K4TEC Martyn Allison aka "Radio Mart"

[K4TEC]

Your comments keep on coming Jerry, your one of the annoying people I make reference to.

Someone who Never made a purchase from me but has got a big mouth with opinions based on nothing other than I didn’t sell a radio to him,, Boo Hoo Jerry, come on man get a life.

You keep calling me a crook for no reason and with no proof based on some one elses BS,, and why post a link to a comment on a posting that’s over a year old?,, I don’t get you?

Anyway,, you have a nice day over there in VA,, I am relived I never actually sold you anything and that you cannot claim to ever having been one of the 18,000 happy customers who post good feedback
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73s Jerry and you need a hobby

[K4TEC]

If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck ,Its a Duck

are you shure about that Jerry,, I have to ask because with you,, you never know

[shaggy_24740]

Your comments keep on coming Jerry, your one of the annoying people I make reference to.

Someone who Never made a purchase from me but has got a big mouth with opinions based on nothing other than I didn’t sell a radio to him,, Boo Hoo Jerry, come on man get a life.

You keep calling me a crook for no reason and with no proof based on some one elses BS,, and why post a link to a comment on a posting that’s over a year old?,, I don’t get you?

Anyway,, you have a nice day over there in VA,, I am relived I never actually sold you anything and that you cannot claim to ever having been one of the 18,000 happy customers who post good feedback
.

73s Jerry and you need a hobby

Let me say this and I'll leave you alone with your scamming.
I left EBAY cause of people like you.
I don't think that 10% is too much to pay someone to sell on their site, You said you left Ebay cause they was too high on their price, yet on here you changed your name.
In other words had I sold the $4000 amp that I only got $1500 for I would have gladly gave this site 10% of that $150 and you think EBAY is too high?
I left EBAY cause they was trying to control our Banks and our Credit cards and virtually our lives, over people like your self receiving so many complaints.
I never posted to you one time accept to ask you why did you cancel my bid on the EBAY item. Now you come here new name new call sign and a cheering cession, trying to pull the same crap you did on EBAY.
When I made my Ham license I was told in the book By Gorden West WB6NOA that if we sold an Item it was to be sold through a dealer, that was to keep illegal people from getting those ham radios.
Not one time in your auctions did you post"Only for Ham radio Licensed operators only" But "I DID" I said I will sell only to licensed Operators. You'd sell to the cuss ingest CB'er out there Mart.
SO get a life and Act your age. I never posted to you accept the one time on ebay, so don't try to act like I'm following you around. I'm glad these people exposed you before you messed this site up.
Now have a good junk selling day. Uh Mint condition sorry about that.....I won't bother you any more I don't want these people to think I'm like you. Heck I personally have things to do besides argue with the likes of you. Yes a mind is a terable thing to waist and so is my time and money. Bye Bye....

[K4TEC]

to K9XR
"Martyn, you don't really want me to be as truthful with you as you have with me, do you. "

yes I do actually,, I have sold 2 manuals to you and left you positive feedback, I have answered honestly to your questions and now you of all people dont like the fact I have just mentioned for the first time the 4 times I have purchased from you and had 3 out of 4 bad experiances.

I guess I should have filed a complaint but I would rather fix things and move on.

I have had nothing but bad equipment from you and answer your questions.

I dont have anything else left to say about you except I guess what goes around comes around.

73s

[larrylanberg]

I probably should keep my nose out of this quarrel, but I make bad decisions sometimes. I just feel better getting this off my chest for good.

I remember the time, several years ago, I saw a Yaesu FRG-9600 listed by Radio-Mart on Ebay -- I was looking for one of those then. Unlike the rest of his radios, there didn't seem to be any interest in it. There was one or possibly two other bidders early on, like the first or second day, who I topped by setting my maximum bid at $170 (FRG-9600s routinely sold used for $230 - $300 at the time). However, for the final 3 days of the auction there no other bidders, save for my $170 maximum bid. I thought gee, I just might win it.

Come the final 5 minutes of the auction, a Sunday night, I began 'watching the countdown' on it. Down to 1 minute, still no other bidders, none of that back & forth bid-fighting like what I was used to. Then 10 seconds, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5....got to 2 seconds remaining I just closed the screen down & began preparing to send payment.

I no sooner closed the screen when I get an e-mail from Ebay, "Sorry you didn't win the Yaesu FRG-9600".

Of course I don't know what really happened in that last 2 seconds, but I remember thinking (after initially being stunned) that surely the seller must've swooped in at 1 second and bid under a different name, or had a friend bid, because the winning bid would be too low for their tastes. There were simply no other bidders during the final few days. It seemed fishy enough to me that I kept it in the back of my mind for this amount of time.

