Poll Question - Radio Mart AKA K4TEC

lhk0pd · Post by **lhk0pd** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 5:58 pm

Due to the high activity on here concerning Radio-Mart AKA K4TEC Martyn Allison i feel a opinion poll of his Business practice is appropriate.

KD8HAV · Post by **KD8HAV** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 7:07 pm

Sure doesn't look like 99% here.

KD8HAV

N4ATS · Post by **N4ATS** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 8:54 pm

Great guy , Nice radios , never had an issue ever. bought MANY radios as well as he buying many from me. Would buy again in a heartbeat.

w8mjm · Post by **w8mjm** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:13 pm

I have delt with Martyn a couple of times without a hitch. I would do business with him again.

KK7AZ · Post by **KK7AZ** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:54 pm

Wow,32 votes on a man with 18,000 deals on ebay, and a 1% neg rating. Looks like a Vendetta against a great dealer from people who need to get a life. I've been dealing with Radio-Mart for 10 years without a problem. This is what ham radio has become, no one on the radio, just a bunch of lonely malcontents with a computer. 73's

WW0JD · Post by **WW0JD** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:34 am

Hasn't this topic run its course?? I believe this needless thread was added in poor judgement. If someone doesn't know when to quit - a moderator should know when to start. (Just a thought).

W4LTD · Post by **W4LTD** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 3:33 pm

It's amazing how lambasting K4TEC throughout the Feedback Forum is accepted by the general population, but a Poll in his favor (which was not the original intention of this poll's creator) should be disallowed... Funny how things work out sometimes!

W4LTD · Post by **W4LTD** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 5:03 pm

With the growing number of people supporting K4TEC, his reputation as a good seller is only growing, which is counterproductive to the original poster's intentions. I had made no "threats" to Martyn whatsoever, I simply let him know that anything less than honesty would not be tolerated.. He sent me the Collins SM-3, its condition was as he described and it was a flawless transaction. Personally, I don't care to discuss this with you further, as I simply made a reply in this thread. The reply was not directed towards you, so please refrain from messaging me in the future. Is that simple enough for you to understand?

W4LTD · Post by **W4LTD** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 5:22 pm

Sadly, Mr. Brooks, it seems you have nothing better to do than stir the pot around here:

http://chat.qth.com/search.php?search_a ... 054b133d46

(this is my last response, so have a ball...)

lhk0pd · Post by **lhk0pd** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 5:50 pm

Let me say right off the top i never started this poll to use as a attack on Martyn as we all ready had a forum going that i could have done so on. I asked this Poll to see if after all the comments made about Radio Mart because of the high activity about him on the forum; what would a Poll show, as no one knows how you or how others voted unless you tell them.So W4LTD your wrong 100% about the reason i placed the Poll.

N4ATS · Post by **N4ATS** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:12 pm

Love one another people , trust God , He has it ALL UNDER CONTROL... You reap what you sew. Leave him alone , if anything, HELP him and you too shall be helped. You bash him as if you never did anything wrong. Forgive and move on...

W4LTD · Post by **W4LTD** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:17 pm

Amen!

Thanks, Bill, for putting it all into perspective... You are a true brother in Christ!

N4ATS · Post by **N4ATS** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 12:05 am

"Don't try to tell me what I should think."

K9XR, no one is telling you, think as you wish as this is America. However all I am trying to do it have everyone get along. We should be brothers unlike all the hatred overseas (it appears the way we are going).

Someone makes a mistake, call him direct and speak to him instead of everyone posting all this crap. Its ridicules.

A "poll" will not work here, because you are comparing 20 ish responses to some 18K he has on elsewhere. The odds are against him from the start because of all the hatred and negativity in this country

Instead, start a thread about the "good" things he does and wham, 500 will come in as soon as it is threaded.

Someone is hungry, feed them , someone needs correction , correct them , someone needs help , help them, someone needs money , give them some. You WILL be rewarded.

lhk0pd · Post by **lhk0pd** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 1:47 am

All polls are a random sampling of the public.

VE7IRA · Post by **VE7IRA** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 2:19 am

Funny how this feedback forum is used by some hams who have decided that they are QTH HAM POLICE OFFICERS

Seems only a certain few like to constantly stir the fires.

Maybe these wannabe poloce officers have no life except to abuse others.

Wonder why they are not censored like others are here by the forum master

W4LTD · Post by **W4LTD** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 2:52 am

VE7IRA wrote: Seems only a certain few like to constantly stir the fires.

Maybe these wannabe poloce officers have no life except to abuse others.

I think you hit the nail directly on its head!

WW0JD · Post by **WW0JD** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:15 am

Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 4:16 pm Post subject: Using this Forum

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In the past there have been a number of feedback posts that:

. Were incomplete, leaving out key parts of the issue,
. Left out the identity of the offending ham,
. Were strictly personal, not belonging to this site at all,
. Were comments from others not related to the issue in any way, or
. Were aggressive and threatening.
There is little doubt that accurate feedback providing call signs and/or names of people known to have a history of cheating on trades or scamming by lying, omitting relevant information, selling stolen goods, etc. is be very valuable to all buyers, sellers and traders.

