Re: Flipping at the Meet

HagstAr wrote:
> I have never purchased a radio at a meet and then immediately put it on
my 
> table for a higher price. When I do resell an untouched meet item years 
> later often it's for slightly less. And collectors who DO do this- what
do 
> they add to our hobby? Nothing except an impression it's not about
interest 
> in old sets but instead all about greed. I would love to have the
practice 
> stamped out, and go the way of the dawn start times- to be left to
backward, 
> spiteful gatherings.
> 
> And have you noticed HOW many people fill a table with unrestored sets
at 
> eBay prices and then are content to sell almost nothing and put it all
back 
> in the van? WHY bother?
> 
> John H. 
> 
> 


On a related note, I have had people purchase easily restorable - 
sometimes even working - test equipment from me at a meet, pull out all 
the tubes right after they buy it, and then toss the item. I even had 
one guy in our club do this near my table (there was a dumpster about 20 
ft away), and then come back and ***** about a missing tube!