Get an extra one for me and I'll give you an extra $50 for your trouble. :-P John Robles -----Original Message----- From: Steven Medved <steve_nor...@msn.com> Sender: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:05:43 To: Phono-l<phono-l@oldcrank.org> Reply-To: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l@oldcrank.org> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Potential Fraud - Beware (?)
Before eBay hid the buyers ID I bid on an Alva to see the final price and get photos. A man wrote and told me he had a number of Alvas in stock and would be happy to sell me one for $1500. > Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:20:25 -0800 > From: hexaph...@sbcglobal.net > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Potential Fraud - Beware (?) > > I suspect the motor doesn't exist, thus I'd never get it. He keeps avoiding > my request for a picture to validate whether it is a correct one. It seems > there are scammers scouring the various boards on the net including > phonograph forums. I prefer to keep to those I am familar with. > > Ron > > --- On Fri, 1/14/11, Ron L'Herault <lhera...@bu.edu> wrote: > > > From: Ron L'Herault <lhera...@bu.edu> > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Potential Fraud - Beware (?) > To: "'Antique Phonograph List'" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > Date: Friday, January 14, 2011, 1:49 PM > > > Did you ever get the motor? Is it different from the usual spring motors > for Victors of that period? > > Ron L > > -----Original Message----- > From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On > Behalf Of hexaph...@sbcglobal.net > Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 1:56 PM > To: Antique Phonograph List > Subject: [Phono-L] Potential Fraud - Beware (?) > > > > > > > > Hi all. On one of the phonograph forums I had a "Wanted" notice indicating > I was looking for a Victrola Orthophonic 8-9 motor. I received a response > from a Brian Kidd. His email is bra...@blumail.org . This one has all the > red flags waving. He keeps spelling his own name incorrectly for one. He > is located in Italy and wants a money gram or western union payment and his > pricing is way out of line i.e. not even reasonable. He wanted 690 euro or > more than $900 for a motor of which, of course, he had " in stock. Playing > along, I asked for pictures. None have been provided (surprise). Anyone > else familar with this individual? I would assume he is responding to other > people looking for items. Just for a final amusement, I sent him an email > stating I would most certainly send a western union for the full amount once > I received the product. I am waiting for my reply. Beware. > > Ron > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org