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@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


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On Jun 25, 2024, at 14:15, sbjohnston--- via Milsurplus <milsurplus@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  

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