Glenn
1)Go get a copy of Chester Karras book on negotiating and read it
...( "in business as in life? you don't get what you deserve you get
what you negotiate"
2)Remember this is a PAWN SHOP, not your friend or ham buddy.? Turn
on the scope don't let the pawn guy see the screen if you can help
it.? If you get trace and it doesn't go into "tick mode" , turn down
the brightness imediately, shake your head and say .."I was afraid
if that". and then turn off the scope act as if you don't want the
thing and start looking around the shop at the other
"goodies"..Hopefully the pawn guy will make you an offer at this
point to take it off his hands. If not wait 10 minutes then offer
him $20 and be prepared to go up to say $50 in the negotiation
3) If it goes into tick mode then you know it definitively doesn't
work offer him $15 if your into fixing power supplies.
4) If the power light comes on but you get no trace ..then shake it
gently and listen to see if the CRT "tinkles" .? If it tinkles like
broken glass or bit sloose inside the tube...walk away.. But if no
tinkle then? you really are on your own but I wouldn't pay more than
$15 but I am as cheap as they come.
5) in the case of 3 &4,? Go prepared with your tools and ask if
you can remove the cover to "see if it is all there"..but only after
you have agreed on a price
Good luck and let us know how it turns out
Dave
NR1DX
On 1/27/2013 12:37 PM, Glenn Little WB4UIV wrote:
?
Local pawn shop has a 2215A in unknown electrical
condition, good
physical condition.
What is a good price to offer for this scope?
There are no returns and no guarantee as to the
functionality of the scope.
I think that they will let me power it up.
Thanks
73
Glenn
WB4UIV
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