[Milsurplus] Last days of Fair Radio Sales and June specials

[Reuben Popp]

I have to agree with Francesco.  While I haven't done business with them as
long as he, I always felt like charges for shipping were always fair, given
the size and weight of some of the items I've bought.

They were where I bought my first R-390a (from an ad in the back of
Electric Radio IIRC), and over the years, bits, pieces and parts.  I wish I
had the opportunity to have visited their site in person, but que sera sera.

I too will miss them, as now I fear that the slow accrual of bits and bobs
and pieces of sets with the intention of putting up a full historical
station will be that much harder.  Ultimately though, my biggest fear is
that so much will disappear into a landfill.

73 de KF0OWR
Reuben

On Tue, Jun 25, 2024, 5:20 PM Francesco Ledda <frledda at att.net> wrote:

> Fair Radio never shipped crap! They may have been pricey on certain
> things, but in the average, they were competitive. Their shipping cost was
> the real cost with no padding or add ons. Their packing was well done.
>
> I have been doing business with Fair for about 55 years, and I never got
> shorted by them.
> I will miss them. Thank you Phil Sellati and whole Sellati family for
> helping a bunch of radio enthusiast achieve their dreams!
>
> The Dayton hamfest will not be the same without visiting Fair Radio!
>
> Best, Francesco K5URG
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Jun 25, 2024, at 14:15, sbjohnston--- via Milsurplus <
> milsurplus at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>
> 
> Kurt wrote:
>
> >*And, shipping.  Come on.  They can't even tell you. *
>
> Gathering the size and weight details for their entire inventory would be
> a daunting task.  But in hindsight it would have somewhat more practical to
> enter this info for each item that was added for sale on the website.
>
> I must point out that Fair Radio has never gouged me on shipping.  As a
> "trader" in such gear I am generally aware of shipping costs and they were
> always within my expectations.  If memory serves, everything was always
> packed well and arrived OK, and when I checked what was charged for the
> shipping it was OK (or even seemed low).
>
> I am now in Hawaii and have made several web purchases from Fair Radio of
> small radios, parts, and accessories.  In the "comments" field on the order
> I wrote that USPS Ground Advantage is the most reasonable and often fastest
> shipping to Kauai, and they took my suggestion each time and the costs were
> as I expected.
>
> 73
>
> Steve WD8DAS
>
> sbjohnston at aol.com
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