[WB6VHK]

If you were outbid in the last few seconds chances are it was not a "shill" bidder. Think about it. The whole purpose of shill bidding is to get you to bid more than the shill. If a shill bidder bids in the last few seconds of an auction he is not giving anyone a chance to outbid him.

Someone once told me only amateurs ( and I don't mean hams ) bid at the beginning or during an auction. The only real chance you have of getting any kind of a deal is to bid your maximum in the last few seconds of the auction, that way no one will have a chance to bid again.

That's why E-snipe is so popular ..........

[lhk0pd]

Darrell it sure well could have been a shill bid at the last second to prevent the sale from going for less than wanted. Not knowing about that particular auction but i believe others have said that i believe ts44 has come in at the last second and bought the item only to see the same item for sale a week or two later.

[K4TEC]

Thank you larrylanberg for your input.

I am sorry if you didnt win,, if you have the item # still I could possibly find the bid history and post it here or certainly tell you who the winner was as I have all my records going back 10 years.

That way it will clear up the suggestion from Larry Huff that I shill bid,, I thought we had that all cleared up larry H? I huess not?

I agree with Darryl,,, (thats twice in a week) I would say it was a snipe,, see bidnapper and esnipe etc,, they bid to within 1 second automatically thus giving a regular bidder no time to respond,, common practise.

I hope that addresses your concern Larry.
Best 73s Martyn

[WB6VHK]

It could have been a shill at the last second, anything is possible. If I want to win something on ebay I usually never bid until the last six seconds of a auction.

[K4TEC]

It could have been a shill at the last second, anything is possible. If I want to win something on ebay I usually never bid until the last six seconds of a auction.

I am the same way Darrell, but the fact I am happy providing the bid history to the bidder should be proof enough that it could not have been a shill bid as we do not shill bid as I keep explaining and am happy to continue proving that.

[W4LTD]

I am the same way Darrell, but the fact I am happy providing the bid history to the bidder should be proof enough that it could not have been a shill bid as we do not shill bid as I keep explaining and am happy to continue proving that.

Martyn,

No need to continue the explanations, as there are a few people on this forum that are [quite simply] just grumpy, old men who have nothing better to do than stir the pot. It's somewhat like a "soap opera" to them...

73,

(Let the flogging begin...)

[lhk0pd]

Martyn i was not accusing any one i was only pointing out that it could have been going by what others have written mostly on the E Ham site. And by the way W4ltd i'm far from a grumpy old man but a older man thank you.

[g4jbh]

Jeez - now I know why my Internet connection has been so slow these past few months - looks like 99% of the World's IP packets have been heading towards on-line forums about Martyn.

I never bother with these forums, but just this once I'd like to say something.

I've dealt with Martyn from over here in the UK quite a few times in the past 5 years, both on and off Ebay. I've had no complaints whatsoever and in fact, Martyn has always literally bent over backwards to help me out. I've had some excellent deals from him and some great gear.

His stuff can't be that bad as some of it has even ended-up in Sindre Torp's Drake Museum!

So come on guys - give him a break! Good luck with the new web site Martyn - I'll be keeping an eye on it.

73,

Adrian G4JBH

[W4LTD]

Martyn has also been a great seller to me.

Questions? (321) 385-7433

[lhk0pd]

W4LTD i copied off for others to read in case they had not and i'm accusing no one nor am a grumpy old man as you seem to judge others by who on this thread your in disagreement with but here are your own words,and going by what you wrote whether it was Radio Mart or any one else they would be stupid not to deliver the goods going by your previous position with the Postal service..

(I purchased a Collins SM-3 from him, about 3 years ago, but I called him first to discuss the [actual] condition of this microphone. He understood fully that due to my profession as a US Postal Inspector (now former), there may be harsh ramifications if this transaction did not complete itself in all honesty as discussed via the telephone. He personally guaranteed me that this Collins SM-3 was indeed in "CCA Very Good" condition)

[WA5JAV]

I have watched this thread for about a month. Seems Martyn can recruit stellar feedback from some bidders.

I posted my horrible experience with Martyn several years past and will not be redundant here, except to say he scammed me high-dollar for a junk KWM-2.

I suggest anybody considering a purchase form this loser, identify themselves as a Postal Inspector, CIA or FBI in order to avoid being slicked.

[K4TEC]

I have watched this thread for about a month. Seems Martyn can recruit stellar feedback from some bidders.

I posted my horrible experience with Martyn several years past and will not be redundant here, except to say he scammed me high-dollar for a junk KWM-2.

