[Boatanchors] Now I've heard it all

[Pete Lancashire]

100% Right, but no longer surprises me in the least. At times I feel like
having a buyer sign a form that they have to read out.loud first.
On Apr 22, 2012 2:43 PM, "DAve Mayfield" <laptop at gwltd.com> wrote:

> Thought you all might be in for a good laugh.
>
> A few weeks back, I sold a guy a FT101, it was advertised as not
> working, told him that it did receive ok but there was no output in
> transmit. So he bought it.  Today I get an e-mail from him complaining
> to me that he sent it to Yaesu for repairs, and they told him that it
> would cost $389.00.
>
> I responded to him, telling him that he has no business buying 30 year
> old radios that do not work, if he is not able to work on it himself,
> further I told him he needs to  just buy new radios if he is not able to
> work on them. Also I mentioned that $389.00 for the factory to repair
> the radio is not all that much.
>
> Am I wrong? just wanted others thoughts.
>
> --
>     73 Dave W9WRL
> http://www.w9wrl.com/w9wrl
> http://www.facebook.com/w9wrl
>
> ______________________________________________________________
> Boatanchors mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/boatanchors
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:Boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
>
> List Administrator: Duane Fischer, W8DBF
> ** For Assistance: dfischer at usol.com **
>
>
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
>