Well put... 73 Stewart G3RXQ On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:19:24 -0400, S Sacco wrote: > Capitalists and Comrades: > > Methinks it's time for some folks to reaquaint themselves with the > List Guidlines, specifically, #5: > > 5. Please keep all postings cordial. Please restrain the urge to email > someone admonishing them about a posting. The last thing we want to do > is to scare anyone off the list. Overly aggressive postings and > negative comments about other posters only serves to scare away new > potential list members. Waiting over night before hitting 'send' > really helps to put things in perspective.. If you have a complaint > about someone or a thread please email it directly to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > URL: <http://www.elecraft.com/elecraft_list_guidelines.htm> > > > 73, > > Steve > > > On 4/28/08, Don Rasmussen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I'll tell you what's not in the spirit of amateur >> radio Dave, and that's likening a fellow ham that you >> don't even know to a "ticket scalper" in public >> because you "guess that he ordered a few K3s to make a >> profit". >> >> Do you know that? Don't think so because it isn't >> true. >> >> There are hundreds or thousands of ham radios on ebay >> at any given time and you of course are welcome to >> your opinion about this subject and ebay as much as >> anyone, but postings like this in one public is pretty >> bad juju. >> >> I was apprehensive when I ordered the gear, not >> because I was afraid of losing on it, but because I >> was doing it to have some fun while I waited for my >> own K3, a diversion like the wiki I created, and was >> afraid that someone might characterize me negatively >> about it. >> >> Rest assured there is not enough money that I could >> make on an auction (my last one occurred in 1999) to >> compromise my good name. >> >> So please, lighten up, it's not a body part I'm >> selling, it's a radio. Or don't lighten up, but >> keeping opinions that are based on conjecture in >> private is most often the best policy - IMO. >> >> de wb8yqj >> >> >> [Elecraft] RE: K3 at Auction >> Dave Agsten w4txs at yahoo.com >> Sun Apr 27 17:38:08 EDT 2008 >> >> I guess that he ordered a few K3s to make a profit on >> them while Elecraft catches up. Some folks must be >> willing to pay a premium for not having to wait. The >> law of Supply and Demand is applied here, although, in >> my opinion, it's sure not, in the spirit of ham radio. >> I know I wouldn't do it, nor would I bid on it. It's >> the same thing as ticket scalping, even though that is >> illegal in some places. Free enterprise is just that, >> free to do whatever is legal. >> >> The listing on ebay mentions the reserve price at that >> of an assembled kit due to sales tax, shipping and >> "other" fees. $80 or so for shipping and other fees >> from Aptos, California to Carlsbad, California? Other >> "sealed Elecraft K3 items" in future auctions are also >> mentioned. I won't be bidding on those either. I would >> hope that no one would bid on them but that won't >> happen. >> Dave N8AG >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Post to: [email protected] >> You must be a subscriber to post to the list. >> Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): >> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm >> Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com >> > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
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