Who does this guy think he is? Read his bashing of ebay. He is being dishonest or ignorant in his appraisal of ebay regarding purchasing radios. The slander on the bottom regarding selling body parts on ebay is pretty bad.

I have bought many radios on ebay. Never had a problem. If a radio has a high starting bid or reserve so be it.

What a clown.

http://radioattic.com/ebay.htm

Dave

Maybe I was a bit harsh. I apoligize.

He does have a nice site. Great archive.

I still like ebay ;) Don't think there are too many deals to be had from the sellers on his page and I don't have any more assurance of packing or shipping then from ebay feedback. Saw a Stromberg Carlson on his site for $275. I snapped one up on ebay last month as nice as his (actually nicer) for $75 in a 'buy it now bid'. Now I have bid on junk and got just that 'junk'. Other nice radios that I have got, Zenith 5S-127 restored, Zenith H511, Sparton 5A116, Packard Bell 501. There are two things of note about ebay:

1) Some people think because it has tubes it must be woth a million dollars. Hey, you just ignore these. I have got to be honest. I really want to email these people with an email that says: Bahahahahhahah!!!

2) Sniping. I HAVE emailed these people. I got snipped a number of times. I eventually will join the crowd and play dirty but haven't yet.

I take back my clown commment ;) The bash of ebay is transparent in its attempt to elevate his sellers (he must get a part of the sale), but his site is nice.

Whadda you guys think?

Dave

Hi Dave,
I visit the Radio Attic site often. Its "Archive" section is a great resource for good photos of many radio makes and models. Some good articles are posted there as well.

Since Radio Attic is actually a competitor of eBay (at least in the antique radio market) it is not surprising they would try to direct sellers to their website, not to eBay.

Like anything else, eBay has its good points and its bad. I don't like the idea of sniping, this defeats the idea of a true auction, but I must admit I have often resorted to this practice. Sometimes it is the only way to have a chance at something you want.
Poston

:Maybe I was a bit harsh. I apoligize.
:
:He does have a nice site. Great archive.
:
:I still like ebay ;) Don't think there are too many deals to be had from the sellers on his page and I don't have any more assurance of packing or shipping then from ebay feedback. Saw a Stromberg Carlson on his site for $275. I snapped one up on ebay last month as nice as his (actually nicer) for $75 in a 'buy it now bid'. Now I have bid on junk and got just that 'junk'. Other nice radios that I have got, Zenith 5S-127 restored, Zenith H511, Sparton 5A116, Packard Bell 501. There are two things of note about ebay:
:
:1) Some people think because it has tubes it must be woth a million dollars. Hey, you just ignore these. I have got to be honest. I really want to email these people with an email that says: Bahahahahhahah!!!
:
:2) Sniping. I HAVE emailed these people. I got snipped a number of times. I eventually will join the crowd and play dirty but haven't yet.
:
:
:I take back my clown commment ;) The bash of ebay is transparent in its attempt to elevate his sellers (he must get a part of the sale), but his site is nice.
:
:
:Whadda you guys think?
:
:
:Dave

Hi Guys,

Radio Attic is indeed a good archive. It has helped in identifing some radios I've come across.

Sounds like this person has gotten to converse with some not so nice people on ebay. I don't do alot on ebay but the e-mail contacts I've had were always good.

What is sniping?

Mike M
:Hi Dave,
:I visit the Radio Attic site often. Its "Archive" section is a great resource for good photos of many radio makes and models. Some good articles are posted there as well.
:
:Since Radio Attic is actually a competitor of eBay (at least in the antique radio market) it is not surprising they would try to direct sellers to their website, not to eBay.
:
:Like anything else, eBay has its good points and its bad. I don't like the idea of sniping, this defeats the idea of a true auction, but I must admit I have often resorted to this practice. Sometimes it is the only way to have a chance at something you want.
:Poston
:
:
::Maybe I was a bit harsh. I apoligize.
::
::He does have a nice site. Great archive.
::
::I still like ebay ;) Don't think there are too many deals to be had from the sellers on his page and I don't have any more assurance of packing or shipping then from ebay feedback. Saw a Stromberg Carlson on his site for $275. I snapped one up on ebay last month as nice as his (actually nicer) for $75 in a 'buy it now bid'. Now I have bid on junk and got just that 'junk'. Other nice radios that I have got, Zenith 5S-127 restored, Zenith H511, Sparton 5A116, Packard Bell 501. There are two things of note about ebay:
::
::1) Some people think because it has tubes it must be woth a million dollars. Hey, you just ignore these. I have got to be honest. I really want to email these people with an email that says: Bahahahahhahah!!!
::
::2) Sniping. I HAVE emailed these people. I got snipped a number of times. I eventually will join the crowd and play dirty but haven't yet.
::
::
::I take back my clown commment ;) The bash of ebay is transparent in its attempt to elevate his sellers (he must get a part of the sale), but his site is nice.
::
::
::Whadda you guys think?
::
::
::Dave

