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- From: jsdph@acad3.alaska.edu (Dennis P. Harris)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers
- Subject: Re: DAK's short-wave radio ??
- Message-ID: <22AUG199212511734@acad3.alaska.edu>
- Date: 22 Aug 92 20:51:00 GMT
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- In article <Bt8MH2.HAG@acsu.buffalo.edu>, C058SJLX@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu writes...
- >
- > I have seen a portable short wave radio advertised in the
- > DAK catalogue. The few technical specifications the ad gives
- > seem to be good, however the price is well below the prices of
- > similar products from other sources. I am talking about
- > $40 vs $100+. I want to buy a radio like this, but the
- > price looks suspicious.
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- you should be warned that DAK has filed for cahpater 11 bankruptcy protection.
- some customers with prepaid unshipped orders may wait quite a long time to
- recover their $$$. i would be wary of ordering from *any* company in
- chapter 11.
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