[ForSale-Swap] A Thought

[Andy - KU4XR]

There is such a thing called " Bid Rigging " It is Illegal if it 
can be proven, and it does happen everyday. The e-Fray experience
can be a frustrating one. And yes the e-Fray market is grossly
exxagerated. What someone in a large metropolitan city would pay 
for an item, someone in a small rural town would choke at the 
price. What my local market will support in prices dosen't come
close to the inflated prices on the auction site, which could
very likely be artificially bid up anyway. Anyone can create 
multiple accounts, and use them to bid up items to keep from 
having to sell them for what they would truly bring at auction.

Just the facts Mam; just the facts ! duuuh - duh - dup - dumm



Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 185.29866 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
Coordinates:  N:  35* 43' 54" - W:  84* 3' 16"
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--- On Thu, 12/17/09, The Pollacks <rinkies at att.net> wrote:

> From: The Pollacks <rinkies at att.net>
> Subject: Re: [ForSale-Swap] A Thought
> To: "'Don Cunningham'" <wb5hak at martineer.net>, "'Richard Bell'" <richfbell at sbcglobal.net>, ForSale-Swap at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Thursday, December 17, 2009, 5:33 PM
> I share your frustration, but put the
> blame where it belongs...with the
> buyers, assuming they're legit!  I occasionally get
> some estates, including
> boatanchors, try to price them fairly, and still sometimes
> have a long wait
> to sell some pretty desirable items.
> 
> I have also had some interesting old gear just given to me,
> or got for next
> to nothing at garage sales, flea markets, etc.  So
> have you all, I'm sure.
> So, it balances out, in my estimation!  None of us
> feels guilty when a
> "friend of a friend" drops off an HQ129X needing some
> cleaning, just to get
> it out of their house, for example.  Not only did I
> get my 129X that way,
> but I also got a Drake 1A in similar circumstances! 
> So, when we see the odd
> DX40 go for $200, remember the stuff on your shelves that
> you got free!
> 
> Ron K2RP
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: forsale-swap-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:forsale-swap-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of Don Cunningham
> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 1:30 PM
> To: Richard Bell; ForSale-Swap at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [ForSale-Swap] A Thought
> 
> Richard,
> Another thing I noted, not necessarily on Drake gear, but
> probably 
> applicable there is the practice of "shill bidding" by some
> "groups".  They 
> artificially run up bids and the item may or may not fool
> someone into 
> paying a too high price.  If that is the case, you
> will see the very same 
> gear show up several times.  I too don't participate
> if the price is 
> outlandish, and many are.  Just one example, and on
> one of the swap sites, 
> not Ebay, I have seen L75 amps for $1200 plus. 
> Ridiculous!!!
> 73,
> Don, WB5HAK 
> 
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