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WY4J

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Be Careful - Classified: Mercury III Amplifier
« on: May 26, 2022, 06:12:31 AM »

Be careful with amp that's up for sale. Showing here on eHam as being sold by W3UB. On QTH the same ad, same picture, same exact wording is being sold by VE3IOU. The IP address is from NYC which does not match any of the addresses for either of these two hams. I might be wrong but this smells a bit fishy.
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K1KIM

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Re: Be Careful - Classified: Mercury III Amplifier
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2022, 07:07:55 AM »

Apparently it has been listed on 3 different sites. Removed from all it seems.  IP address means nothing. I have a virtual IP app that I can be anywhere in the world.
« Last Edit: May 26, 2022, 07:14:13 AM by K1KIM »
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K4GTE

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Re: Be Careful - Classified: Mercury III Amplifier
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2022, 07:46:47 AM »

As soon as I saw it, I knew it was too good to be true, very suspicious. Selling because he wanted more power ? And then poof, it was gone.
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KX2T

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Re: Be Careful - Classified: Mercury III Amplifier
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2022, 08:01:31 AM »

I had seen it on only two sites but both different call signs, it might be a Russian scam and BTW they have been backordered for months but like you all have said adds were pulled within less than a half hours time!
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W3UB

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Re: Be Careful - Classified: Mercury III Amplifier
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2022, 09:30:16 AM »

Really guys? Had you looked at QRZ for both of my callsigns you would see they were issued to the same person ...

The IP I have comes from our Starlink system up here in the boonies.

The QTH ad includes access to my phone number ... all anyone had to do was call. Or email the address in QRZ ... you would have gotten a timely reply,

Nothing fishy here. Nice amp. I wanted to try one. I did. Going for a bit more power, as the ad said.

Both ads were taken down once it sold.

Doug
aka W3UB & VE1IOU
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K7AAT

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Re: Be Careful - Classified: Mercury III Amplifier
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2022, 10:13:16 AM »

Looks like some apologies are in order....
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KD6VXI

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Re: Be Careful - Classified: Mercury III Amplifier
« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2022, 11:52:18 AM »

All you had to do was QRZ the two calls and you'd see they where the same guy.

His Canadian call even references his Florida call.

Yes, apologies are in order.  This is a case with someone not doing enough research and jumping to conclusions.

--Shane
WP2ASS / ex KD6VXI
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SWMAN

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Re: Be Careful - Classified: Mercury III Amplifier
« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2022, 03:35:36 PM »

    WOW !!
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W9FIB

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Re: Be Careful - Classified: Mercury III Amplifier
« Reply #8 on: May 27, 2022, 04:02:07 AM »

Yea happens way too often on E-Ham. Start whining and jumping to conclusions without any facts.
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