[Boatanchors] Heres one for ya

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Did you tell the seller the truth about the item and then make him a fair 
offer or just remain silent and take advantage of the situation?

Yesterday as I was disposing of my radio equipment and some household 
appliances and furnature, one out of town buyer took me aside and informed 
me that I had an item priced wrong. He advised me it was quite rare and 
worth ten times what I was asking for it. I had met this man exactly twice 
in my life and hardly knew him. He then paid me what he thought was a fair 
value in cash. I offered him fifty dollars back for being so honest, he 
refused. His comment was this: "Although the "Golden Rule" is not actually 
from the Bible, I believe that we should indeed treat others just like we 
would like them to treat us. Although my honesty today cost me money, it 
also made me a friend for life who will always know I am honest. That is 
priceless."

Duane W8DBF
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "GBrown" <gkbrown at gwi.net>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 2:01 PM
Subject: [Boatanchors] Heres one for ya


> Out of the blue, a fellow calls me. Said he heard that I like old 
> receivers
> and he had one in his basement. He only lives 8 miles away so I jump into
> the car and head out. Arrived at his house and sure enough, a MOSLEY CM-1
> receiver and it works, not great but it does work. After some research,
> Mosley only made this model for 1 year. Kind of a rare bird, I guess. Its 
> a
> keeper.
> Regards,
> Gary...WZ1M
>
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