[Hallicrafters] Good Ebay experience

[Dave Harmon]

For sure that there are knuckleheads on both sides.
Most of the time I just drive to wherever the item is located and pick it
up.
Usually the gas is just a little more than the shipping and there is very
little chance that the unit is damaged when I get it.
The latest example is when I drove from Tulsa to San Mateo to pick up a very
nice and complete Johnson 500.
It was worth the time and hassle to go get it.
Another time was when I went to Sioux City to pick up a Henry 3K Classic
MKll.
The flip side of this is that these 2 units could not be easily shipped
anyway so if I wanted them I had to pick them up.
Not a problem.....

Dave Harmon
K6XYZ[at]sbcglobal[dot]net
Sperry, Ok.

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[mailto:hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Grant Youngman
Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 1:13 PM
To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Good Ebay experience

This isn't just an eBay issue. Buyers are generally unwilling to cover the
cost of proper packing. I had a fellow tell me it was just a "cost of doing
business". But I'm not a business, sooo ....

Why would someone pay nearly $2000  for a radio and then argue for days
about $75 to have it packed by a professional electronics shipper (and I
don't put UPS in that category!)?   It makes no sense. The last time that
happened I finally refused to sell the item to the guy. 

On the other hand, there are many sellers who insist on you paying a hefty
"packing fee", and the 60 lb item arrives in a ratty, second hand, single
ply cardboard box with nothing but a few peanuts, and you get the latest in
trapezoidal cabinets.  There's always at least one chassis component usually
an unsecured tube or a heavy transformer that breaks loose and presents an
empirical lesson in the physics of projectiles in an enclosed space. :/

Grant NQ5T

Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 7, 2013, at 12:50 PM, "Dale Parfitt" <parinc1 at frontier.com> wrote:

> I asked sellers up front if they are willing to pack to my specifications,
and give a brief description of how I would like it done. If not, I  don't
bid.
>> 
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