Hi,
Snipping is the last minute bidding that occurs. Too many people who do that consistently really have nothing better to do.

I really have not spent much time on Radio Attic, they had been selling some radios at a high price that they had restored, but had used a uerethane finish- which is the last thing to use on anything other than brand new furniture and floors.

I have sold many things and bought many things via ebay, and it is a good source for the odd items. It is also a place where a lot of trash gets marketed, ever look for a transformer? You get thousands of those stupid japanese toys turning up in the item search, and you have to sift through them if you are looking for a generic description of an item in hopes of tracking down an item that is not "out in the open" as it were.

If you are a seller, many times you have to put up with people who need their hands held all along the way, I had one idiot who failed to check to see if his email address was correct and functional (which it was not) and he got mad at me for not getting in contact with him. On a ten dollar item, I am not going spend money on a long distance call.

What I see most often is people are bidding with upcoming pay checks, so you do not see the payment usually until about two weeks out- which would be okay if I were informed ahead of time. There are other things that add up to agravation, but I will limit what I will print to that.

As a buyer, if there is any question about identification, dimensions, etc, I will ask them. I have done some snipping, but what I found that works the best is to put up a bid that is maximum of what of I am willing to pay for an item, and if there is someone out there who wants it more than I do, they can bid it beyond what I am willing to pay, and I have no remorse.

What gets me are the people who are unrealistic about the internet as a market, and either place the resrve well into the stratosphere, or like one fellow: "You are bidding on the knob on the left of the radio, not the whole radio, and then you check his other auctions and he is auctioning the other knobs in their own auctions, the case in another, the top in another- without the emblem, because that is in yet another auction. And I am sure he has made money, but he has also made a lot of junk out of complete radios.

:Hi Guys,
:
:Radio Attic is indeed a good archive. It has helped in identifing some radios I've come across.
:
:Sounds like this person has gotten to converse with some not so nice people on ebay. I don't do alot on ebay but the e-mail contacts I've had were always good.
:
:What is sniping?
:
:Mike M
::Hi Dave,
::I visit the Radio Attic site often. Its "Archive" section is a great resource for good photos of many radio makes and models. Some good articles are posted there as well.
::
::Since Radio Attic is actually a competitor of eBay (at least in the antique radio market) it is not surprising they would try to direct sellers to their website, not to eBay.
::
::Like anything else, eBay has its good points and its bad. I don't like the idea of sniping, this defeats the idea of a true auction, but I must admit I have often resorted to this practice. Sometimes it is the only way to have a chance at something you want.
::Poston
::
::
:::Maybe I was a bit harsh. I apoligize.
:::
:::He does have a nice site. Great archive.
:::
:::I still like ebay ;) Don't think there are too many deals to be had from the sellers on his page and I don't have any more assurance of packing or shipping then from ebay feedback. Saw a Stromberg Carlson on his site for $275. I snapped one up on ebay last month as nice as his (actually nicer) for $75 in a 'buy it now bid'. Now I have bid on junk and got just that 'junk'. Other nice radios that I have got, Zenith 5S-127 restored, Zenith H511, Sparton 5A116, Packard Bell 501. There are two things of note about ebay:
:::
:::1) Some people think because it has tubes it must be woth a million dollars. Hey, you just ignore these. I have got to be honest. I really want to email these people with an email that says: Bahahahahhahah!!!
:::
:::2) Sniping. I HAVE emailed these people. I got snipped a number of times. I eventually will join the crowd and play dirty but haven't yet.
:::
:::
:::I take back my clown commment ;) The bash of ebay is transparent in its attempt to elevate his sellers (he must get a part of the sale), but his site is nice.
:::
:::
:::Whadda you guys think?
:::
:::
:::Dave