[Milsurplus] Radio Collectors, Father Time and "Basket Cases"

[Bruce Gentry]

On 6/3/13 9:59 AM, David Stinson wrote:
> A point presented for debate, with a kindly-meant reminder:
> Debate does not require that one agree with our point of view-
> only that one courteously listen to the points of others
> so that *his* point will be received with the same courtesy.
> Fights usually take more than one.
>
> Argument (as in a point for debate, from a recent email exchange 
> concerning values and dispositions of estate items):
>
>  "There are some good pieces, but most have been sadly mangled
>    and defaced. Collectors are becoming older- fewer in number    and 
> much more "picky" as time goes by.    Most, including me, will no 
> longer "mess" with basket cases,    buying them only as "parters" and 
> only then if dirt cheap.
>    More items in better conditon are being offered every day
>    and our time is very short..."
>
> Your thoughts?
>
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I love getting basket cases and restoring them, taking two or three 
hulks and building one good one from them is a favorite part of the 
hobby for me.

   Bruce Gentry, KA2IVY