[Milsurplus] "Clean, Unhacked ARBs"

[J. Forster]

To me 'mint' means:

No mods or cut wires.
No bashed sheet metal.
No additional holes, etc.
No swapped or soldered to connectors.
Not recapped or otherwise 'restored'.
Original cable lacing.
Alignment not tampered with.
No glass tubes where there were metal ones.
Original nameplate.
Not repainted.
No painted or engraved ham calls.
No peeling paint.

A few small areas (under 0.2") of paint loss are to be expected.

-John

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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hue Miller" <kargo_cult at msn.com>
>
>> Not that this includes you, but when I see an ad requesting a "mint"
>> condition item, it turns me off, and I reckon, no way am I going to
>> do business with that person.
>
> I certainly don't want to offend Jay or anyone else, but I can relate to
> this.
> One can certianly ask for and buy anything for which he is willing to pay.
> I usually steer clear of requests for anything "mint," because,
> in my sad experiance, whatever you have
> is never "mint" enough for the person requesting it.
>
> "Mint" is too subjective a term;
> I learned early, and to my grief, not to use it.
> I've had people border on what I'd consider a mental problem,
> nit-picking and whining over a miro-flea-speck here
> or a 1 millimeter paint chip there in something 70 years old.
> I don't know if they just enjoy inflicting guilt trips,
> want to claim moral superiority, or if this is their way of working out
> their buyer's remorse or what, but it's a pain in the butt.
>
> NOTE: I've never had any such problem with Jay.
> He's always been a gentleman in all our dealings.
>
> So I try to stick to terms that are better understood.
> They can also be somewhat subjective, but not like "mint."
> Something is either "nice," meaning it's presentable for
> the average collector, or it's not.
> It's either "clean" or dirty/dusty.
> It's either "rough" or not.
> It's either "complete, unmodified" or it's not.
> My rules about such things are simple:
>
> 1.  Tell the truth as you understand it,
>      both in listing and in answering questions.
> 2.  Describe using terms generally understood and accepted;
>      keep subjectivity to a minimum.
> 3.  Less is better than more.
>      Say nothing more than is required to fulfill #1 and #2,
>      not to hide things, but to prevent misunderstandings.
>      When you say things that are unnecessary, someone
>       will use them to beat you over the head.
>
> Regards,
> Dave S.
>
>
>
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