[ARC5] Managing Yiour Colection
Henry Mei'l's
meils at get2net.dk
Mon Jul 26 01:58:32 EDT 2010
when you (includng Clint Eastwood) think about it,-- life would be pretty
tough if everyone didn't have an a-- h---.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Nickels" <ranickel at comcast.net>
To: <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 12:01 AM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Managing Yiour Colection
> On 7/25/2010 11:55 AM, mstangelo at comcast.net wrote:
>> I'm curious. I notice lots of baby boomers are holding onto their mint
>> equipment. When do they intend to dispose of it and who do they intend to
>> sell it to?
>>
> I normally just delete posts about this whole topic because, well you
> know what Clint Eastwood said about opinions (mine included!) And
> because I hold what seems to be a contrarian minority viewpoint.
>
> The radios and other stuff I've collected are a continuing source of
> entertainment, enlightenment, and education for me. I consider them as
> "hardware wallpaper" and fully intend to enjoy them until the end, and
> after that I could care less what happens to them. (The old cowboys
> wanted to die in the saddle, I thought going at a hamfest like one of
> our old time hams did a few years ago would be just fine...preferably in
> mid-haggle over yet anther addition to my collection!) Maybe someone
> will get the buy of a lifetime when it's liquidated after I'm gone, ore
> maybe the level of a local landfill will rise a few feet - I don't view
> my hobbies as something that should generate a return on investment and
> there are always options.
>
> Maybe these threads serve a purpose for some, the good news is it's up
> to each to decide. I wonder if other hobbies devote as much time to
> worrying about it as we seem to?
>
> 73, Bob W9RAN
>
>
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