[NJARC] next friday meeting schedule (Mike Feher)

[John Dilks K2TQN]

Mike,

You just proved Alex's point.

And anyone who didn't already know you, now will figure you out.

73, John

At 09:16 PM 9/4/2009, Mike Feher wrote:
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>Alex -
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>Well, I truly do not intend to give stuff away for a lot less than I paid
>for them. You have no idea how many estates or individual pieces I have
>purchased for tons of money to have what I have. I only mentioned NJARC
>members as it seems they are the closest, and yet had the least showing this
>time around. When you were here on June 30th of 2007, you found a lot of
>items, all paper, and were spending Sarnoff's money, not your own. Now, that
>a lot of the items have been damaged, the prices had gone down accordingly.
>Last weekend a military radio collector was here from Delaware and left with
>a large trailer full of great items. He also left a nice wad of cash behind.
>I like to do things at my own pace and it is working well for me. I wish
>when I was in my collecting prime I would have had a place like my house to
>visit, as I surely would have cleaned a lot of it out, and gladly. That same
>time frame when you were here, I was in a heavy selling mode, and had top
>collectors from all over the country here, and several on more than one
>occasion even from as far away as California. Some only spent about $10K to
>$20K, but a few spent close to $50K, they went through the same sorting as
>everyone else. So, I think you are the one out of touch as to what these
>artifacts are worth, and how much I have invested in them. I do not really
>have to justify the way I prefer to do things, but, this for me is working.
>I still work full time so I do not have time to spend with people as I would
>like, nor is there adequate room, hence the scheduling. So, I do not know if
>your opinion is a consensus of NJARC members, or just a discussion with a
>few bitter members, or simply that, your opinion. I also do not believe that
>you are able to judge whether the overwhelming amount that I own is unique
>or rare. I believe you are still too young and inexperienced as you yourself
>are not a collector, but maybe just a want-to-be collector. Hey, I was young
>once too, and could hardly afford anything. I will never forget the
>beautiful Siemens Halske coherer receiver that I was offered for $300 in
>1976. I was only 31 at the time, just bought my first house and had a wife
>and babies. Where was I going to get $300? Today that receiver is easily
>worth around $25K. One of the items I sold recently was a Telefunken E4
>receiver, I sold it for $15K. Even about 6 years ago, a similar receiver at
>auction brought $25K. Also, usually I ask for an offer, and lots of times I
>let it go for less than what I was offered. Other times we negotiate and
>come to common grounds. So, please save your comments till they mean
>something and do not make me sound ridiculous in my pricing structure and
>methods or the NJARC club membership on the whole cheap. Regards - Mike
>
>Mike B. Feher, N4FS
>89 Arnold Blvd.
>Howell, NJ, 07731
>732-886-5960