From: "Don and Diana Cunningham" 
Subject: Re: [drakelist] R4C NB pricing


"Don and Diana Cunningham"  made an
utterence to the drakelist gang
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My last post too, Jim, but you missed part of the point all of us were
making.  When the ad says "I know it works because it came from a working
radio", it wasn't dropped on a concrete floor, it was destroyed.  Off my
soapbox and back in the corner, hi.
73 all,
Don, WB5HAK
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim W7RY" 
To: "Don and Diana Cunningham" ;
"Gary Poland"
; 
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 12:00 AM
Subject: Re: [drakelist] R4C NB pricing


> But if you REALLY need a part for an old Drake that had been.... for
> example..... Damaged in shipping.... or dropped on the concrete floor by
> its owner....
>
> You would be glad to have a part from a "parted out" radio.
Or would you
> just be hypocritical and part the radio out yourself?
>
> Ever hear of an automobile wrecking yard? There were/are some classic cars
> worth lots of money that ended up being used for parts.... Still Happens
> every day.
>
> 8 years ago, I parted out a Johnson desk kilowatt that was headed to the
> junk...  Gave most of it away.... It would be nice to have it back and
> complete today...If wishes were horses, beggars would ride free.
>
> Ebay is a supply and demand thing... If the demand was not there...
niether
> would the supply.
>
> Climbing off my soap box now...
>
> 73
> Jim W7RY
>
>
> At 08:04 PM 8/20/2004, Don and Diana Cunningham wrote:
>
> >"Don and Diana Cunningham" 
made an utterence to the
> >drakelist gang
> >----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >I agree, Gary.  I have made one of these people a fair offer for
something
> >offered at too high a price on Ebay to fix a rig, and got the old "pay
the
> >price or do without" answer.  Found a parts rig and did the job, no
thanks
> >to the "salvager".  Actually bought the parts rig from a
real ham for
less
> >than the board was offered for!
> >73,
> >Don, WB5HAK
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Gary Poland" 
> >To: 
> >Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 9:43 PM
> >Subject: Re: [drakelist] R4C NB pricing
> >
> >
> > >
> > > "Gary Poland"  made
an utterence to the
drakelist
> >gang
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > Thom,
> > >   I dont think these guys are concerned about others fixing their
> > > radios...besides I have repaired a ton of Drakes and have yet to
destroy
> >one
> > > to repair another. Parting out a basket case is one thing, parting out
a
> > > perfectly good radio for more profit is something else...enough said I
> >wont
> > > beat this subject to death...just really upsets me.
> > >
> > > 73, Gary
> > >
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