[BC] FIM 41 still on eBay...

[Burt I. Weiner]

Consider how much the price has gone up in the past ten years for the 
FIM-41.  It's a bit overwhelming.  I'm glad I got mine when I did.

Just for the fun of it I wrote to the fellow who is presently selling the 
one on eBay.  I asked if he would be willing to sell it through the eBay 
recommended escrow.  He politely but bluntly refused to do that.

One time there was a fellow selling a "Brand New" Tek 494AP on eBay.  I 
asked about payment method and he said cash up front in the form of a 
Western Union money transfer.  That was all he would accept.  I was a bit 
uncomfortable so I passed on it.  I did however follow the auction and the 
moment it closed, and it did sell, it disappeared off of eBay with no trace 
of the auction or of the seller, even in the sellers list.

So far I've never been burned off of eBay but I suppose I'm lucky or overly 
cautious.

Burt

At 01:00 AM 5/29/2005 -0400, you wrote:
>From: "Phil Alexander" <dynotherm at earthlink.net>
>To: "Broadcast Radio Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
>Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 3:15 PM
>Subject: Re: [BC] FIM 41 price...
>
>
> > On 27 May 2005 at 10:18, Burt I. Weiner wrote:
> >
> > > It seems to almost double in price each year.
> >
> > Not enough volume.
> >
> >
> > Phil Alexander, CSRE, AMD
> > Broadcast Engineering Services and Technology
> > (a Div. of Advanced Parts Corporation)
> > Ph. (317) 335-2065   FAX (317) 335-9037
> >

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