On Sat, Apr 29, 2000 at 01:30:12PM +1000, Brad Thomson wrote:
> 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 :-)
This comes up every year or so in the aus.hi-fi newsgroup. Search on
www.deja.com/usenet/ for something like "aus.hi-fi van speakers" for more
details.
It's a scam. The speakers are crap, and not worth anything near what they
claim.
What they are doing is illegal, and should be reported to the police straight
away (with number plate, description, location, etc).
> 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.
If you can find them, it is. They have mis-represented their product (as
well as selling them illegally) so they must give you a full refund if you
request it - if you can find them.
This is way off-topic for SLUG, so lets leave it at that. If anyone wants
to discuss it further, either take it to aus.hi-fi, or in private email.
Scott.
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