Sorry for off topic and cross posts, but I thought I'd warn anyone who
may be approached by these guys of the scam.
I don't know how widely known the "white van" speaker scam is known, but I
was approached yesterday afternoon by a couple of blokes in a white van
who were trying to sell me some big speakers. I knew something wasn't
right, but they produced enough ID and looked legit enough to ease my
conscience. It was all a game to the guys, there's no way I would've
bitten if I'd been in my right mind :-)
On getting the speakers hooked up here at home I was relatively happy with
them. They weren't much, if any better than the Yamahas they replaced, but
for $500 I don't think they are too bad. Deciding to check out some
reviews and info on them, I found the following two pages:
http://www.audioreview.com/reviews/Speaker/product_6738.shtml
http://www.frii.com/~rjn/audio/whitevan.htm
The reviews section lists them as everything from complete crap, to OK for
the money. The FAQ page gave a lot more insight into how these guys work.
I feel a bit stupid, can't believe I actually did something like that, but
in reality the sound I get out of the speakers now is reasonable for what
I paid, so I'll cut my losses.
Has anyone else been approached by these guys? Anyone else actually bought
a set? I'm wondering how widespread this is in Sydney and whether it needs
to be publicised... it's possible that someone out there parted with a
thousand bucks for these.
I'm still considering wither it's worth taking it to Fair Trading or
similar, I'll make a couple of enquiries on Monday morning.
BTW, I got approached on Friday afternoon in Artarmon. We missed the SLUG
meeting as I didn't want to leave them in the back of the car, a smart move
seeing that some did have their car broken into.
Brad.
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