[Boatanchors] Hamfest Pricing (was: Shelby NC hamfest photos)

[RAY FRIESS]

I kind of like to cut to the chase, so I look at what the tags say, or ask what they are asking.
Then, if I'm still interested and want to negotiate, I'll ask "what's the lowest you'd take?"
Then go from there.  If I think it's reasonable, I'll take it.  If I think a bit less, I'll offer a bit less.
If there's not wiggle room and I really want it, I'll take it.  If it's a "would be nice, but really don't
want to make room in the shack" I'll pass.



> From: w5jo at brightok.net
> To: ranchorobbo at gmail.com; boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2014 09:57:47 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Hamfest Pricing (was: Shelby NC hamfest photos)
> 
> A very long time friend and ham passed away recently and he had a fairly 
> long list of better than average stuff.  One item in particular was an Icom 
> 7800 and the PW1 amp.  I have been sorting and pricing all the stuff with 
> the idea in mind that I would negotiate a bit lower.  Thus far the only item 
> I have put out there is the 7800 and PW1.  You should have seen the sharks 
> circling but I will not sell it at a ridiculous price.
> 
> These guys, all but one, kept telling me how poor the stuff is and not one 
> person would pay even a fair price for it.  The one who didn't offered such 
> a low price for them that even I almost laughed.  It sits in the floor right 
> now until I get everything sorted and priced then I will put it out there 
> with a cushion to negotiate.  But I will not sell for comparatively nothing. 
> The widow deserves better than that.
> 
> Sorry guys no boatanchor stuff or you would be reading a list.
> 
> Jim
> W5JO
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> 
> 
> Ebay prices at hamfests:  my observation of that is that the eBay
> price folks are what I call "professional hamfesters."  These are
> bottom feeders who go to estate sales, and think they are
> mini-Wal-Marts, and they can put a price on something and not
> negotiate.  Sometimes they even buy an item at a hamfest cheap and put
> it on their table at the very same hamfest.  They may or may not be
> hams. 
> 
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