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

Sat Oct 30 18:06:55 EDT 2021

I am in a loosely similar situation.

I have a neighbor, who is a HAM and he will be in charge to de-comission 
my modest K-line station.

I am looking into the possibility to donate the station to the local 
high school under his supervision.

Thank you guys for making me to think and consider options about this 
subject of dispensing valuable radio stuff in a socially beneficial manner.

73, Lou KE1F (85 years old HAM)

On 10/30/2021 21:18, turnbull wrote:
> Jerry,    Why not consider looking for some schools, colleges, scout troops to pass some of the radios on to.    Possibly ARRL, local clubs or the Northern California Dx Association  might make some suggestions to think about.   The hobby has been good to us.     I too am not keen on selling radio gear.   It is nice to be in such a situation.    Please forgive my gall for broaching this.   We all rightly have different circumstances and viewpoints.    73 Doug EI2CNSent from my Galaxy
> -------- Original message --------From: KE8G <ke8g.jim at gmail.com> Date: 30/10/2021  22:04  (GMT+00:00) To: jerry <jerry at tr2.com> Cc: Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>, Anthony Wanschura <ajwanschura at gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Parts swappers -- is this a real "thing" I think it was started some years back and folks seem to think they need toadd it to their sales ad.Personally, if I am looking for a piece of equipment and I see this littlephrase added to the blurb, I ignore it.  My feeling is that if the sellingperson is saying he doesn't trust someone, then how can he be trusted?!?As others have said, it's a copout way of saying the seller doesn't want tobe bothered with returns.YMMV.73 de Jim - KE8GOn Sat, Oct 30, 2021 at 3:17 PM jerry <jerry at tr2.com> wrote:> This is of real concern to me.  I have an accumulation of ham equipment,> and> probably need to start moving some of it out - to make room in my life> for more ham equipment :).>> It's not that I need the money... got plenty of that.  I could keep> buying equipment the rest of my life  and sluff off the selling job to> my heirs :).  But that would be dumb.  What's the use of having all this> nice stuff in the closet?>>    At the moment there's a pair of K2's - one 100W and one 10W.  An> IC706MKII with very low hours.  A Kenwood TS590S.  A 30L-1.  A> collection of Sideband Engineers SB34 transceivers.  A QRP-labs QCX+ &> matching 50W amp.  A small collection of ARC-5 transmitters & receivers.>   A Ubitx transceiver.  A couple of old sweep tube linears.  3 or 4 (> think there's 4, but haven't seen the fourth one in a while ) TV7D/U> tube testers - my goodness, has anybody seen what those things are going> for on Ebay?  Also, I expect my Alpha 78 to become surplus some time> next year.>>    In the past, there was a ham radio swap meet in Silicon Valley.> That's gone for the moment due to COVID.  Even the venue ( Fry's> Electroncs ) is gone.  I've been going to this thing since the early> 70's.  I would mostly buy, but also sold.  I've been there as early as> 4:30 in the morning... but I have never been first.> Fond memories... There was that Swan 500 that I scored for $100 at 6:00> in the morning.>> In the 80's, I was getting fairly prosperous, and I started buying all> the stuff I had drooled over as a starving student in the 70's.  A Drake> TR4...   A Collins R390A ( $100 ).  A Galaxy 5 in brand new condition> with the packing tape still on the tubes...>> Mostly, I sold it back a few months later at the same swap meet.> Storage space was always an issue.  I used to joke that the most> valuable thing that traded places at the swap was not the stuff... or> the money.. but rather Silicon Valley real estate; storage space in> people's attics and garages.  I developed an rule:  I would buy nothing> that would not fit in a backpack.>> The flea market was more than a sales venue - it was a community.  I> would see familiar> people there.  There was the soldering iron guy... the cables &> connectors family that came up from LA;  Rik the cheap Chinese tools guy> who also had supermagnets.  Mark the> CTO of Netgear, who would come up in his old VW microbus and sell> detritus from his lab.> He was an excellent source of wall warts.>>    At the flea market, what you see is what you get.  Does it work?  Show> me.  You could> get a feel for the guy behind the table, person to person.>>    Anyway... selling on line to people far away - seems like a lot of> work.  Have to pack stuff up, haul it off to the shipping store, freak> out at how much they charge, worry about parts swappers.... Maybe I'll> just wait till the swap meet starts up again in 2022.>>                    - Jerry KF6VB>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 2021-10-29 22:45, Larry Shapiro wrote:> > When I first started listing items on QRZ, I was told by a handful of> > guys to always put this in my listings.> > I asked why,and was told that it happens too frequently.> > I started to add the parts swappers line to my listings.> > I have not had any issues,other than one buyer who> > was a real pain.> > After reading this this thread,I have decided not to do this anymore.> > In my 33 years as a Ham,I have had 99% great experiences with other> > Hams.> > Thanks,> > Larry k6ro> >> > -----Original Message----- From: Anthony Wanschura> > Sent: Friday, October 29, 2021 6:30 AM> > To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net> > Subject: [Elecraft] Parts swappers -- is this a real "thing"> >> > 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> > ______________________________________________________________> > Elecraft mailing list> > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft> > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> > Post: mailto:Elecraft at mailman.qth.net> >> > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net> > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html> > Message delivered to lashap at cox.net> ______________________________________________________________> Elecraft mailing list> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> Post: mailto:Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html> Message delivered to ke8g.jim at gmail.com>______________________________________________________________Elecraft mailing listHome: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraftHelp: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htmPost: mailto:Elecraft at mailman.qth.netThis list hosted by: http://www.qsl.netPlease help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.htmlMessage delivered to turnbull at net1.ie
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