I hear where you're coming from,Mike. When I buy something,it always seems like I have to pay top dollar. But,when I sell something,top dollar is always something the other guy gets. <g> Back in the 60's,my Dad was really into Ham radio. We used to talk with people all over the world which was pretty neat. Clint Hooper H&H Custom,owner LT5 Registry Director http://www.LT5Registry.net/ ACES #1650 http://dalesplace.com/misc/friends/clint/clint_hooper.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Sanders K0AZ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I have done "vintage" ham radio gear for many decades. We used to buy, > refurb, trade, > sell and buy at will. Enjoyed a long time of playing with a lot of the old > stuff for peanuts. > Then the "investor/collectors" get involved and the market goes nuts. > Absolute junk goes > for insane amounts of money and the guys who started the trend are way > priced out of > the game. The craze for any consumer item is the same. Muscle cars are no > different. > When the trend goes to high prices there is no stopping it. Good for some I > guess but bad > for most who actually enjoy the product whatever it is. > I bought my 70 Chevelle Malibu to drive, work on, enjoy and preserve as best > I can. My > 40 plus year old dog tags are still around my neck and my need to hear tires > bark once in > a while hasn't left me either. When I was a kid I knew I never wanted to > grow up and now > pushing 60 I know I was right back then. Going to fight it all the way. > If I had a Million and 50K I sure would not spend it on a one of a kind > Camaro as in this > last Car Craft. To each his own but that is not for me. > Someday someone may offer me more than I can refuse for my car and it will > go away. > Probably it will not see the street much after that either. What a shame. > > K0AZ > Michael D. Sanders > 18169 Highway 174 > MT Vernon, MO 65712 > Lawrence County ARES EC > 6 Meter DXCC #436 > 6 Meter WAZ #27 > 6 Meter WAS WAC VUCC WAJD
