[Icom] How legit do you think this is? BurhanRadio.com

Tue, 29 Oct 2002 18:55:12 -0600

The lesson here: "If is seems to good to be true, it is."


At 04:44 PM 10/29/02 -0800, you wrote:
>Hi Jim ke4wy and Pamela N1ZKH, I'll see what the telephone number turns
>up, I'd like to think there's some rational explanation to this, unlike
>the dozens of e-mails from Nigeria asking me to help them transfer
>millions for a 50/50 split, unbelievable, thanks, Ken
>
>--- Jim <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Ken
> >
> > phone: 9142063783, Email: [email protected] -
> >
> > 73 de KE4WY Jim
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ken" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 2:46 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Icom] How legit do you think this is? BurhanRadio.com
> >
> >
> > Hi Guys, I live about 8 miles from the Long Island NY location listed on
> > their web site, so, I made a copy of the YAHOO MAPS search results for
> > 722
> > Albin Avenue in West Babylon zip 11704 as listed on the Burhanradio web
> > site, drove over to take a look. Here's what I found, there is no number
> > 722 Albin Avenue in West Babylon, I found number 715, 719, and 725 in
> > that
> > order, no number 722, I asked the lady at 725 and she never heard of
> > BurhanRadio or number 722, now I know that usually even number and odd
> > house numbers are on opposite sides of the street, so, I checked the
> > opposite side, there is a Catholic Church and Convent that stretches for
> > about 1000 feet in both directions from where 722 should be. Then I
> > checked all houses for 1/2 mile in both directions, no 722. I found the
> > mailman and he never heard of Burhan Radio or number 722 Albin Avenue,
> > interesting; when I returned to my office I checked the Cole's reverse
> > phone book where you can find a house number from the phone number and
> > all
> > houses and phone numbers from a street name, there is no 722 Albin
> > Avenue
> > listed, now Coles' shows all houses with numbers even if they have
> > unlisted phones or have no phone, nothing listed for 722. SO, there it
> > is,
> > not sure what to think??? Someone noted a phone number, give it to me
> > and
> > I will check Coles' and see what comes up, 73's Ken
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Jim <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Note payment policy listed on their web page.
> > >
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.
> > >
> > > PAYMENT POLICIES
> > >
> > > Cash on pick-up (from our office)
> > >
> > > Bank Wire (Chase Bank, NY)
> > >
> > > PayPal transfers
> > >
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.
> > >
> > > Also, I did not see a  phone number listed on their webpage?????
> > > although
> > > one of the swap boards has a phone number for them. I called it to ask
> > > if
> > > they take a credit card but did not get a human voice.
> > >
> > > I for one am staying clear.
> > >
> > >
> > > 73 de KE4WY Jim
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "paul" <[email protected]>
> > > To: <[email protected]>
> > > Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 10:15 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Icom] How legit do you think this is?
> > >
> > >
> > > here is the deal  on burhan ..  they are not factory authorized
> > > dealers,,
> > > you CANNOT RECEIVE  A WARRANTY ....  they claim  factory new products
> > > with
> > > fantastic discounts..  icom does not know who they are..   when i
> > asked
> > > them
> > > how a buyer gets the warranty since they were not a factory authorized
> > > dealer, they vanished  did not respond..  ..  their web site used to
> > be
> > > full
> > > of spelling errors and grammatical mistakes...  look out...  red
> > flag...
> > > use
> > > caution...  warning...  aaaahhhhhuuuuuggggaaaaa
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "KE3OK" <[email protected]>
> > > To: <[email protected]>
> > > Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 9:43 PM
> > > Subject: RE: [Icom] How legit do you think this is?
> > >
> > >
> > > > Sorry gang.  Didn't mean to send this to the whole list.  Check it
> > out
> > > > anyway and lets hear what you think.  73,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Al
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: [email protected]
> > [mailto:[email protected]]On
> > > > Behalf Of KE3OK
> > > > Sent: 28 October, 2002 20:36
> > > > To: [email protected]
> > > > Subject: [Icom] How legit do you think this is?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi Phil,
> > > >
> > > > Check this out:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.burhanradio.com/
> > > >
> > > > They are selling PW-1s for about $3200.  Looks kind of shady, like
> > > some of
> > > > those NYC camera shops.  What do you think?  73,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Al
> > > >
> > > > PS  Love my new Icom.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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