[Premium-Rx] Warning: E-Bay receiver auctions-

[Greg Bailey]

Fellow Members:

The Premium-Rx List receives approximately three applications for 
membership each week.  When a person demonstrates they meet our 
membership requirements, we add their name to the server and they start 
receiving our post.

In the past it was our policy to announced the name of each new member 
and often included some information about the individual and his 
interest in the area of receivers.  Unfortunately, we determined a 
non-member was gathering the new individuals information from our 
archives and then contacting them off line in an effort to sell 
fraudulent equipment/receivers.  Once we established he was contacting 
our members, we had to discontinue announcing the names of new members, 
a policy we follow to this day.   I need to also add that this 
non-member was in fact a member of the List at one time, however, his 
membership was revoked because he was posting items for sale on the 
List, a violation of policy at the time.

Approximately two weeks ago this 'non-member', who holds a German 
amateur license but has used addresses both inside and outside of his 
country, again applied for Premium-Rx membership.  He was denied.  I 
state this as a reminder to all members that this individual is still 
active in the area of premium receivers and as such is probably still 
active in finding buyers.

E-Bay, its operation, items being offered and purchased, is considered 
off topic for this List.  Recently, many of you have noted some very 
high end receivers being offered at what I would consider remarkably low 
prices (Collins 2050 just sold for $401US).  We have received two 
e-mails from members that have purchased receivers via E-Bay and have 
not received the auction item.  Each of these persons report excellent 
communication up to the point were funds were exchange, then nothing.  
In these cases, payment was made via bank check and Western Union.  Both 
receivers were offered using England as the items location, this was 
later found to be false.

_The objective of this announcement is not to start a long thread 
regarding the Pros and Cons of E-Bay_.  However, List members are again 
reminded that our non-member has apparently rekindled his interest in 
Premium-Rx and members are encouraged to be very skeptical about E-Bay 
premium radios or rare accessories - especially if being offered at no 
minimum bid, limited or very short auction times, few sales or not shown 
ID, and so on.

Of course it goes without saying that E-Bay works on a /caveat emptor/ 
basis, so before dropping a lot of money on anything it is useful to do 
everything you can to verify the legitimacy of the seller.  Even this 
suggestion isn't 100% protection as at least one of our members had his 
E-Bay ID hijacked. Needless to say his previously sterling feedback 
rating dropped dramatically.


On a lighter note:  As I type this e-mail the sun is setting out my 
California window, yet I know some of you are reading this where it is 
already Saturday.  Where ever you are on this planet, have a great 
...... and safe ...... weekend. 

Greg and Jan

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