[Elecraft] K3 CW Filters For Sale

[Jerry Moore]

Fair enough sir, ty :)

-----Original Message-----
From: Don Wilhelm [mailto:w3fpr at embarqmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2015 1:57 PM
To: Jerry Moore; 'Joe Word'; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 CW Filters For Sale

Jer,

I understand that this is not directly in response to your
question/statement, but reflects the "other side of the fence"
I have been dealing with Elecraft hams since 2003.  When I do independent
work, I normally ask that a check be send for payment.
I have done more than 700 independent repair/build/upgrade actions since
then, and I have never had a problem with the hams I have done business with
- and the amounts of the checks range from a low of $20 (to cover
shipping) to over $1000 (for build of 2 fully loaded K2s).
I may change the way I operate if I am ever 'burned', but so far I have
discovered that I am dealing with a bunch of very honest hams, and I
continue to trust.

I suspect that you will find the same of hams offering Elecraft gear and
'bits and pieces' here on the Elecraft reflector.  I don't know if I would
extend that same trust to those advertizing on eHam or Ebay, but from my
experience, most hams are quite honest.  Yes, I have seen reports of some
horror stories, but among hams, I think you will find that rare.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 8/17/2015 1:40 PM, Jerry Moore wrote:
> With all of the fraud and theft that's common in our hobby these days. 
> Does anyone actually do cash/check/mo anymore? Just asking because I'm 
> often tempted by deals I see but based on my background (IT engineer 
> specializing in messaging/information security) I know the risks involved.
> Not meaning any offense or flame. Just asking a question.
>