Put it back in the box...
 

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?

The item may have been a well-intentioned gift that
wasn't needed or wanted by the recipient.

It might have been won as a door prize at a hamfest,
again not needed or wanted by the winner.

Maybe it was won in a raffle (ticket bought to support
the cause, not expecting to actually win the prize!).

It might have been bought on an impulse.

Maybe it was bought while gearing up for a project,
but the plans were later scrapped or changed, and the
item wasn't used.

Perhaps the buyer really wanted Product B but settled
for Product A, only to find a smokin' deal on Product
B right after buying Product A.

I've heard of the rare case in which the item came
from an estate where the buyer died before he/she had
a chance to use the item, and it got sold to an estate
liquidator.

There are probably other legitimate reasons as well.

In many cases, however, I suspect that the seller is
lying, pure and simple.

73,
Dean K5DH

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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?

You have too much time to think!!!!

Of Course!!!
It brings more $$$ !!!
In reality, it has been in use for months, and he got tired of it.
Having saved the box and wrapping, he uses that "only tested it" line!!
....Dave
"Steve" wrote in message
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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?

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?


I figure if he decided he didn't want it that quickly it must be a piece
of junk.

Dave

"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

Kinda' like the eBay stuff that reads: "MINT...9/10 condition, non-smoker,
never mobile. No warranty expressed or implied."


"Dave Holford" wrote in message
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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?


I figure if he decided he didn't want it that quickly it must be a piece
of junk.

Dave

Seems you could not think of anything.

JKLEIN1050 wrote:

You have too much time to think!!!!

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??


There seem to be a surprising number of hams like this, (Wealthy?) who
buy a new rig, maybe play with it a little bit, then go on to something
else. I've been aware of a couple guys like this in my part of the country
over the past several years.


Ed WB6SAT

"Ed G" wrote in message
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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??


There seem to be a surprising number of hams like this, (Wealthy?) who
buy a new rig, maybe play with it a little bit, then go on to something
else. I've been aware of a couple guys like this in my part of the
country
over the past several years.


Ed WB6SAT



In my beginning days of Ham radio, there was a guy who would buy H.T.s and
mobile rigs for 2 meters. He would try them for about a month. He would get
as many reports as he could, and give you his opinion. Good or Junk. Then he
would get rid of it to move on to the next. Yes, he sold the "junk" too, as
not everyone agreed with him, so obviously, they'd be happy to get "their"
choice of radio. I have to say, he influenced my first HT purchase choice.
He's now testing radios in radio heaven. Lou