[R-390] Re: [R390] Yikes...

[Michael Melland]

> Of course, famous names don't hurt.  (Soon Rick 'n Chuck will be demanding
> royalties, heh heh.)


It won't be Rick at Miltronix..... he just completed a refurb on my Motorola
and in fact it's on the way back as I write this.

Rick has ceased doing his complete restoration.... no more cosmetic work
like
cleaning and painting at all.  The main motivation for him to cease this is
that he
finally realized that he was loosing his ass with all the time consuming
cosmetic
restoration.  You couldn't really charge for the necessary time as not too
many
people could then afford your work.  He said he'll still do complete repair
and electronic restoration as the turn over is faster.... but that's it.
Too bad... I
couldn't even talk him into repainting my front pannel or knobs and I had
the
cash.

This auction is what really set him off I think.  Something about $750 for a
full refurb that then gets turned around on eBay and sells for $1900 +/-....


Mike, W9WIS



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