[Elecraft] Parts swappers -- is this a real "thing"

[Hank]

It has happened to me - not on a K3 but on a power supply.  I sold a perfectly good 50 Amp Astron linear DC supply on eBay.  Guy said it didn't work and shipped it back to me.

Before I sold it, I added 3 new MOV's as per an article on repeater-builder.  They were a certain color and size and of course I soldered them in place - I knew what they looked like.

When I received the power supply back, I opened it to check it out.  I immediately noticed the transformer only had a single MOV across the input leads and it was discolored due to heat or age or both.  The transformer was not connected on the low voltage side at all - the remnants of the old leads were still soldered to diode/rectifier parts and appears to have been cut from "my" transformer with dikes.  The cork pieces between the transformer and the case were gone - I had added an extra piece to help with the hum - all gone.  This wasn't my transformer!!

Since the transformer was disconnected on the low side I plugged the supply up to AC and flipped on the switch and the supply's fuse blew >:-(

I bypassed all of the internal wiring in the supply and tied the high side of the transformer to AC and plugged it in on the bench - it blew the breaker on my power strip.  So, I gave away my good working transformer to some guy who needed it in his supply. 

I made a case with eBay and the only resolve so far is the buyer was delisted and they have refunded all of my fees.  The case is ongoing.

The  buyer was not a ham to my knowledge.

Hank
K4HYJ


----- Original Message -----
From: Dave (dave at nk7z.net)
Date: 10/29/21 12:26
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Parts swappers -- is this a real "thing"

Maybe some people do this, but I have never had it happen to me, and I
buy/sell on QTH, and QRZ.  I suspect people looking for a good excuse to
not offer returns, no matter what.

Personally, I won't purchase from a person claiming parts swappers are a
problem.  Why?  It gives them an excuse to sell me a radio I can't
return for any reason-- even if it does not work out of the shipping box.

I am sure someone someplace got burned by this, but it looks like an
excuse to me.  Hence why I don't trade with people that claim that.

On 10/29/21 6:30 AM, Anthony Wanschura wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've seen a few K3 For Sale ads that mention "parts swappers". Has this
> really been an issue?
>
> It makes me hesitate to put my K3 up for sale.
>
> 73,
> Tony   KM0O
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