[ARC5] Questions that need answers

[Frank]

jfor at quik.com wrote:
>> jfor at quik.com wrote:
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>>> I have tried to get others to sell for me. The reaction is..  "What...
>>>  do all that work for a crummy $20 ??  No way !!"
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>> I think that sums it up accurately enough.
>>
>> Many sellers don't know the answers and are not interested in taking the
>>  time to find out.  Time is money and is better spent on things that
>> might earn a profit.  It is very difficult to justify investing more
>> than the deal is worth just to satisfy the curious.
>>
>> Also, some prospective buyers are unrealistic in their expectations.
>> They either don't realize or care that in order for the buyer to provide
>>  a useful answer, he has to go to considerable trouble to do so. [snip]
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> All true. You have to remember that a radio to a non-collector is a lump
> of junk.

Very true.  I have found that it is the height of naievity (sp?) to 
expect the seller to have the same respect for the equipment that you 
may have.  That is why it does not make sense to deal with people who 
seem to be junk dealers.
>  They view it as something that can maybe be converted into some
> $$. Obviously, the more the better, but they simly don't know that if it
> has something stamped on it, the stamp could turn a $20 item into a $500
> item. However, going on the odds, it most likely won't.
>
> Same thing applies to stores, banks, and any other business.
>
> Do you really think MacDonalds, Bank of America, Verizon, Microsoft, or
> Walmarts REALLY gives a rat's ass about your business? Sure, they don't
> want you falling and suing them, but if you are dissatisfied, tough
> nuggies. They have legions of flak catchers to give the APPEARANCE of
> concern, but in reality NOTHING ever happens. INDIVIDUALS DON'T MATTER in
> today's world. As they say, LIVE WITH IT.
>   
Well, it is not the same thing as a junk dealer not having the proper 
respect for vintage electronics, but true none the less.  Yeah it is a 
problem.  Care to suggest a solution?

Regards and sympathies,
Frank Kamp