[Boatanchors] PARTING OUT

[RAY FRIESS]

Bob:

 

Personally, I dont respond to such flaming about whatever decision I choose to make about a piece of gear.

That does not apply to those who offer their thoughts, as everyone here has done, as long as the discussion is civil.   We can agree to disagree about a course of action.  We may think that someone is crazy for doing something he or she did, but how

often in our ham careers have we ended up with a piece of equipment because of a decision by another ham that we thought

was crazy and that we would NEVER have made that same decision ourselves?

 

Those being nasty about whether to part out or not do not know anything more about a rig than what I mention

when I list it.    It's sitting in my shack, not theirs.  I've seen the innards, they havent.  I may have worked on it or fired it up, they havent.  They dont know the time constraints or change of desires that I have in making the decision.

 

"To each his own as Mrs. Murphy said as she kissed the cow goodnight."   HI HI

 

So, I just reply to those who are interested in acquiring  or discuss civilly and just ignore the nasties.  I've had my heart broken by other's decisions and I imagine some have had their's broken by my decisions.    I mean, I've seen people say they have picked rigs out of trash heaps sitting by the curb waiting for pickup and have restored them to operating condition.   The thought of tossing out a rig to the curbside waiting for a Friday garbage pickup shocks my sensibilities .. but then, I dont know and didnt see what the owner did that caused him to decide to pitch it.   That's life..   On the other hand, I have tossed boxes of components after failing to find takers, so I can sympathize a bit when it comes to a grander scale like a rig.

 

Ray


 
> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:18:02 -0400
> From: rbethman at comcast.net
> CC: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] PARTING OUT
> 
> Ray,
> 
> I'm very much like you.
> 
> I too posted the earlier mentioned radios for a sell.
> 
> Getting no buyer(s), I spoke about parting them out.
> 
> I then began downright "nasty-grams".
> 
> I just went through selling a Tx/Rx pair that had sat on the shelf for 
> about 9 years. They were manufactured in 1970.
> 
> The buyer sent multiple messages claiming that they were not as 
> described. I had told him that WHEN they were taken from the operating 
> position AND put on the shelf, they had no KNOWN issues.
> 
> What would anyone expect with THAT description and open discussed 
> history? Would anyone simply expect that they could simply plug them in 
> and go?
> 
> I know from my experience of equipment of that vintage, AND having sat 
> unused on the shelf, that this was going to be a work in progress.
> 
> I've sworn since then, that I will take any such items to our annual or 
> semi-annual hazardous waste Day(s). Now if it has lead containing 
> solder, it is hazardous waste.
> 
> I'm just plain NOT going to get grief for several weeks over such!
> 
> I do NOT need it! I have better things to do than respond to nonsense.
> 
> Bob - N0DGN
> 
> On 3/16/2010 6:04 PM, RAY FRIESS wrote:
> > I have had similar experiences with a couple of SB 400 transmitters. They were in B A D shape. After making inquiries and getting to takers, I opted to part them out.
> >
> > The selling price of the parts ... sum of the parts if you will ... was more than what many complete (whole, working units) units brought in some cases.
> >
> > That is easy to have happen when you can sell a case for 30 or 40 dollars to someone who wants one ... a single board ...
> >
> > a single crystal ... a set of knobs ... a set of tubes ... controls ... all separately for a fair price.
> >
> > Have you priced an SB 400 escutcheon or dial mechanism lately? HI HI
> >
> > 
> >> In cases like this parting out makes sense. However, when someone parts out
> >> a reasonably good rig which could be placed back in working order with a bit
> >> of work I see red, as do many on this list. It uis unfortunate that greed
> >> prevails in the minds of some.
> >>
> >> Bill, VE3NH
> 
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