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Ronald, selling the DEWATS, according to public records is actually still alive and lives in New York now. I wont post his home address, but he has moved 5 times since that ad. He is 83 years old. Love the internet sometimes. Always cool to make connections to the past. What date is that particular ad from? Edited by michaelkih
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Ronald, selling the DEWATS, according to public records is actually still alive and lives in New York now. I wont post his home address, but he has moved 5 times since that ad. He is 83 years old. Love the internet sometimes. Always cool to make connections to the past. What date is that particular ad from?

The ads came from 2 issues dated 1960-61. What I liked most about these ads is how all you got for contact was an address or if you were lucky a phone number. Collecting was done through the mail with SASE and postal money orders or cash. Phone calls involved long distance charges. Shipping was expensive and so slow. The internet really did change everything.

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Ronald, selling the DEWATS, according to public records is actually still alive and lives in New York now. I wont post his home address, but he has moved 5 times since that ad. He is 83 years old. Love the internet sometimes. Always cool to make connections to the past. What date is that particular ad from?

The ads came from 2 issues dated 1960-61. What I liked most about these ads is how all you got for contact was an address or if you were lucky a phone number. Collecting was done through the mail with SASE and postal money orders or cash. Phone calls involved long distance charges. Shipping was expensive and so slow. The internet really did change everything.
Cool! In a weird way, it makes me want to be a reach out to Ronald. See if he is still into the hobby. He was about 23 years old when he put that ad up. My how times have changed, and he was around to see it all. Edited by michaelkih
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