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

[Dave]

Dave AB7E,

It is not a matter of trust, it is a matter of keeping my options open. 
I assume all transactions will be honest, but I take precautions in the 
event one is not.

I also won't trade with a person that refuses to use PayPal, either as a 
buyer or seller.  I will however purchase cash if I can see and touch 
the equipment.  If I can't get a set of clear photos, I won't trade, etc...

I have never been burned by parts swappers, but I am sure they exist. If 
I refuse to trade with them, I guarantee I will never get burned by 
one-- hence my attitude with regards to that subject.

On 10/29/21 11:22 AM, David Gilbert wrote:
> 
> Personally, I think it's a fallacy that hams are any more fundamentally 
> honorable than the average person.  We have enough evidence of cheating 
> in contests to know that.  And if NK7Z (an active buyer/seller of ham 
> gear) says he doesn't trust hams who use the parts swapping excuse to 
> refuse returns, that's telling as well.
> 
> Hams aren't any worse than any other group of humans, but I think any of 
> us should use the same care in a purchase from a ham that we would from 
> anyone else.
> 
> 73,
> Dave   AB7E
> 
> 
> On 10/29/2021 6:44 AM, Carl Jón Denbow wrote:
>> Tony:  I think it’s just an excuse that some hams use for saying they 
>> won’t accept returns.  I’m sure it’s happened on rare occasions, but 
>> I’ve bought and sold a lot gear on qth.com, and a few other places, 
>> over the years and I’ve found the vast majority of hams to be honest.  
>> I have dealt with a few scammers, but that’s a different issue.  They 
>> are invariably non-hams who are posing as hams. In all the time I’ve 
>> engaged in online trading of ham gear, I’ve only run into one 
>> dishonest ham, but he seemed to be suffering from some kind of mental 
>> disorder.  If you insist on being paid via PayPal you’ll be protected. 
>> That’s my two cents worth. — 73 de Carl
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> ==============================
>> Carl Jón Denbow, N8VZ
>> 17 Coventry Lane
>> Athens, Ohio 45701-3718
>>
>> carl at n8vz.com
>> www.n8vz.com
>> EM89wh
>>
> 
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73,
Dave,
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