[Dx-qsl] buro cards

Mon Sep 19 22:07:19 EDT 2005

Hi Bernie, I doubt that most people would be willing to spend the time that 
managers do...let alone the money spent from our own pockets just to get a 
card to someone. A lot of these guys think its a money making deal to be a 
manager...for those of you who do... come back to reality.
When I got that email from K5WW, I should have just rolled with the punch 
but I didn't. I just want to say "I am sorry for telling him to do to 
himself what is humanly impossible"
At
09:50 PM 9/19/2005 -0400, Bernie McClenny wrote:
>Steve and everyone else. It's not just the money but the time also! And
>that is more valuable than the money.
>>Bernie
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>>-----Original Message-----
>From: dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
>On Behalf Of Steven Wheatley KU9C
>Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 20:52
>To: dx-qsl-mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] buro cards
>>Ahhhhh...the proverbial can of worms has been opened. For the record, I
>follow Ron and Phil's 'process'....if you've got it on a band/mode, the only
>way you'll get a second card is via a direct request.
>>Last count of bureau cards received, where I did a 'serious tally' of the
>results, showed that about 60% (58 to be exact) were duplicates....being
>defined as the call I manage had been requested and answered before for the
>band/mode.
>>Now, if someone wants to "help"....lets do the math on the next 70 pounds I
>get....
>>Roughly 300 bucks for QSL cards
>Roughly 24 bucks for labels
>roughly 40 bucks to get the cards to me
>roughly 280 bucks to get the cards back out
>>Do that math, and then look at 60% of it due to 'duplication'. Add on top
>of that you have to often make a choice with an hour...do direct, or sort
>thru the burro cards....realizing, also, as Nenad pointed out...many have
>come via direct as well.
>>Not having a bad day, just making those that send a card to everything that
>moves realize what the pain is.
>>73
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>>>>>&quot;Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've 
>got...till it's gone.&quot; from Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) but also 
>true about QSL.NET if more users don't open their wallets and help 
>financially. Please contribute TODAY !!