"Phil Nelson" wrote in message
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Oh, don't be such a cynic.
It's often rooted in timidity, embarrassment,
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Do not be quick to attribute to malice,
that which is more easily explained by ignorance.

Well said. I get a lot of email from people who just inherited or found
something. They are not radio people. They basically don't have a clue and
they're not trying to get rich. If I were willing to pay shipping for this
stuff (which is often crap IMHO), I could fill a warehouse to the ceiling.
Many of them are also not Internet-savvy, so you could earn some bonus
karma points by giving them a break. In the last two or three years, I
have gotten hundreds of "do you want to buy this" emails, and of those
bought one, yes count it, one radio, a Midwest console that was within
easy driving distance. For the rest, I advised the owners to contact the
nearest radio collector club or make a nice donation to a local charity.

Lighten up :-)

Regards,

Phil Nelson
Phil's Old Radios
http://antiqueradio.org/index.html



Lighten up? Not Internet-savvy? He sure found his way here and the guys
question sure seems like a funny thing to ask with the best radio price
estimator of all time right at his fingertips "EBAY" It was easier to find
Ebay than it was to find this place and he knows enough about radios to
equate boatanchor with radio.


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73 and good DX. B.H.
Brian's Radio Universe
http://webpages.charter.net/brianhill/500.htm