Putting this here so not just anyone can view it.
What's all y'all's opinion on being asked for the serial number of a piece of ham gear you're offering for sale online? I'm not sure if it's a reasonable request, part of a scam or an insult.
Putting this here so not just anyone can view it.
What's all y'all's opinion on being asked for the serial number of a piece of ham gear you're offering for sale online? I'm not sure if it's a reasonable request, part of a scam or an insult.
Last edited by NQ6U; 06-17-2016 at 05:43 PM.
All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
I don't know what to make of such a question, I never heard of such a thing. I have no reservations about answering such a request, but being it's so unusual after satisfying it I would want my curiosity satisfied. Yours is such an unusual question, why do you ask?
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Yeah, I went ahead and posted the SN. I know the radio isn't stolen or anything since I purchased it from the original owner, a college professor, two or three years ago.
All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
Watch them report serial number XXXX was stolen from them and they know where it is. :rofl:Originally Posted by K6BSO
"Friendships come in strange packages
The best ones are opened with a smile"
NA4BH '15
The ICOM 746 PRO had a problem prior to serial number 9,XXX. The backlight was faulty, they caught it and fixed the problem. I thought I had one that was past the bad serial numbers, WRONG......
"Friendships come in strange packages
The best ones are opened with a smile"
NA4BH '15
The trick to the backlight problem is just to keep it at full brightness all the time. And even if it goes bad, the fix it pretty easy--just swap out a transistor.
All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
Already did that. POS
"Friendships come in strange packages
The best ones are opened with a smile"
NA4BH '15
I'm with the give em the SN. When I post something for sale that does have a serial number, I post it or show it in a photo. This way the buyer knows he is getting what was advertised. So far, I've never had any issues.
But then, I could be full of shit, too.
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I think the request for them is twofold:
* Oft times a block of serial numbered items is bad, and after a while, it's known
* Some hams post the sn# of gear that was stolen. Let's hams cross ref that.
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