[Fwd: Re: [Boatanchors] skits-matic]

Fri, 14 Jun 2002 16:16:49 -0700

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Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] skits-matic
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 16:14:58 -0700
From: Bob <[email protected]>
To: Glen Zook <[email protected]>
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I take almost total exception. I am in business of buying
and selling equipment. When I started in 1997, I was able to
buy stuff locally in Southern California, which is hardware
overdone and sell it to the midwest which is hardware
starved. I did nothing but buy locally and sell through eBay
to those in the midwest who were willing to pay about twice
what I paid for the gear. I did nothing wrong or immoral. I
cheated no one. I provided a service. Those that wanted paid
what the free market (auction) required and those that sold
sold to the best price they could find. Over the next two
years, I found the source drying up and more competition, so
I went to repairing the stuff I bought before I sold it. I
sold it as fully functional and again I had a market niche
and hung for another year or so. Now I cant buy stuff around
southern California low enough to even make that work and
have shifted to reel-to-reel tape decks and again have a
niche. I dried up the local sources and now buy on eBay and
refurbish and sell on eBay..lower margins, but still a
niche..and a lot of fun..

Bob, WB6JPI

Glen Zook wrote:
> 
> It is not a "lot" of old-timers who "take" the
> grieving widows for a ride.  Unfortunately, there are
> a few amateurs who think that paying 3 cents on the
> dollar and reselling the equipment at full retail is
> ethical.  I don't!
> 
> The people who do this range from fairly newcomers to
> a very few old time amateurs, with the "average"
> somewhere inbetween.
> 
> Unfortunately, I know a few of these types of people.
> 
> What every amateur should do is to make an inventory
> of his/her equipment and list values.  There should
> actually be 3 different values listed:  A minimum
> amount that should be accepted if all else fails, a
> maximum amount that the survivors should ask to get
> things started, and a "middle" amount which they
> should probably get for the equipment.
> 
> If there is a friend or relative who is familar with
> the value of the equipment and who can be trusted to
> liquidate the equipment, then that fact should also be
> noted.  Also, if there is someone who should be
> avoided to accomplish this, that should be noted as
> well.  I know that I have "friends" who fall into both
> categories.
> 
> You might also consider donating older equipment to
> museums, etc.
> 
> Glen, K9STH
> 
> --- [email protected] wrote:
> 
> Yet, they will be the first to brag to anyone who will
> listen, that they just 'took' the widow of a SK for
> his entire S-line for $200. These people disgust me.
> 
> =====
> Glen, K9STH
> 
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