That's an interesting thought. When we were discussing price I finally offered him 3x what he paid for (he mentions the price he found it for in his video). He had originally asked for 4x. Oddly he settled on $5 LESS than my final offer. I wonder if he wants his $5? He had already calculated shipping before he said his price (based on my Zip Code which I gave him with my ENTIRE address) so I don't think he is balking due to shipping, I hope.
He did say he also wanted video proof to track my use of the part in my restoration. I can understand a reluctance to sell a whole unit to a chop shop, but this is a part - an old, quite heavy speaker. I don't plan on repurposing the cone as a birthday hat and the metal for a door stop. It's the weirdest buy I've encountered. If anything, if I ever end up with the piece, it'll be the highlight of my restoration tour! On 5/8/13 7:00 PM, "Vinyl Visions" <vinyl.visi...@live.com> wrote: >Arvin,I have bought numerous things on eBay from all over the world, with >no real problems, except one. I didn't want to use PayPal and offered to >send cash or a money order drawn on a reputable bank. I know eBay frowns >on this practice, but I hate to have the seller pay more fees to use >PayPal and I have sent cash to sellers in Germany, Australia, Great >Britain, the USA and fortunately have not been ripped off by a seller. >The seller acted like this one and said it sounded fishy... I said "how >could it be fishy if I send you cash or a money order and you wait until >you get paid to send me the item" - she said she didn't trust money >orders. That being said, I am the one taking the risk - she gets paid >cash or a money order and I am trusting that she would send the part. I >understand that money orders can be forged, but not if she takes it to >her bank, deposits it and waits 7-10 days for it to clear, which I had no >problem with. What I finally figured out, was that she was not > happy with the price it sold for and couldn't think of any other reason >to back out... This may be your problem with this seller, since he >refused your payment. He probably asked someone else about it and they >advised him that he was selling it too cheap. Could this be your issue? > >> Date: Wed, 8 May 2013 17:52:20 -0400 >> From: it...@arvincasas.com >> To: phono-l@oldcrank.org >> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Weird things to do just for a part. >> >> I considered hosting a video on my website in a password protected >> directory but then I thought it's a long way to go to prove I "exist." >> >> I fully understand not wanting to get ripped off because it's incredibly >> easy these days, but at some point you have to take that Indiana Jones >> leap of faith. >> >> What struck me as odd was that even a cleared check was not enough. >> YouTube ergo Sum. :) >> >> Part of me is just sad it's come to this. I've met some great phono >>pholk >> here and on other virtual meeting grounds and at no time did I really >> question who folks said they were (maybe some iffy advice, but not their >> existence!). That's why I was wondering If this odd little "war story" >>of >> mine has any corollary or precedence with the good fellows here. It's a >> bit more than just promising to mow your grumpy neighbor's lawn for a >> summer just to get a peek at his 78's, lol. >> >> C'est La Vie >> >> Arvin >> >> >> On 5/8/13 5:09 PM, "Ron L'Herault" <lhera...@bu.edu> wrote: >> >> >Boy, this Gary guy seems a bit paranoid. He could always wait for the >> >check >> >to clear before sending the speaker. OTOH, I think you can post >>private >> >video to Youtube. You'd send the link to Gary and tell him to let you >> >know >> >when he'd seen it. Then you could remove it, I would think. >> > >> >Ron L >> > >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org >>[mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] >> >On >> >Behalf Of Arvin Casas >> >Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 2:58 PM >> >To: phono-l@oldcrank.org >> >Subject: [Phono-L] Weird things to do just for a part. >> > >> >Hi All, >> > >> >I have a weird question. In the process of restoring or acquiring >>pieces >> >for your phonographs, have sellers asked you to do "odd things" beyond >> >cutting a check? >> > >> >I'm trying to restore my Columbia-Kolster Viva-Tonal 950 and found a >>guy >> >on >> >youtube who has a speaker that matches what my 950 used to have. >> > >> >I contacted the seller, we negotiated a price. I tried to send him >> >payment >> >through my bank's electronic system (kinda like Paypal but not so many >> >fees) >> >but he said he had been "ripped off" that way and refused payment. >> > >> >Complying with his wishes, I was in the midst of cutting him a paper >>check >> >(this time written by my bank and delivered by courier) when he backed >>out >> >saying the whole thing was "fishy." >> > >> >This seller, Gary in Wisconsin, now wants me to shoot my own youtube >>video >> >showing me and my 950 to prove that I exist. It's a little more than >>I'm >> >comfortable doing. >> > >> >(Despite the fact that I'm often compared to Cary Grant, I'm not >> >particularly fond of videoing myself and posting them publicly.) >> > >> >Gary says all the radio people do it, so I should too. >> > >> >Has anybody else been put through the wringer like this just for a >>part? >> >Those of you who cross dabble with Radios, do you often video yourself >>on >> >youtube? >> > >> >My faith in humanity was sucker punched by this weirdness. Just >>wondering >> >what others think and what other stories people might like to share, >>odd, >> >weird, or otherwise. >> > >> >Best Wishes from Massachusetts! >> > >> >Arvin >> > >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >Phono-L mailing list >> >http://phono-l.org >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >Phono-L mailing list >> >http://phono-l.org >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.org > >_______________________________________________ >Phono-L mailing list >http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
