[Boatanchors] STUFF

[Raymond Perkins]

Hi, Gene:
 
If you are flamed, it is more about the "flamer" than the "flamed." Some people are just in the "argumentative mood" most of the time.
 
We've had "flamming" going on (they used to call it "debating") since the spark gap/no spark gap, tube/solid state, design and build your own/buy a ready made radio, build a kit/design and build your own radio from scratch, code by hand/code by computer program, code/no code, repeater/simplex, straight key/paddle with a keyer, and the many other "debates"  by people who don't have enough to do. They prefer to argue about their preference in ham radio via computer than to actually turn on their radio and be on the radio. It almost reminds me of the "shame" some homemakers felt when they bought and baked a "box cake" instead of actually starting from scratch.
 
What difference does it make? A radio for sale is where you find someone willing to sell it. On eBay, a reflector, a Commercial Dealer who buys and sells large number of radios, at a tail-gate sale on a parking lot, eHam, QTH, a hamfest, a Trader's Net, an estate sale from an SK, an advertisement in the local paper, talk on a round table or simply visiting with another ham over coffee. The price of a radio is what the seller is willing to take and the buyer is willing to pay.
 
The American Way is we all have our freedom of choice. Even those who choose to spend their limited time on earth arguing that their way is the only way. That's their American Way. God Bless America!
 
73     Raymond       W5VPU

Eugene Hertz <ehertz at tcaf.org> wrote:
Jfor said: "... list it on eBay, and have it actually go to someone who REALLY WANTS it, as evidenced by the fact that they are willing to pay for
it."

Well, at the risk of begin flamed. I personally love ebay as a buyer (I never sell--yet!) I have no other access to such a broad array of goodies. Do I overpay? You bet. But I am willing to paying a premium to have a single place I can go for a huge assortment of marvels.

I was largely into collecting boatanchor receivers until I spied a BEAUTIFULLY restored CE 100V transmitter on ebay (from a swell fellow!). I had to have it because it was so beautiful and so advanced. It ended up that buying that rig was the push I needed over the edge to get my ham license.

Without ebay, I would be forced to only own rice boxes because thats whats commercially available.

2cents
regards
Eugene



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