[Milsurplus] Apex Electronics

[J. Forster]

There is some reason for a surplus store to be cluttered. Decades ago I
went to Columbia. They had wonderful stuff, but it didn't LOOK surplus. I
never bought anything.

-John

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> On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 8:50 PM, David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
>> Agreed.  I'm one of those who strives to get "every nut and bolt"
>> of a system.  There's a name for we collectors who seek
>> all the bits:  "Completeist."
>
> Which means the person with a complete collection of National
> Geographic or TV Guide Magazines rather than just some random
> collection are really "Completetists" and not hoarders as previously
> suggested. (o: I'd offer that someone who just randomly grabs books,
> or radios, empty milk cartons or anything else just to collect it
> might be more toward the hoarder category. Then again, I've seen
> people in the radio hobby who assume anyone with more than a couple
> radios ("you can't use more than one at a time") is a hoarder too,
> keeping others out there from enjoying them, blah blah.
>
> Years back I was at a surplus dealer in NH (can't remember if it was
> ESS or one of the dealers further south) who, at that time, had some
> good stuff with high prices. I asked him why everything was priced so
> high, to which he replied "If I priced it reasonably as you suggest,
> sure - I'd sell it all, and the place would look barren. Where would I
> get more to attract buyers?". To him, it was easier to negotiate on
> price at his leisure, as more items of general interest showed up.
> Sounds like Apex hasn't even done this.
>
> Looks like a fun visit, either way. I'd like to get my mitts on that
> old IH truck in their yard.
>
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4
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