[R-390] Our radio buddy

Tue Mar 28 14:14:17 EST 2006

Strange but Martyn has nothing listed for sale at this time...Last group 
went out on the 26th.  Maybe that's a normal pattern for him...don't know.

Cecil...
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From: <ampop at comcast.net>
To: <Bonddaleena at aol.com>; <sandeenpa at yahoo.com>; <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: [R-390] Our radio buddy

> Martyn is a lot like P. T. Barnum and his Ebay adds are like the Sideshows
> (Freak Shows) at the Old  Time Carnivals and Circus.  He is the equivalent
> of what they used to call a 'Talker" or "Barker" and he feeds on the 
> "Curious"
> amoungst us.  P. T. Barnum was know as "The Prince of Humbugs" and I
> think Martyn fits the bill in the same manner.  The folks that pay their 
> Dollar
> and enter the "Tent" are the losers.  Most of the folks that suscribe to 
> this list
> are those that just stand outside and look at the canvas depicting the 
> Freaks
> displayed on the carny billboards.  I think Martyn would suscribe to the
> theory that "THERE IS A SUCKER BORN EVERY MINUTE."  In the
> meantime, I would suspect that he is laughing all the way to the Bank.
> Bob Wagner, Odenton, Md
>
>
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: Bonddaleena at aol.com
>
>> In a message dated 3/27/2006 12:33:23 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>> sandeenpa at yahoo.com writes:
>> Wrote> has a radio on eBay he declares is from the Lincoln Project.
>>
>> We all "profile" individuals before a purchase. For example if we park in 
>> a
>> shopping mall
>> lot and a rather scruffy looking individual come up to us and says "hey 
>> man,
>> youse wanna buy a
>> genuine whatever? It have lifetime warranty. For you and you alone today 
>> it
>> only be $100? " Our
>> "profile analysis" would be to hold on to our wallet and yell for the 
>> cops.
>>
>> Well perhaps we can do a bit of profile analysis for Radio-Mart, Inc.
>>
>> Here is a current quote for a Collins 51S1 Receiver.
>>
>> "Using my variac I spent 24 hours bringing it back up to operating 
>> voltage
>> and am pleased to say
>> that it is working fine, last week I put it through my workshop and I 
>> have
>> completely aligned it,
>> re tubed it with the VERY BEST spec tubes, tested every single component 
>> and
>> Xtals and replaced
>> any out of tollerance devices, do yo uknow just how long that takes to do 
>> it
>> right? and now have
>> it working to better than book specs." [Bold face type by me. Spelling 
>> and
>> grammatical errors
>> are a direct quote.]
>>
>> Marty is really very shy. Interesting. He lists a cell phone: 
>> 859-221-8015
>> but it isnâ?Tt listed
>> to his business.
>>
>> He doesnâ?Tt list the fact that in-state residents are required to pay 6%
>> sales tax and he is
>> required, by law, to collect it.
>>
>> The item listed with a "Negotiable shipping" cost refers to buying 
>> multiple
>> items.
>>
>> Iâ?Tve had to re-write this completely as it keeps getting rejected as 
>> spam by
>> the mail filter.
>>
>> Go to the secretary of state in Kentucky and enter the number 0510329 or 
>> his
>> business name. It
>> will then give you his full name and addresses. The business is listed as
>> inactive with a bad
>> standing. The last required annual report was not filed. Work place: 205
>> Salem Road. Sadieville,
>> Ky. 40370. House: Martyn G. Allison [No telephone number available] 872
>> Burton Pike Georgetown,
>> Ky. 40324
>>
>> No annual reports filed for years? No publicly published business 
>> address?
>> Tax evasion? Bad
>> corporate standing? Does he really live at his stated address?
>>
>> Me? Iâ?Td skip his R390â?Ts et all; and take the whatever deal. Itâ?Ts 
>> far
>> better. Regards, Perrier.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> I've been to his house. Believe me he has NO workshop. He 'works' in a 
>> dimly
>> lit room in an old farm house. His workbench is a couple of old cardboard
>> boxes. Oh yes, the infamous 'red velvet' is in this room also! If you 
>> could only
>> see the pile of crap around it.
>> His 'antenna farm', is a dipole about 12 feet off the ground.
>> Gee, it MIGHT have been me that reported him to the Kentucky Revnue and 
>> Tax
>> people after he ripped me off... ha ha
>>
>> ron
>>
>> N4UE
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