ke5oah wrote:Im glad i could get you laughing! I quess im not to hard to please. When i buy a used radio "I don't expect it to be new or new looking" no matter how good the seller says it is. As long it works as it should and it beat up to bad i don't complain. But i know ever persons judgement is diffrent.
I have my prejudices, regarding Mr Allison, but I will try to be fair, here, and simply state the facts, without letting my personal animosity, seep through, too much.
True, when buying used radios, one must expect to have some signs of wear, UNLESS the item is advertised as being, "As New", or "MINT", or "The finest example of xxxxx I have ever seen" when that businessperson advertises as specializing in that specific brand.
Also, when one is selling a radio, which is 40-70 years old, EXTREMELY collectible, and highly sought after, at prices as high, or higher, than some moden high end rigs, and the collector's club which is dedicated to that manufacturer, has established a grading system, taking the personal opinion out of the rating, and rating it, specifically on the actual physical condition, one has a reasonable expectation, of the seller's description being accurate, based on the established grading system.
Secondly, when a person sells to an individual, and that individual, who is operating as a business, removes parts, making that item non-functional, and then gives highly degrading feedback, about the seller, based on the condition AFTER he (the business buying the item) removed parts, that is outright fraud, and libel.
Lastly, sellers are responsible for accurately describing the items they are selling. As a fairly active seller, myself, on here, QRZ and eBay (I don't do it as a business, but I am always looking for specific rigs, and willing to sell/trade other things I have, to get those that I want), a seller, if only to protect himself, has a responsibility, to accurately describe an item for sale. Unless he cares more about the almighty dollar, than he does about his reputation, it is always best to let the buyer know about ANY and ALL known flaws, up front, no matter how minute, the flaw may be. Buyers tend to be picky, and when they are paying top dollar, for a collectible item, they have a right to expect the seller's description to be 100% accurate. And, if it appears that the seller was outright lying about the rig's condition, it then rises to the level of fraud.
Now, with all that said, I suggest you do some research on sellers, be it K4TEC, or me, or anyone else, for that matter, before you entrust your money, or rig, to their hands. Just for grins, go type in his name, and or, call sign in Google, or on QRZ, or on eHam, or here, or any other ham radio dedicated site. I don't know if eBay still shows it's feedback profile of him, but it is so dismal to look at the negativity there, I hope nobody else, ever makes the mistake of choosing a similar eBay monicker, lest they reap the bad rap, that was sown by the original Radio-Mart.