[Towertalk] First day at Dayton - Attendance continues to slide

[Jim White]

and I thought you were gonna sell back the others to him for 120 bucks each
or if he bought boht both 100 each

 :-)

OJ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Hammill" <kb5my@starband.net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2002 2:44 PM
Subject: RE: [Towertalk] First day at Dayton - Attendance continues to slide


> When it comes to sellers with ridiculous prices, it's always
> a good feeling to do what I did last year:
>
>  Friday morning:
>
>   Seller #1 had a nice multi-section, motor-driven K&L
>   bandpass filter that covered 144 MHz.  Price: $150.00.
>
>   Seller #2 had several of the same filters, still in
>   the original wrappers, with models covering 50 MHz and
>   144 MHz.  Asking price: $75 each.  I offered $60 each,
>   and he bit the hook.
>
>
>  Saturday evening:
>
>   I casually walked by Seller #1's table with my treasures,
>   the $150 version was still there.  He stopped me and asked
>   what I paid for mine, so I told him.  The look on his face
>   was worth every dollar I spent.
>
>   I did the same thing to one of the guys selling used, short
>   1/2" SuperFlex HELIAX jumpers for outlandish prices.
>
>
> Was the flight from San Diego to Dayton worth it - you bet!
>
> 73,
> Dan  KB5MY
>
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