>than just write it off I'd like to somehow warn others! 
>
>I'm not sure what else I can do! Any thoughts?
>
>73, 
>
>Rick 
>VE7TK
>
>Website:  http://www3.telus.net/ve7tk  
>
>PS:  The opinions expressed above are my own and in no way are they intended
>to reflect the opinions of the list owners.
>
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