Remember:
. Tell the whole story. Be brief but don't leave out key ingredients.

. Identify who you are talking about. If you are not sure about the real situation, don't post it until you are sure.

. Stick to the facts. Tell what happened but leave out the personal judgements. Let the reader do the judging.

. Refrain from adding personal comments unless you have actual experience with the individual being discussed and know more about the issue than has been already given.

. Keep your comments relevant to the issue at hand.

. Remember, whatever you write can be used as evidence in a court of law should the person or persons involved in the issue take legal action against you.

Your continued support is greatly appreciated!

---If your posts follow these guidelines:Thank You!
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W3WN · Post by **W3WN** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 3:16 pm

The poll question is a very simple one. Would you buy from Radio Mart, or wouldn't you?

I don't see why that would be considered an invalid or inappropriate question.

shaggy_24740 · Post by **shaggy_24740** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:04 pm

W3WN wrote:The poll question is a very simple one. Would you buy from Radio Mart, or wouldn't you?

I don't see why that would be considered an invalid or inappropriate question.

Well with a feed back record on EBAY 2'nd to none, and EBAY the #1 ham radio selling place on the Enet where prices are compared by EBAY standards all over the Web,, Looks to me like a Pioneer like RadioMart would have never left a place where he was one of the highest sellers there,. Remember now they have special privileges for Honest sellers like him on EABY.
And he left to come here after bragging on how much he sold there, If you compare it to here where he isn't a HoT Rod seller and is like everyone else, I think I'd still be on EBAY unless he did something terribly wrong.
Now call me a grumpy old man call me anything you wish that don't matter.
What matters is if you have a problem with people stating Honest opinions, the why have a feed back forum.? Every one that says something wrong about ""Someone who is wrong"" seems to be the one getting the beating here. Not the culprit like Radio Mart who has had big feed back but all of a sudden his huge feed back starts going from a big number one day and is a smaller number the next day is a sign that a buyer didn't leave feedback because evidently he was satisfied. That makes the average go down without having bad feed back, but it all means the same.""A dissatisfied Buyer.
I never left anyone bad feed back on Ebay and never threatened any body on EBAY, or on here.
Yet for me to tell the truth here makes me a grumpy old man.
Well so be it this Grumpy old man that always said nice things about every one I did business with even a guy who made me take a perfectly Good Mint Radio back, still got good feed back.
Google me and you'll see all good things. Google Radio mart and you see nothing but bad reports.
Naturally on here he is going to try to leave a good appearance from the beginning then he'll get back to his ""Look at my high feedback"" Lingo which don't mean one thing but (I can scam you with impunity). It just don't sell with me, The fruit don't fall far from the tree.
Forgive and forget? Fine I will! But I have a call sign and a name (3) names hung above my screen that I definitely won't buy from.
That's why I can forget, I just use notes. A long pencil is better than a short memory LOLO

Ps. Don't holler about my spelling either I ran a spell check and if it's wrong claim it on Google, LOLOL

larrylanberg · Post by **larrylanberg** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 1:54 am

I imagine that folks who defend a highly criticized person have their reasons. Yet I keep thinking of an old piece of advice that those much wiser have always told me.

"Larry, if enough people criticize you for the same thing, over & over, you may want to stop and actually take a look at it."

WW0JD · Post by **WW0JD** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 3:57 am

Opinion Equality:
Try to keep an open mind. Be considerate. All amateurs are entitled to their own opinion. However, don't try to tell us what to think!
(Parents, teachers, councelors and mentors have all tried before and failed.)

kg8lb · Post by **kg8lb** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:25 pm

I have not yet bought anything from Martyn . I have however sold him numerous items on eBay. As a buyer Martyn was always polite and prompt. Based upon that experience , I would consider buying from Martyn. Of course using the same safeguards I would apply to any other person that I am not personally acquainted with.
Lynch mob mentality has an ugly history .

Furthermore, I would not base my opinion on Martyn upon here- say from people here on QTH that refuse to reveal either their call sign or the eBay screen name that they base their own stellar reputation upon. Beware of the screwball that insists you identify as they cower behind their own screen of anonymity .

larrylanberg · Post by **larrylanberg** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 12:19 am

Well, I went ahead & bought a receiver from the Radio-Mart store. It arrived in good shape, no problems with the radio itself, but the advertised power supply wasn't with it. I called the man, he said he'd make good for it.

larrylanberg · Post by **larrylanberg** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 10:07 pm

Well, Mr. Allison of Radio-Mart did make good on the missing wall transformer, via a refund check. Overall I got a well-kept Drake receiver for a decent price, certainly less than the typical Ebay price for same unit.

shaggy_24740 · Post by **shaggy_24740** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:11 am

http://www.vk4adc.com/content/index.php ... &Itemid=50
I haven't seen anyone with so much criticism.
The Guy above is a Justice of the peace in Ausi land.
His feed back went from 18000 down to 17400 so that's 600 sells or transactions that don't have a comment.
If this guy was ever brought to a local court they would put him under the Jail.
They just gave a guy here a year in Jail for tempting the same thing and made a felon out of him , and it was an attempted""he didn't Plum do it""offence, and a first offence at that. Need I say more?

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