[ICOM] RE: swap shops

[Joe - WDØM]

Yeah - I figure they should secede from the 
Union, and then see what happens when the "Lower 
48" wants macadamia nuts or oil.  ;-)

Cheers and 73,

Joe
WDØM


At 11:46 AM 7/7/2006, Jerry Keller wrote:
>It sure IS sad, Joe... wonder why the Alaskans 
>and Hawaiians don't want to join the 
>Union?  Then we wouldn't need a passport to visit....
>73, Jerry K3BZ
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe - WDØM" <WD0M at centurytel.net>
>To: <icom at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 1:30 PM
>Subject: Re: [ICOM] RE: swap shops
>
>
>Me too....I've had people in the lower 48
>(Outside, as Alaskans refer to the contiguous
>states) ask what kind of money we use in Alaska,
>and firmly state that they don't ship to foreign
>countries.  Same thing happened in Hawaii when I lived there.....sad.
>
>Joe
>ex-WL7M
>ex-AH6JY
>
>now WDØM in the contiguous 48 (not continental,
>since KL7 is pretty much on the same continent last I checked)
>
>At 11:03 AM 7/7/2006, Peter Markavage wrote:
>>I always scratch my head when someone posts a for sale with a "ship to
>>lower 48 only". I guess Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico or any place with a
>>USPS Zip Code, other than the "lower 48" are foreign to them. Never been
>>able to figure this one out.
>>
>>Pete, wa2cwa
>>
>>On Fri, 07 Jul 2006 09:31:37 -0400 Mike <nf4l at nf4l.com> writes:
>> > It has to do with scams usually run from outside the U.S. for which
>> > there is no recourse.
>> > Mike NF4L
>> >
>> > AD5VJ Bob wrote:
>> > > I don't think it's the swap shops themselves. It seems to be the
>> > individuals for some reason say only ship CONUS.
>> > >
>> > > I really don't understand why the wont sell to other countries or
>> > areas, but there seems to be many who say they wont for some
>> > > reason.
>> > >
>> > > A while back I sold and sent a bunch of stuff to Germany and
>> > although it was a little different, it really wasn't all that much
>> > > different and didn't cost me any since the buyer paid for shipping
>> > costs.
>> > >
>> > >   73 fer nw,
>> > > Bob AD5VJ(AAR6VM)