[Boatanchors] Craig's List

[Joe Connor]

David:
 
    Qth.com and amfone.net are also good sites for buying and selling vintage radio equipment.
 
                    Joe Connor


>________________________________
>From: Ed - K9EW <k9ew57 at gmail.com>
>To: David Knepper <collinsradio at comcast.net> 
>Cc: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net; collins_radios at yahoogroups.com 
>Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 2:46 PM
>Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Craig's List
>
>Hi David,
>
>If you're trying to find a good home for a radio, why not use QRZ, or eHam,
>or one of these lists.  My impression is these sources are more interested
>in seeing the item being used, rather than making an absurd profit.  I used
>to use eBay a lot, but now I go to The Lists.
>
>73,
>ed - k9ew
>
>
>On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 10:51 AM, David Knepper <collinsradio at comcast.net>wrote:
>
>> I am very interested in posting some my radios on Craig's list rather than
>> Ebay.
>>
>> Would someone like to share his experiences.  I assume that they do expect
>> a fee if you sell your item?
>>
>> Prefer pickup near Johnstown, PA
>>
>> Recently, I went to Grand Rapids, MI to purchase from an estate some
>> Collins pieces rather than to see it bought by a dealer who would sell off
>> the parts and make a hefty profit.    I am seeing more of this practice on
>> Ebay.  "Slicing" up a 75A-4 or 32V or 51S-1 is being done with regularity
>> these days where the parts are worth more than the price of the Collins
>> itself.  Enough already and off my soapbox.    The trip was nearly 1,000
>> miles round trip in the rain.  Lesson:  you have to travel if you are
>> serious.  The equipment is now resting comfortably at the Collins Radio
>> Center.
>> I may sell some pieces if someone wants to travel.
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>> David Knepper, W3CRA/W3ST
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>>
>> Recently, I went to Grand Rapids, MI to purchase from an estate some
>> Collins pieces rather than to see it bought by a dealer who would sell off
>> the parts and make a hefty profit.    I am seeing more of this practice on
>> Ebay.  "Slicing" up a 75A-4 or 32V or 51S-1 is being done with regularity
>> these days where the parts are worth more than the price of the Collins
>> itself.  Enough already and off my soapbox.    The trip was nearly 1,000
>> miles round trip in the rain.  Lesson:  you have to travel if you are
>> serious.  The equipment is now resting comfortably at the Collins Radio
>> Center.
>> I may sell some pieces if someone wants to travel.
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>> David Knepper, W3CRA/W3ST
>> Collins Radio Association - Join Today
>> www.collinsra.com
>> Editor of the Collins Journal
>> Secretary of the Collins Radio Association
>> See us on Facebook:  Collins Radio Association
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