Dave AB7E,
It is not a matter of trust, it is a matter of keeping my options open.
I assume all transactions will be honest, but I take precautions in the
event one is not.
I also won't trade with a person that refuses to use PayPal, either as a
buyer or seller. I will however purchase cash if I can see and touch
the equipment. If I can't get a set of clear photos, I won't trade, etc...
I have never been burned by parts swappers, but I am sure they exist. If
I refuse to trade with them, I guarantee I will never get burned by
one-- hence my attitude with regards to that subject.
On 10/29/21 11:22 AM, David Gilbert wrote:
Personally, I think it's a fallacy that hams are any more fundamentally
honorable than the average person. We have enough evidence of cheating
in contests to know that. And if NK7Z (an active buyer/seller of ham
gear) says he doesn't trust hams who use the parts swapping excuse to
refuse returns, that's telling as well.
Hams aren't any worse than any other group of humans, but I think any of
us should use the same care in a purchase from a ham that we would from
anyone else.
73,
Dave AB7E
On 10/29/2021 6:44 AM, Carl Jón Denbow wrote:
Tony: I think it’s just an excuse that some hams use for saying they
won’t accept returns. I’m sure it’s happened on rare occasions, but
I’ve bought and sold a lot gear on qth.com, and a few other places,
over the years and I’ve found the vast majority of hams to be honest.
I have dealt with a few scammers, but that’s a different issue. They
are invariably non-hams who are posing as hams. In all the time I’ve
engaged in online trading of ham gear, I’ve only run into one
dishonest ham, but he seemed to be suffering from some kind of mental
disorder. If you insist on being paid via PayPal you’ll be protected.
That’s my two cents worth. — 73 de Carl
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