[R-390] Non-Seller's Remorse?

[William J. Neill]

This is a very provocative commentary.

I have five racks that include a complete AN/FRR-38, AN/FRR-39, and  
AN/FRR-40 as well as all sorts of other exceptionally heavy stuff  
that consumes a God-awful amount of electricity and keeps my home  
warm during South Texas winters.

I oughta get rid of all of it because it is increasingly taking up  
space although all of it did serve a significant purpose in holding  
down the slab of the house during Hurricane Ike several weeks ago.

Regardless, I've got lots of memories tied up in all of that stuff  
and find myself, after four decades, of trying to figure out where  
monetary value overwhelms sentiment.

Bill Neill
Conroe, Texas

On Nov 6, 2008, at 10:42 PM, Tom Norris wrote:

> In the past, I've sold, traded, given away a lot of gear.   About  
> half the time I would later be overcome with Seller's Remorse.
>
> This week I was offered a fairly large sum for my CY-979A - which  
> was bought from Mac several years ago in an offer to the list, but  
> only assembled about a year ago and looks basically brand new.  I  
> declined the offer and am going through what can only be described  
> as "non-seller" remorse.
>
> If I'd sold  the cabinet, I'd regret it until my dying day. (normal  
> seller's remorse)
>
> But what do you call "non-seller" remorse, if it's sole purpose is  
> to prevent the above?  Foolishness for not accepting A Huge Chunk  
> Of Money, or simply an attachment to a non-replaceable item?  All   
> this time I figured I'd jump at an offer from a collector, but I  
> just couldn't bring myself to do it.
>
> Tom Norris   NU4G
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