[Milsurplus] Belton Swapfest

[W7QHO at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/8/07 11:41:27 AM, kk5f at earthlink.net writes:


> It happens all the time.  I was at the Memphis Dixiefest a few years ago.  
> There was a fellow there who often appeared at hamfests in the mid-south 
> selling old receivers in the flea market.
> 
> A woman (widow?) was selling her husband's gear at one table, and one item 
> was an excellent and complete (with all covers) R-390A/URR.  She had a more 
> than reasonable price of about $350 on it.  I watched the fellow mentioned 
> above talk her down to $250.  Then he took the receiver to his table and 
> immediately put a $650 price tag on it.
> 
> I wouldn't buy anything from such a person if he was almost giving away 
> something that I needed really bad.  There are a fair number of these types out 
> there in our hobby.  They are unclean and obscene...not for making a profit, 
> but for taking advantage of people the way that woman above was!
> 
Well... OK, but how many of us are ready to intervene verbally or otherwise 
when we see that kind of thing going down?

Dennis D. W7QHO
Glendale, CA



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