Re: [drakelist] UPay or ebay help
Howard Traxler [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Thank you to everybody for the words of wisdom. I will certainly keep them in mind as I ponder this thing. This is a great list and I sure do appreciate the help I've gotten here. 73, DE Howard, WA9RYF - Original Message - From: Howard Traxler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 5:38 AM Subject: [drakelist] UPay or ebay help : : Howard Traxler [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang : -- : Could someone out there please give me a hand understanding this thing? : Since you folks don't seem to like ebay, maybe someone could write off-list : to : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Thanks. : : I am watching a Drake AC-4 being sold by Radio Mart (whom you have mentioned : before). After his name, I see the number : 5909 : : then it says : Feedback score is 5,000 to 9,999) : This would indicate to me that his rating is very low in that range. But : then it says : Member is a PowerSeller : Feedback: : 97.6% Positive : : 'tseems to me that in a range (rough) of 5000 to 1, 6000 would be about : 20%. but if they say 97%, ??? : : I'm looking for an AC-4, so I would bid on this thing; but reading stuff : here on the list makes me want to shy away a bit. : : Can somebody suggest what I should think? : : Thanks a whole lot. : : 73, DE Howard, WA9RYF : : : : : -- : Submissions:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body : Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message : Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net : -- : : : -- : No virus found in this incoming message. : Checked by AVG Free Edition. : Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.0/1139 - Release Date: 11/19/2007 12:35 PM : : -- Submissions:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
Re: [drakelist] ebay purcase, a tale
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Howard Traxler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello again Howard, This is germain to your original question. I'm the one that said watch out for the pictures that make things look better than they are. Good example was an AC3 power supply that I very recently purchased. And this WAS from the firm that you said you were looking at for an AC4. However as I advised that party was very prompt in RE a financial refund situation caused by myself. Also I keep a copy of the posted ad saved to the computer, and take pics of everything. Please understand that I would go through a piece of equipment anyway. . From the picture of the AC3 power supply you could see the old caps and the power lead with all of its wires hanging out of the chassis without a retainer clip, also a possible dropped unit from the ding on the transformer. What the picture didn't show was the power cord (2 lead) plug end mangled which I have changed to a w/ground anyway. That the someone installed feet were all broken and down to epoxied mounting bolts and nuts that had to be cut off the bottom panel, and that panel straightened where bent up by the broken feet. FWIW The original panel had threaded inserts. What the ad didn't say and a picture cannot show, was that there was a blown apart diode (D4), a cold solder joint on resistor (R3), which also had the lead for the test point cut off. A broken capacitor mounting base which allowed (C2) cap pin to hit the chassis. Part of this was a poor owner or ? repair, and part of it was when flipped over (or dropped) all of the weight hit the one cap and broke it out. The latter could have been seller caused. NOW WITH THE ABOVE IN MIND..IN THE AD; The seller said one owner I can't picture a ham with any kind of technical ability doing what was done to probably attempt a repair.but who knows. The seller said excellent cosmetic and electronic condition The seller said I have fully tested and it is 100 % perfect working condition Certainly don't know how he tested nor what his rating scale is for working condition. Carl Hibbard . **Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop000301)
Re: [drakelist] ebay purcase, a tale
Buy from Radio Mart with extreme caution, do a Google search on Radio Mart and see what turns up. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 1:36 AM Subject: Re: [drakelist] ebay purcase, a tale [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Howard Traxler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello again Howard, This is germain to your original question. I'm the one that said watch out for the pictures that make things look better than they are. Good example was an AC3 power supply that I very recently purchased. And this WAS from the firm that you said you were looking at for an AC4. However as I advised that party was very prompt in RE a financial refund situation caused by myself. Also I keep a copy of the posted ad saved to the computer, and take pics of everything. Please understand that I would go through a piece of equipment anyway. . From the picture of the AC3 power supply you could see the old caps and the power lead with all of its wires hanging out of the chassis without a retainer clip, also a possible dropped unit from the ding on the transformer. What the picture didn't show was the power cord (2 lead) plug end mangled which I have changed to a w/ground anyway. That the someone installed feet were all broken and down to epoxied mounting bolts and nuts that had to be cut off the bottom panel, and that panel straightened where bent up by the broken feet. FWIW The original panel had threaded inserts. What the ad didn't say and a picture cannot show, was that there was a blown apart diode (D4), a cold solder joint on resistor (R3), which also had the lead for the test point cut off. A broken capacitor mounting base which allowed (C2) cap pin to hit the chassis. Part of this was a poor owner or ? repair, and part of it was when flipped over (or dropped) all of the weight hit the one cap and broke it out. The latter could have been seller caused. NOW WITH THE ABOVE IN MIND..IN THE AD; The seller said one owner I can't picture a ham with any kind of technical ability doing what was done to probably attempt a repair.but who knows. The seller said excellent cosmetic and electronic condition The seller said I have fully tested and it is 100 % perfect working condition Certainly don't know how he tested nor what his rating scale is for working condition. Carl Hibbard . -- Check out AOL Money Finance's list of the hottest products and top money wasters of 2007.
Re: [drakelist] ebay purcase
Gary Poland [EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Even when you see good pictures of a excellant condition AC-3 or AC-4 your still looking at electrolytics that are 30 plus years old. It kills me to see AC-4's going for $120 plus dollars. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone !! 73, Gary W8PU http://home.cinci.rr.com/w8pu -- Submissions:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net --
