yes ebay has a very nice feedback system tj ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tyler Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 5:35 PM Subject: Re: Confused about Iriver model numbers
>I have never tried ebay and have heard tell that it really can put some > people down (not shipping items). Is there a way to tell how reliable the > person your buying a product from is? > > Tyler > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 9:09 AM > Subject: Re: Confused about Iriver model numbers > > >>i don't see why ebay is "feeling adventorous" its an excelent resource, i >> actually now prefer ebay and online shops ovr local brick and morter >> retail >> establishments any day. >> For some reason you will find the discontinued iriver stuff is very >> expensive, which is elling, as these things don't decline in value. >> >> tj >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Darrell Shandrow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 9:06 AM >> Subject: Re: Confused about Iriver model numbers >> >> >>> Hi Ken, >>> >>> Yep. It has been discontinued. I bought mine at a Best Buy. Might >>> just >>> want to double check Best Buy or Circuit City, just in case they might >>> accidentally have one or two of the 799 or 899 lying around. You just >>> never >>> know. When I returned my T30, I happened to get a nice lady who was >>> willing >>> to check "in the back room" for me and that resulted in the 899 I >>> wouldn't >>> have had if I would have just trusted the first person I spoke with on >>> the >>> phone who said they didn't have any remaining in stock. Just a thought. >>> Sometimes, just a tad of persistence really can pay off big. >>> >>> Of course, since the model has been discontinued, it may be extremely >>> likely >>> that no local stores have any in stock. If you're sufficiently >>> adventurous, >>> you may want to check Ebay, maybe overstock.com, etc. There is, for >>> example, an iRiver IFP 899 available at overstock.com for $154. I got >>> mine >>> at Best Buy for $145 back in August. It is listed as a "refurb" unit >>> and >>> I >>> am not impressed with this price for a discontinued refurb model, but >>> there >>> you go. There must still be other sources. >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Ken Burgess" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>> Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 6:52 AM >>> Subject: Re: Confused about Iriver model numbers >>> >>> >>>> Hi Darrell, >>>> >>>> I'm sure that most blind people would not like menus that wrap, >>>> preferring >>>> menus that return to the default when you turn off the unit. >>>> >>>> I guess the problem is that it just ain't August any more and the 799, >>>> at >>>> least, is kinda hard to find. >>>> >>>> Ken >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Darrell Shandrow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>>> Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 8:41 AM >>>> Subject: Re: Confused about Iriver model numbers >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hi Ken, >>>>> >>>>> The T30's menus wrap, there's not an accessible way to get to the >>>>> record >>>>> function and, in general, this newer model just wouldn't work for a >>>>> blind >>>>> person. I bought one back in August and promptly returned it in favor >>>>> of >>>>> the IFP 899 which is much more accessible. >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>>> This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists >>>> we >>>> offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. 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