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PLJ-8LED debacle and Amazon

Evan All Messages By This Member #84492 I distanced myself from Amazon a few years ago when they switched to a format where you couldn't identify the vendor before or after the sale. ?Even before that you couldn't tell if something came from an Amazon "warehouse" or a vendor; the number remaining in "stock" was never accurate with the online readout. Too, when doing a search, I've found prices can be significantly lower on eBay or some of the ham sites that allow free ads. Happy Easter Sunday to all. On Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 08:59:06 PM EDT, Jim Shorney via groups.io <jimnu0c@...> wrote: FWIW the only thing I have ever bought through Amazon was the obscure SCR for the PS7 crowbar, and that was from American Microsemi which I knew to be a good vendor. Otherwise life is just fine without Amazon. toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Sat, 19 Apr 2025 17:51:28 -0600 "Bill Leonard N0CU via groups.io" <billincolo73@...> wrote: > Mike, > The fine print did make it clear that I would be put on Autopay. I have > recently read about how hard it can be to cancel Autopay at Amazon. I > really don't want to find out. > Bill? N0CU -- 73 -Jim NU0C
n4buq All Messages By This Member #84493 Agreed.? That turned me off to Amazon as well. Barry - N4BUQ toggle quoted message Show quoted text I distanced myself from Amazon a few years ago when they switched to a format where you couldn't identify the vendor before or after the sale. ?Even before that you couldn't tell if something came from an Amazon "warehouse" or a vendor; the number remaining in "stock" was never accurate with the online readout. Too, when doing a search, I've found prices can be significantly lower on eBay or some of the ham sites that allow free ads. Happy Easter Sunday to all. On Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 08:59:06 PM EDT, Jim Shorney via groups.io <jimnu0c@...> wrote: FWIW the only thing I have ever bought through Amazon was the obscure SCR for the PS7 crowbar, and that was from American Microsemi which I knew to be a good vendor. Otherwise life is just fine without Amazon. On Sat, 19 Apr 2025 17:51:28 -0600 "Bill Leonard N0CU via groups.io" <billincolo73@...> wrote: > Mike, > The fine print did make it clear that I would be put on Autopay. I have > recently read about how hard it can be to cancel Autopay at Amazon. I > really don't want to find out. > Bill? N0CU -- 73 -Jim NU0C
Bill Leonard N0CU All Messages By This Member #84494 I eventually went to eBay hoping to find one. The AliExpress website has been taken down and every other seller was in China. None made any commitment to ship date or delivery date. Things have really changed in just a few weeks. Bill N0CU toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Sat, Apr 19, 2025 at 7:12?PM n4buq via <n4buq=[email protected]> wrote: Agreed.? That turned me off to Amazon as well. Barry - N4BUQ I distanced myself from Amazon a few years ago when they switched to a format where you couldn't identify the vendor before or after the sale.? Even before that you couldn't tell if something came from an Amazon "warehouse" or a vendor; the number remaining in "stock" was never accurate with the online readout. Too, when doing a search, I've found prices can be significantly lower on eBay or some of the ham sites that allow free ads. Happy Easter Sunday to all. On Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 08:59:06 PM EDT, Jim Shorney via <jimnu0c=[email protected]> wrote: FWIW the only thing I have ever bought through Amazon was the obscure SCR for the PS7 crowbar, and that was from American Microsemi which I knew to be a good vendor. Otherwise life is just fine without Amazon. On Sat, 19 Apr 2025 17:51:28 -0600 "Bill Leonard N0CU via " <billincolo73=[email protected]> wrote: > Mike, > The fine print did make it clear that I would be put on Autopay. I have > recently read about how hard it can be to cancel Autopay at Amazon. I > really don't want to find out. > Bill? N0CU -- 73 -Jim NU0C
Jim Shorney All Messages By This Member #84495 Aliexpress.us came right up for me just now. On Sat, 19 Apr 2025 19:37:44 -0600 "Bill Leonard N0CU via groups.io" <billincolo73@...> wrote: The AliExpress website has been taken down -- 73 -Jim NU0C
n4buq All Messages By This Member #84496 Thanks a lot, Jim. Now I'm wanting to buy something I didn't even think about buying 30 minutes ago! Barry - N4BUQ toggle quoted message Show quoted text Aliexpress.us came right up for me just now. On Sat, 19 Apr 2025 19:37:44 -0600 "Bill Leonard N0CU via groups.io" <billincolo73@...> wrote: The AliExpress website has been taken down -- 73 -Jim NU0C
Bill Leonard N0CU All Messages By This Member #84497 Thanks Jim. It is now working for me. Bill N0CU toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Sat, Apr 19, 2025 at 7:50?PM Jim Shorney via <jimNU0C=[email protected]> wrote: Aliexpress.us came right up for me just now. On Sat, 19 Apr 2025 19:37:44 -0600 "Bill Leonard N0CU via " <billincolo73=[email protected]> wrote: > The AliExpress website has > been taken down -- 73 -Jim NU0C
Jim Shorney All Messages By This Member #84498 Yeah, tell me about it.... :D On Sat, 19 Apr 2025 22:09:55 -0400 (EDT) "n4buq via groups.io" <n4buq@...> wrote: Thanks a lot, Jim. Now I'm wanting to buy something I didn't even think about buying 30 minutes ago! Barry - N4BUQ -- 73 -Jim NU0C
Art Delibert All Messages By This Member #84499 开云体育 I had a strange experience with Amazon recently.? I went looking to buy a new magnetron for a microwave oven.? On Amazon, it was about $345.? On eBay, several sellers listed the same unit for about $70.? Each seller said it would take up to five days to process the order before shipping.? I bought from an eBay seller located in Texas.? About a week later, the magnetron arrived in an Amazon wrapper from an Amazon warehouse in New Jersey!?? Is Amazon using eBay to sell excess stock "out the back door," without having to publicly list the lower price?? Someone suggested that a worker in the Amazon warehouse was stealing merch, but there were too many eBay sellers listing the item for it to have been a theft ring -- too likely to attract attention. toggle quoted message Show quoted text From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Jim Shorney via groups.io <jimNU0C@...> Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2025 9:50 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [DRAKE-RADIO] PLJ-8LED debacle and Amazon ? Aliexpress.us came right up for me just now. On Sat, 19 Apr 2025 19:37:44 -0600 "Bill Leonard N0CU via groups.io" <billincolo73@...> wrote: > The AliExpress website has > been taken down -- 73 -Jim NU0C

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