[Milsurplus] Dayton the day befor

[John Hutchins]

Ray -

" Kim who been with the company for some years now tells .... the fact that the government just isn’t selling equipment like they did in he past and that most of the items are being destroyed."

Yep that is correct the is because major manufactures pushed hard especially after 9-11 under the guise cant let this surplus equipment fall in to the hands of evil-do'ers.  Can fill in my thoughts from here .....

govliquidation had a full battle cruiser up for bid a few months back, go figure. 

Hutch




Ray Fantini wrote:
> Today at Fair Radio was crowded; I got their late at thirteen hundred
> local. Had to stop over at the Hamvention and pick up paperwork and then
> did side trip to Midwest Electronic Surplus. When I got their parking
> lot was full, including a chartered bus full of Japanese gentlemen who
> were buying all manor of things. Instead of talking about the inventory
> or the stacks of stuff I wanted to write up some basic information about
> the company. Fair Radio started back in 1947 and now is in the second
> generation of ownership by the Sellati family, the founders sons ran the
> business together until now when we are down to the surviving brother
> Phil; there are a total of five full time employs and one dog, Raven
> working their. They have a total mailing list of just fewer than ten
> thousand customers with ten percent being outside the US and
> approximately ninety five percent of their business being mail order,
> with today being the biggest local sale day. I am told that despite the
> current economy that their business has to this point been unaffected,
> and that their slowest periods of business were following the beginning
> of the Iraq war and during 911. Kim who been with the company for some
> years now tells me that one of the biggest changes in the past twenty
> years has been the fact that the government just isn’t selling equipment
> like they did in he past and that most of the items are being destroyed
> and as a new source for equipment Phil, who is also the chef buyer is
> now also pursuing estate sales and non military electronic surplus. Many
> pictures were taken and I hope to have them posted soon. Hopefully this
> may provide a small insight into their operation. Myself I have to say
> that I have been looking forward to the arrival of their catalog for
> over thirty years and hop to see them in business for many more, and to
> that end I contributed to their operation by purchasing a couple items
> today.
> Ray Fantini KA3EKH
>
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