[Boatanchors] Hamfest Stories

[Leslie Zwiebel]

   Few years ago, I'm at my site to thin the herd, selling off some junk, I mean treasures. I step away to chat with my neighbor to my left for a minute or two, and when I return I notice an item I had not brought. It appeared to be an  inoperative electric (battery) screwdriver, Stanley I think. I turn to the guys on my other side, and they each have a mischievous grin. When I ask them if they know whose it is, they simply say, "It's Reverse Shoplifting!" With laughs  all around, they told me they couldn't sell it at their site, so it went to mine when I wasn't looking. Actually, I did then sell it as a parts unit for a quarter, and gave them 15 cents. Total of 4 hams happy, including the buyer.