[ForSale-Swap] Re: [Boatanchors] Shack cleaning

[Kevin Gray]

I would like to take a moment and say thanks to Ray.  I happened to be
one of the people involved in this mess but I am very happy to say that
Ray is a stand up guy and did everything within his power to address
this matter.  

There is a lot of be said about the character of someone when times are
difficult and I was very impressed with the manner in which Ray handled
this manner.  No hard feelings at all and I would buy or sell something
to Ray tomorrow.  A very sincere guy,


Kevin Gray

K8SU

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Subject: [ForSale-Swap] Re: [Boatanchors] Shack cleaning


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List members:

I want to take a moment and offer a public apology for the conduct of 
someone I thought was a friend.

  The other day I posted a list of equipment that my friend wanted to
sell
because he wanted to replace his entire shack.  I made a mistake and it 
has now caused me to be suspicious of a friend I've had for many years, 
as well as inconvenienced many others on these lists ...   He says he 
has changed his mind and he has accepted a higher, local offer so he 
doesnt have to worry about packing, etc.  AND, he is also having sellers

remorse about some of the stuff and is going to keep some of it.   

He called me last night and backed out of the deals that had been made 
and, like you, it upsets me greatly.  I indicated that it was me in the 
middle and me who would be taking the heat.  What I should have done was

give his phone number as the contact point instead of acting as the 
middle man.  He doesnt have email, and I guess I was trying too hard to 
be a friend.  I figured that since I have dealt with some of you myself 
when I have sold equipment of my own, it would expedite things if I was 
the middle man.... especially when it came to payment.

That was my mistake and it wont happen again in the future.   In the 
future, if I can afford to, I will buy the equipment from someone before

selling it.  If I cant afford to, I will simply post the number of the 
person and direct contact can be made with the seller.  Or, I wont post 
for someone else unless it is for a SK widow.

I take you list members seriously and I, like most of you, regard a deal

as a deal.  Personally, I have sold equipment and then shortly after 
gotten a higher offer ... but I have figured that once a deal is made, a

deal is made ... and if I have lost some money I would have gotten from 
a later offer .. honor and honesty requires I go with the first offer 
accepted.   Besides, it is more important to me that a piece of 
equipment find a good home than it is for me to wring every last 
available dollar in a deal.

Please accept my heartfelt apology.  I have been in this hobby since the

60s and stuff like this shouldnt occur in the fraternity.
Ray  WA7ITZ




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