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June 18th 06, 02:28 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors

wrote:
Of course Martyn from RadioMart is a liar and a cheat.

He bought a barely working Drake R4C from a friend of mine and put it
on ebay as "one of the best he ever had from his personal collection".

There is a reason that he, and other ebay'ers do that. Most states exempt
sales of "personal affects" from the requirement of a trader's license, and
the collection of sales/use tax... So, the ebay'ers claim that the items are
from their personal collection in hopes of fooling the tax man.

Whenever you see that little phrase, and a high feedback number, you can be
sure that a tax cheat scam is going on. If you feel compelled to put a wrench
in the works, a quick call to the sales and use tax division for the appropriate
state will often do the trick.

-Chuck Harris