I suggest anybody considering a purchase form this loser, identify themselves as a Postal Inspector, CIA or FBI in order to avoid being slicked.

Thats funny, I looked back through my emails and find nothing from you.
Did I not offer you a full refund?,, did you actually let me know yuo had a problem?
Sure I can get positive comments here after all with feedback exceeding 18,000 on eBay as well as outside purchacers I do have friends despite the odd bad comment posted on forums.
Bet lets concentrate on you, Please send me an email with details of the transaction to [email protected] and lets see if we can convert you in to a happy customer.
Its now all up to you.
73s
Martyn

[WA5JAV]

Martyn, I am not going on and on with you. You are what I said . I will say this...you refused to refund my purchase price. You ignored my emails, blocked me on eBay and would not answer or return my calls. Whatever other victims post about you is their experience and not mine.

This communication is closed.[/list]

[WG2A]

7 years ago, I bought an SX-42 from radiomart, smoked as soon as I plugged it in. He said in the ad, he had owned it for a while, was all original & worked very nice. LIAR!! Not only did it not work, it had been repainted, definately NOT original. I got it working after a few months, worked fine then. Used it for about 4 years, resold it on ebay....sure enough, guess who bids on it? Martyn, wins it, promptly pays. Two weeks later it shows back up on ebay with him claiming he had owned it for quite a while and worked great, no backlash on the main tuning knob......LIAR!!!!!!! I EASILY recognized my radio & know for a fact the knob had considerable backlash!!!!!!!! I'll never do business with him again, sure he sells a lot of good equipment...but why take a chance when we can see he shafts people now and again. LIAR!!!!!!!!

[K4TEC]

Thankl you for that ref on the Hallicrafters
How about The several hours I spent fixing the backlash on the tuning, how about the rig worked fine when first sold, it was a 55 year old rig right, and was fine with me, how about the new owner purchased it and was happy as the rig worked well and had no backlash on the tuning.
How about I possibly used a template from a previous listing? I dont know if I did but I often used to.
I am sad that you seem to think I am a liar,, I am sorry I do not agree, and 18,000 others seem to agree with me on that one.
I am not going to respond further as I cant see this going anywhere?
I appreciate the free advertising this has given my new web site www.radio-mart.net and thank you all for that.
73s

[NM7L]

All the positive eBay feedback plus a dollar can buy you a small cup of coffee at your favorite convenience mart, but you gotta pay the tax!

[W8UAB]

Radio_Mart must have asked for and received permission...

From the classified terms of use page:

The QTH.COM Classifieds system is available for non-commercial use only, unless prior permission is granted. Commercial is defined as anyone that manufactures or purchases a new product and offers that product for sale at a profit, or offers a pay-for service. If you meet this criteria, you should contact KA9FOX to receive permission to advertise, before placing an ad.

[WG2A]

You fixed the backlash?????? HA!!!! Not likely!!!!! If you did, you would have said so!!! Instead, you LIED about having owned it for years BOTH TIMES. LIAR!!!!! It was my radio pictured there, I recognized the chassis corrosion, not to mention YOUR LYING "ORIGINAL" PAINT JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NM7L]

The QTH.COM Classifieds system is available for non-commercial use only, unless prior permission is granted. Commercial is defined as anyone that manufactures or purchases a new product and offers that product for sale at a profit, or offers a pay-for service. If you meet this criteria, you should contact KA9FOX to receive permission to advertise, before placing an ad.

I don't believe anything sold there could be construed (or, misconstrued) as "new".

[k2xt]

If anyone is trying to understand why someone who used to do a lot of business on ebay would suddenly stop and switch to their own web site or qth.com consider the following scenario -
Say you tried to buy items on ebay for resale, to make a buck. So you had to pay a fairly high price, even if you bought mid week when the high bidders were not online. You have to pay the shipping costs which these days are astronomical. Then you took those items and stripped out any accessories such as filters and then described the item as pristine in hopes of drawing in bidders who will pay up. Then say you found the best way to get the suckers bidding was to get in there with them and try to stir up some enthusiasm. This is done all the time at live auctions, part of the game. But sometimes things don't go your way, and you end up buying your own item. Now this prevents you from selling too low and possibly taking a loss. But....... now ebay wants to collect its 9% ! Wow, that smarts! So what do you do, pay ebay, or claim the bidder is a non-paying scumbag. ebay isn't going to put up with that long as they can readily see your shill identities. Suddenly ebay comes along and on April 17 is going to raise their fees again by charging their commission on the shipping costs, too!
This could definitely ruin an otherwise profitable business plan.