[R-390] Another satisified Ebayer?

[Dan Merz]

Hi,  well it seems obvious now that the rear enclosure shown in the current
auction is what most of us call cardboard,  not some superior quality
product that I would have guessed without seeing the thing apart with the
edges exposed.  This only confirms in my mind that a lot of questions are in
order before buying anything that is known to be or suspected to be a
reproduction.  I can sympathize if the buyer asked and wasn't told.  I once
bought a reproduction large paper tag for the inside of the lid of a Federal
61 battery radio at a price that could only be justified by quality and from
a reputable seller; it turned out to be a rather poor xerox copy that was
not going to be used on my restored radio.  The seller refunded my payment
with no question when I told him I was disappointed in the quality,  though
I didn't really expect a total refund.  He didn't even ask me to send it
back.  I ended up making the tag myself and it was as good as an original,
complete with the red and black coloring and pictoral display of the
original.  It took more time than I want to admit.  I repaid the seller by
offering him one of my tags at no cost  because I thought he was a fair guy
and my tags were so much better than his and his xerox helped me lay out my
creation.  I figured he knew others that might need the tag.  And I couldn't
resist the temptation to show him how it could have been done in the first
place in case he wanted to market something better.  He never accepted my
offer - guess he didn't want to improve his product.  I consider him an
honest person,  with perhaps a different idea of what is an acceptable
reproduction. In his favor,  he wanted me to be a satisfied customer and has
my lasting respect for that.    Dan 

-----Original Message-----
From: r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Norman J McSweyn
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 6:14 PM
To: R-390 at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [R-390] Another satisified Ebayer?

Gentlemen,
You've got questions, I've taken it apart! New and Updated listing answering
all the audio related questions posed!!
73 de n3ykf 


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