[Elecraft] Private Sales of used Elecraft Rigs

[Jim Wiley]

The problem, generally speaking, is ignorance.    In our case, sellers 
seem to be completely unaware that Alaska and Hawaii are part of the 50 
states.  They think we are a foreign country.  Some of them don't even 
understand that we use the same money!   We have all the same services, 
the post office goes everywhere,  standard US banks, Paypal, etc.     
Fedex and UPS have service to most locations (not so much in the true 
bush) including both air and ground delivery.  


It is actually easier to convince some people that I live in a 2-story 
igloo and mush a dog team to work, which they love to believe 
:-)           than the real facts, which are that I live in a 4200  Sq 
Ft  home of standard frame construction and drive an  Audi A8 on the 
freeway when I go shopping.    OK, the A8 is 12 years old, but still . . 
.   Heck, we got satellite TV , Starbucks, Gap stores, TGI Fridays, an 
IMAX theatre,  and even a Costco store or three.


- Jim, KL7CC
  Anchorage



Phil Hystad wrote:
> One reason is that sending a package in CONUS (continental US) is a lot easier and generally cheaper then sending it to other countries or even to Alaska or Hawaii.
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> On Jun 2, 2011, at 9:07 AM, Ray Spreadbury wrote:
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>> I am intrigued, I've noticed that when various Elecraft rigs are offered for
>> private sale on this forum they invariably say " Continental USA" only.
>>
>> Why...?
>>
>> We Europeans also have PayPal, Visa, Bank Transfers  etc etc so what's the
>> problem please?
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