[Boatanchors] Posting for BAs for sale

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

On 3/30/06, WØQFC <erastber at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>
> Mac and other list members:
> I have had dealings with Walt and have found him to be a man of honor and
> integrity and I think that it is a bunch of crap that anyone would say what
> they did about him.
> I wonder if we have a new self-appointed list administrator?

There are more than enough wannabe types who see it as their duty to
inform you how you must give your stuff to others, how much you should
charge, what you 'need', etc.

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As to John's remarks....

> Walt, you might as well take them to ebay if you
> expect ebay prices. I am sure that the reflector
> administrator will not be happy with the mention of
> ebay.

Mentioning ebay is fine, listing your items there and posting the ad
here is not. I didn't see anything about Walt saying he wanted 'ebay
prices', more accurately that he was offering to the list first before
going there. Too bad more folks don't do this, but with this kind of
nonsense I can see why they wouldn't bother. More often, it's the
other way around: they try ebay and can't sell it, then decide the
lists are worthy afterall.

> Sounds like saying if someone doesn't buy these at
> ebay prices here on the reflector, I am going to take
> these "treasures" to ebay and you won't get them.

Not to me. Sounded like 'if no one here is interested, I'll stick them
on ebay'.

> I wonder if the members of the reflector will respond
> to extortion.

Extortion? Gimme a break.

EXTORTION - The use, or the express or implicit threat of the use, of
violence or other criminal means to cause harm to person, reputation,
or property as a means to obtain property from someone else with his
consent.

> I was at the Rayne, Louisiana hamfest a couple of
> weeks ago and a fellow I know purchased a complete Ten
> Tec 544 (Triton IV) station with power supply for
> $65.00. I asked him what he would take for them since
> he had them on his table for sale. He responded "I can
> get $200.00 for them on ebay". I said NOTHING and
> walked away because as far as I was concerned he could
> go to ebay. I would have given him 100% profit five
> minutes after he purchased them, but he wanted to make
> 175% profit. They were his and he could do with him
> what he wanted. This points out that ebay has really
> hurt hamfests and Hams who are not "money changers".

Ah, yes - the good ol' "you got it cheap so you MUST sell it cheap"
argument. So you get to determine how much profit this guy should or
shouldn't make on a deal? Come now, comrade King. What it seems to
come down to is that you didn't get the deal, someone else did.
Happens to most of us at some point. I wonder if he thought you were
trying to 'extort' it from him for less than what it was worth?

Makes one wonder how many of these guys would find a gold piece, $20
bill, or anything else on the street and just hand it to someone else.
These are the ones who give thrifty, resourceful hams the name of
'cheap'. Some certainly are, obviously.

Maybe it would be better if some folks got back to 'radios' and
stopped trying to instruct others to redistribute their wealth,
collections, and so on. The only thing ebay has hurt are those who
still expect something for nothing. Since it's not a requirement, you
don't have to participate if you don't like it. There will always be
those who want something that isn't theirs, that someone else has,
because they feel they're entitled to it. We're not going to solve
that here, or ever.

I wasn't interested in the gear Walt, but I sure do appreciate you
offering it here first.

de Todd/'Boomer'   KA1KAQ