I have a Hickok 752 tube tester.
One owner. Case is excellent and so is the instrument.
With original manual. Leads, etc.
Taking serious offers.
Dave W3ST
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From: "Thomas Adams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service"
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Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 10:49 PM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] WAS:Spy radio - Swapmeet and Auction Ethics
At 09:53 PM 5/1/2007 EDT, you wrote:
Hi,
I don't know if this fellow works any of the moidwest fests or not, what
he buys, though, he keeps so I am pretty sure it is not the same guy.
That's discouraging... it sounds like it's probably NOT the same guy. I
was
hoping this obnoxious clown was unique.
A week later, it was you know where with a reserve 3 times what he paid
for it.
Yep, Hickok tube testers are HOT right now among the "triode audio" crowd.
I've got a model 539C, THE Hickok that's the Gold Standard among these
folks.
Just for the sheer deviltry of it, I've been tempted to bring it to a
Fest...
no price tag on it, just sitting there... and listen to the idiots try to
low
ball me on it! "Oh, it's not in great shape, so I'll give ya $35.00"...
when
I've seen really ratty ones go for $500 - $700 on EBAY!
After the lowball try... I'll just tell 'em "I bought it out here this
morning
because I needed a tube tester. Gave some guy ten bucks... it's not for
sale"!
Just to rub it in a mite... ;o)
I am afraid the next time someone does that to me, he is going to be in
for a tounge lashing if not more. I am going to have to find my Wouff Hong
and Rhetty Snitch~
Lately I've taken a slightly different tack. I wear my Biker's leathers,
boots,
and colors! Along with that I'm 6' 0", and weigh 245 pounds. Besides that
I
have a reputation at Fests for being a bit of a surley son of a bitch, and
Black hams aren't at all common up here to begin with!!!
That combination, I think, makes a LOT of folks decide that discretion is
the
best policy when I'm negotiating on a hunk of gear! <<grin>> I've YET to
have anyone butt into negotiations since I started wearing the biker
stuff!!!
73,
W4AWM
73's
Mr. T., W9LBB
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