[Elecraft] Parts Swappers

Dave dave at nk7z.net
Sun Oct 31 11:28:14 EDT 2021


It all boils down to trust...  You either trust your seller, or buyer, 
or you don't.

You take precautions, (take a reasonable number of them, not going 
overboard), and if you get burned you modify how you determine trust, or 
you take your chances again.

TANSTAAFL

There are no guarantees in life, save at some point you will reach your 
expire date, and will have had to pay the Government taxes...

On 10/31/21 4:07 AM, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> * On 2021 31 Oct 01:06 -0500, Carl Jón Denbow wrote:
>> If this was a big problem that would be prudent, but it’s not.  I’ve
>> never had a problem of this sort in years of online trading, selling
>> and buying ham gear.  Others on here have said the same thing.  This
>> is a solution in search of a problem, IMHO.  — 73 de Carl
> 
> Nice to know that this is not as wide spread as some ads I've seen would
> lead one to believe.
> 
>>> On Oct 30, 2021, at 7:03 PM, edauer at aya.yale.edu wrote:
>>>
>>>  From a seller's point of view, would it work to ship the gear with some
>>> unique sort of tape spanning the seams, and saying to the buyers that
>>> anything opened can't be returned?
> 
> The tape idea has another side to it, as a buyer I have a right to
> inspect my purchase to assure that I received what I paid for.  An
> unscrupulous seller could attempt to use this in various ways for their
> own gain as well.
> 
> At some point there has to be a modicum of trust between the parties.
> I've inquired about equipment in the past and sometimes there is just a
> vibe that tells me to move on.  I've gotten some grief for doing so.  Oh
> well.
> 
> 73, Nate
> 
73,
Dave,
https://www.nk7z.net



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