Hi, I’m Mike, KT4R. This site is brand new — I built it because nearly every one of us has been burned (or nearly burned) buying gear online, and nobody was fixing it. Every buying/selling member is ID-verified, and every payment sits in escrow until your gear arrives as described.
Questions? Email me directly: mike@hamradio.deals. I answer everything. 73
Our goal is simple: protect buyers and sellers equally. Every transaction runs through escrow — no exceptions, no direct payments, no "just PayPal me."
Buyer pays. Funds go into escrow — a dedicated FBO account held by our regulated financial partner. The seller can't touch it; neither can we.
The seller packs and ships to the buyer's verified address — no last-minute address changes. Every shipment is insured.
The buyer has an inspection window to test the equipment on the bench and on the air.
Unless the buyer opens a dispute first. Sellers never wait indefinitely.
Not by the seller — and not by us. Payment goes into a dedicated "For the Benefit Of" account held by our regulated financial partner.
Disputes are arbitrated against the original listing, with evidence from both sides. Nobody gets paid while a question is open.
The transaction is reversed and the buyer's funds are returned in full.
The buyer opens a dispute within the inspection window, with photo or video evidence. We arbitrate against the original listing. If the buyer prevails, we issue a return label; the buyer has 3 days to ship the item back.
Refunds release only after the return arrives, and only if the serial number matches the one recorded at listing. Escrow protects sellers from swap fraud just as it protects buyers from bad gear.
Every shipment is insured. The buyer is refunded and we handle the carrier claim — it's not your problem on either side.
The transaction is frozen and goes to human review. Nobody gets paid until we've looked at the evidence.
You open a dispute with your unboxing video. We freeze the funds, review the evidence from both sides, and refund you. The seller doesn't get a dime, and fraud gets reported — every seller here has a verified identity attached to the deal.
Your packing video shows the amp — serial number visible — going into the box, sealed with marked tape. Your evidence holds up under review, and the funds are released to you.
The serial number doesn't match the one recorded at listing. The return is rejected, the original funds release to you, and the buyer's verified identity goes into our fraud record.
Open a dispute with photos. Shipping insurance covers it — you get your money back, and the carrier claim is ours to fight, not yours.
No carrier scan appears, the transaction is reversed, and your funds come straight back.
On higher-value transactions, both parties record one continuous take — sellers: serial number, item into the box, sealed with marked tape, label applied. Buyers: label and seals intact, box opened, contents revealed. Strongly recommended on every deal.
And unlike them, every dollar of it buys verified identities, held funds, insured shipping, and a real dispute process.
Pay by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Cash App, or bank transfer.
Money moves only when both sides have held up their end. That's the whole system — and it's why you can buy and sell gear here with people you've never met.
