I'll tell you what's not in the spirit of amateur radio Dave, and that's likening a fellow ham that you don't even know to a "ticket scalper" in public because you "guess that he ordered a few K3s to make a profit".
Do you know that? Dont think so because it isnt true. There are hundreds or thousands of ham radios on ebay at any given time and you of course are welcome to your opinion about this subject and ebay as much as anyone, but postings like this in one public is pretty bad juju. I was apprehensive when I ordered the gear, not because I was afraid of losing on it, but because I was doing it to have some fun while I waited for my own K3, a diversion like the wiki I created, and was afraid that someone might characterize me negatively about it. Rest assured there is not enough money that I could make on an auction (my last one occurred in 1999) to compromise my good name. So please, lighten up, it's not a body part I'm selling, it's a radio. Or don't lighten up, but keeping opinions that are based on conjecture in private is most often the best policy - IMO. de wb8yqj [Elecraft] RE: K3 at Auction Dave Agsten w4txs at yahoo.com Sun Apr 27 17:38:08 EDT 2008 I guess that he ordered a few K3s to make a profit on them while Elecraft catches up. Some folks must be willing to pay a premium for not having to wait. The law of Supply and Demand is applied here, although, in my opinion, it's sure not, in the spirit of ham radio. I know I wouldn't do it, nor would I bid on it. It's the same thing as ticket scalping, even though that is illegal in some places. Free enterprise is just that, free to do whatever is legal. The listing on ebay mentions the reserve price at that of an assembled kit due to sales tax, shipping and "other" fees. $80 or so for shipping and other fees from Aptos, California to Carlsbad, California? Other "sealed Elecraft K3 items" in future auctions are also mentioned. I won't be bidding on those either. I would hope that no one would bid on them but that won't happen. Dave N8AG _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
