Ebay is like any other retail buying process, some people pay to much some get great deals. There is also Cragslist, QRZ, the ARRL ads Radioreference Uninformed buyers and sellers get what they deserve. I use Ebay a lot and bcause I am careful and research things I do not get stuck I also sell at market or below market. I have a UHF 5 watt with duplexor repeater for $99 currenlty listed. It works if someone puts another $100 in it for Xtals fro GMRS or amatuer and alignment it is a great little low power unit.
Not sure why these rants get started but if you do not like what you see just click past it --- On Sat, 3/27/10, Richard W. Solomon <[email protected]> wrote: From: Richard W. Solomon <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Are people on ebay nuts? To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, March 27, 2010, 12:24 PM #yiv90650848 {font-family:Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial, sans-serif;background-color:#ffffff;color:black;}#yiv90650848 p{margin:0px;} Just remember Judge Roy Bean ... There is no law West of the Pecos nor on e-Bay. 73, Dick, W1KSZ -----Original Message----- From: Wayne Leake Sent: Mar 27, 2010 11:06 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Are people on ebay nuts? I see assorted items for various prices on Ebay. Some worthwhile, some not, like the 800 Mhz Exec II that the seller says jhe was told can be conveted to 400 Mhz. 900 Maybe, but not 400 without swapping parts. Sellers giving part numbers as model numbers, like a Delta S (I think it is an S) and the picure that would show the actual model number/combo, is glared out so one cannot see. Some sellers are ignorant, and others simply imply with no guarantee... Maybe I should strip my high band Mastr II's and sell parts, most are working on original frequencies, and only keep the UHF stufff for my repeater. I even have, somewhere, a working Exec II 50 watt or so PA, tested using an HT as the driver. I'll go one better, we have a high band Motorola base, tubes, that someone might like, but shipping would be a killer. Working unknown. Were also, as I recall, a number of prog line mobiles, some may still work. Shipping is often the killer on some items. And the buyer should double check with the seller for information to clear up what the item may actually be. Not a motorola person, so not sure just what the 300 really is... Wayne WA2YNE On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 9:59 AM, Eric Lemmon <[email protected]> wrote: Not really. The vendor of the GR300 repeater is as sane as you and me, and he is really smart. He knows that some nut out in la-la land will gladly pay that amount and more for the clunker. Notice that programming and shipping are not included in the Buy It Now price. I have no doubt that if the seller included the phrase "original and very rare" in the description, he could ask and get $2,000 for it! 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of kc7stw Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 11:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Are people on ebay nuts? This has to be a joke right? Look at item number, 130377678510 $1,320 are they for real? I really love the missing covers, the bent case and the rust. Adds real class.
