[Boatanchors] STUFF - serious suggestion

[rayfri]

I have a serious suggestion.  

Back in the 60s there was a company called Poly Paks .   They sold what 
they referred to as "grab bags" of assorted parts
for about 5 or 6 bucks.    And also entire circuit boards for HyGain CBs 
that werent manufactured anymore (a lot of them ended up being converted 
to 10 meters by the way)..    and other things like that.    I'm sure 
some old timers like Glen and others remember them right???

If you have lots of "spare parts" and components ....  get some boxes 
and put the parts in the boxes in categories ... or even mix them up ... 
a little bit of everything in each box.    Then let us know ... 
generally .. what you have and offer them for postage if nothing 
else.    Those of us who want a box of two can let you know ... give you 
our zip code and address.  You can weigh a box and then let us know how 
much to ship.     If it is gear ... let us know what it is and we
can either make offers... or you can price em .... or worse comes to 
worse, you can ship em again for shipping.

There was a ham on the reflector here who did somethng similar and added 
that if there were no takers THEN and only then would it go to the 
landfill.    I got some a nice variable I'm going to use for an antenna 
tuner ... I got a VTVM ... a digital mode interface ... and a microphone 
.   ALL for the price of postage.   As an added incentive he said if 
anyone wanted to throw in a few extra bucks ... or if there was any 
money left over from too much postage sent .. the extra bucks would be 
donated to the local radio club.

Generally though... throwing out parts and gear is akin to scrapping a 
perfectly good rig ... which has also been announced on here.     You 
only scrap a good piece of gear that no one is willing to pick up or 
have shipped....   such as a dx 100 or similar hulks.  HI HI.

Ray  wa7itz


Jim Wilhite wrote:

>
> Jack:
>
> Please don't make me cry
>
> 73 Jim
> W5JO
>
>
> Jack Taylor wrote:
>
>> Well Gene, I too have wrestled with this situation and have come up 
>> with a
>> method that works quite well.  This considering the effort of 
>> cataloging,
>> pricing,
>> packing for shipment, developing and managing a web page as well as 
>> being
>> exposed to the possibility of hostility from potential buyers.
>>
>> My solution?  At my own pace I simply wheelbarrow the equipment/parts
>> out to the trash bin since the little bit of extra $$ isn't worth the
>> hassle.
>> (Seriously,  I've disposed of hundreds of pounds of gear this way 
>> over the
>> past year.)
>>
>> 73 de Jack
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene WØQFC " 
>> <erastber at tampabay.rr.com>
>> To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 9:26 AM
>> Subject: [Boatanchors] STUFF
>>
>>
>>
>>> Hello to the group!
>>> I need advise from the group members as to how you think would be 
>>> the best
>>> way to get rid of my 50+ year collection of "STUFF".
>>> I was thinking of getting a web site together, but my limited 
>>> experience
>>> with building a site might be too time consuming. To post a very large
>>
>>
>> list
>>
>>> to the various reflectors would also be very time consuming.
>>> It would seem that a web site would be the best way to go because I can
>>
>>
>> have
>>
>>> pictures and I understand that it would be easy to delete items as they
>>
>>
>> are
>>
>>> sold.
>>> I would appreciate any advise that the group may have to offer.
>>> Thanks es 73
>>> Gene, WØQFC
>>> Spring Hill, FL
>>
>>
>>
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