[Premium-Rx] The Wallace Prem-Rx collection to be broken up-

[Greg Bailey]

Fellow Members:

Over the years of the Premium-Rx List there have been a number of posts 
concerning the safety of members.  I remember a tornado went right 
through a neighboring town of John Bryant, and there have been numerous 
wind storms that have taken down the antennas of some of our members.  I 
thought we would read about a member that was involved by the floods 
from Katrina, but we evidently dodged that bullet.  Well, I am saddened 
to announce that one of our esteemed members is breaking up perhaps the 
largest receiver collections known to exist.

Most members have seen posts by Ben Wallace, a charter member of the 
Premium-Rx List.  Ben was given the affectionate alias of 'money bags 
Wallace' years ago based on his incurable lust for buying receivers (I 
personally counted over 200+ in his herd, including a pair of 2050s, 
2X590s, and who knows how many Racals, WJs, etc. ).  Many of these are 
contemporary Premiums, while the remainder were considered Premium when 
real radios glowed.  Some are NIB and almost all have an original 
manual. There was a rumor going around that Smithsonian wanted to have 
the collection bequeathed, but Ben quashed that by informing the 
Institute he doesn't plan on dying.

Well, old 'money bags' is about to make news headlines.  You see, Ben 
has threatened to 'thin his herd' a number of times in the past, but 
never took any action because of the fear that such a flood of receivers 
on the free market might cause a feeding frenzy.  This in return would 
upset the world's economy (you know; trade deficit, etc.).  Call it 
economic diplomacy at the grass roots level, but it seems Ben Wallace 
has been silently doing his thing at the big auction block in the sky. 

I took the liberty of checking Qualcomm's stock and it seems to be 
holding its value (Ben is involved in new product called MediaFLO at 
Qualcomm, if you haven't heard about M-FLO you will in a few years) so 
he can't be hurting for income?  Perhaps the selling action is based on 
an increase in tuition at his daughter's university?  Is it the IRS and 
April 15th?  Maybe he is just becoming financially conservative; after 
all he's halfway to centurionhood.

*Ben*, .... this is to tell you that many of your fellow List members 
have been concerned by your recent actions, especially that you may be 
suffering from  *RPPS* (*R*eceiver *P*ost-*P*artum *S*yndrome).  Let us 
know if you need intervention?  As your support group, your friends are 
ready to assist in these times of stress- just call us and we will back 
up our pick-ups and haul off that old hardware.

We understand Ben, at times like this solitude is desired, so there is 
no need to respond- 

Greg


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