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

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unless  it was something  so exceptionally  rare...    we pretty much  only 
buy stuff that is   pretty much  ready to  pop into a display here at the   
museum  these   days.  Needless to  say if it is   free and   is on the 
doorstep when  we  come to    work  we   still  love it  and at  some  point    
will try to   put   it into   shape...   but  time is  a precious   item   
these  days...
 
Ed#   _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)  
 
 
In a message dated 6/3/2013 4:51:54 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
ka2ivy at verizon.net writes:

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?
>
>  (p.s. Please delete from the "reply" address bar anyone
>     you don't wish to directly address.   Thanks.)
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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
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