Somebody got TAKEN. That's all there is to it. But the truth is that if the buyer didn't know any better, he'll probably never find out the truth, so for him, who knows, maybe he'll enjoy it $2000 worth. I think it highly unlikely that someone who'd spend that kind of money on that... thing... would ever eventually know people like the members on this list who could've steered him away from it.
Like John said, oh well. > Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:23:49 -0800 > From: john9...@pacbell.net > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] New version crapophone > > Hello Folks > I am horrified to see what it sold for. I suspect the seller is being cagey > when he says "Someone who knows > has way arround gramophones will know how old this one is , I can't > tell because I don't know enough about these things ."What a tidy disclaimer. > Why would you buy it in the first place if you knew nothing about it? > This guy's name is radioseller, which one would think implies some knowledge > of antique sound producing equipment. Please note before you flame me that I > only said I SUSPECT the seller is being misleading. I am not making > accusations, and this is all just my conjecture of course, and it is a buyer > beware world on ebay, but spending over $2,000 on this..what a sad, sad loss > for the buyer.Oh well. > John Robles _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org