"Bill Turner" wrote in message
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On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 20:54:57 GMT, Steve
wrote:

Hi all, I have been looking at some of these newsgroups
for a few years now. There is something I don't understand.
Every now and then somebody posts a radio for sale and says
"I only took it out of the box to test it and then I put it back in the
box".
Why buy it in the first place if you're not going to use it??
Why not look at the spec sheet on the manufactures site, they tested it.

Just curious, I do see this about once a month or so.
Any ideas?


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I always read this as "I tested it, didn't like what I saw, and put it
back in the box".

Every time I see a radio with "only one hour of use" on it, I'm tempted
to ask what he didn't like about it but I doubt I'd get an honest
answer.

Cynical? Who, me? :-)

--
Bill, W6WRT
QSLs via LoTW


I've seen examples of "new" - never been out of the box. They lied like
hell. "Radio straight from the factory, never been touched, fried, etc." All
the while, there is an "extra" switch on there that sure in hell wasn't put
there by the factory. Ask about the switch - "oh it was modified." Well now,
that is a different tune from the "new" never been out of the box, so which
is it? The old adage will always apply.. Caveat Emptor. ESPECIALLY via
online sales.

Lou