I am interested in the Hallicrafters SX-9 On e-bay , but am concerned
about the terrible feed back on seller.
Any advise on purchasing from radio-mart ?
Thanks
Jay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=5744936655

I have never dealt with them but share you concern. I have restored an SX-9
and offer the following observations about their claims

" Okay the story behind this receiver, I purchased it for resale, Fedex
delivered it but the sender didn't put any packing inside so the tubes got
smashed. "

Little hard to believe since one of the claims to fame of the SX-9 was that
it was the first to use all metal tubes.


I was surprised how good the receiver is and looking at the components, all
except a couple of capacitors, everything else looks totally original. "
Nothing original about that PS transformer, nor the spoke knob on the front.
In addition There also seems to be quite a rats nest around the speaker.

It needs minimal work to return the receiver to its original glory, the
cabinet is virtually unmarked and the face panel is very good, all original.
There is a phone jack added to the upper right hand corner. Just to the left
of the logo.


--
Carl
WA1KPD
Visit My Boatanchor Collection at
http://home.comcast.net/~chnord/wa1kpd.html

"Jay" wrote in message
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I am interested in the Hallicrafters SX-9 On e-bay , but am concerned
about the terrible feed back on seller.
Any advise on purchasing from radio-mart ?
Thanks
Jay
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Why do you consider 97.2% a "terrible" feedback?

73

Antonio I0JX


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speaker.
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It needs minimal work to return the receiver to its original glory, =
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original.
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I am interested in the Hallicrafters SX-9 On e-bay , but am =
concerned
about the terrible feed back on seller.
Any advise on purchasing from radio-mart ?
Thanks
Jay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...D5744936655=20
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I am interested in the Hallicrafters SX-9 On e-bay , but am concerned
about the terrible feed back on seller.
Any advise on purchasing from radio-mart ?
Thanks
Jay


He has a reputation for grossly exagerating the condition of some of his
items. Some say the photos he posts are not always the equipment he has for
sale. Be careful.

73,
Darrell

"Why do you consider 97.2% a "terrible" feedback"

Because the odds of the buyer becoming one of the unhappy 3% is 10 times
higher than if his rating was 99.7% and 100 times higher than if his rating
was 99.97%.

I have only been cheated once on eBay, and it was by someone that had a
lower feedback rating.

If you are giving money to someone, do you want them to be honest 97% or
100% of the time? Sure there is the occasional time when a buyer will not
be happy, but I consider 3% significant.

K7FM


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Thanks, Carl, for your reply. Based on your analysis, I am going to
pass I think you saved me a big disappointment.

I checked your pages on the net. What a fantastic collection of
radios.
Thanks again,

73 Jay

On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 11:37:39 -0500, "Carl WA1KPD"
wrote:

I have never dealt with them but share you concern. I have restored an SX-9
and offer the following observations about their claims

" Okay the story behind this receiver, I purchased it for resale, Fedex
delivered it but the sender didn't put any packing inside so the tubes got
smashed. "

Little hard to believe since one of the claims to fame of the SX-9 was that
it was the first to use all metal tubes.


I was surprised how good the receiver is and looking at the components, all
except a couple of capacitors, everything else looks totally original. "
Nothing original about that PS transformer, nor the spoke knob on the front.
In addition There also seems to be quite a rats nest around the speaker.

It needs minimal work to return the receiver to its original glory, the
cabinet is virtually unmarked and the face panel is very good, all original.
There is a phone jack added to the upper right hand corner. Just to the left
of the logo.

You are right, but one cannot assume that all buyers are 100% reliable. =
Moreover sometimes negative feedbacks are just due to misunderstandings =
or incidents.

So, it would be more advisable to read the red feedback reports rather =
than just taking the percentage figure.

73

Antonio I0JX

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"Why do you consider 97.2% a "terrible" feedback"
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Because the odds of the buyer becoming one of the unhappy 3% is 10 =
times
higher than if his rating was 99.7% and 100 times higher than if his =
rating
was 99.97%.
=20
I have only been cheated once on eBay, and it was by someone that had =
a
lower feedback rating.
=20
If you are giving money to someone, do you want them to be honest 97% =
or
100% of the time? Sure there is the occasional time when a buyer will =
not
be happy, but I consider 3% significant.
=20
K7FM
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This guy is not honest. He lied about the condition of a receiver I bought
and when I challenged him, he left negative feedback for me. I'd avoid
dealing with him--he's a loser.


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about the terrible feed back on seller.
Any advise on purchasing from radio-mart ?
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On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 00:19:17 UTC, "john gindlesberger"
wrote:

This guy is not honest. He lied about the condition of a receiver I bought
and when I challenged him, he left negative feedback for me. I'd avoid
dealing with him--he's a loser.


"Jay" wrote in message
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I am interested in the Hallicrafters SX-9 On e-bay , but am concerned
about the terrible feed back on seller.
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Just about every radio from "him", is his personal unit, retubed
and tuned to factory spec's, or the best one he's ever seen.

Pretty much the same set of superlatives each time.

de ah6gi/4

First off there radiofart does not indicate the "extra" phone jack near the
Hali logo.
There are probably other mods as well.

However, he does 'fess up to the fact that he received this radio in damaged
condition and retubed it.
Translation : this radio is mechanically screwed up.

I see a bent front panel, transformer askew (probably not original) one of
the IF cans has a good dent on the top.

Nice vernier too (?!?)




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about the terrible feed back on seller.
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