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In Reply to: True This.. posted by marc-homeslice on June 6, 2007 at 23:23:17:
I've said this over and over again on other forums. Places like fleabay are NOT *usually* going to reward you with fine running and cosmetically perfect machines-in spite of what the seller says or his percentage feedback 'rating'. Some of these sellers are just plain stupid, thieves or they really don't give a damn, while the few honest sellers go the extra mile to tell you what you're really bidding on.
Best thing is to find a good restoration shop, not some local clown who can make 'good' every now and then on a deck-given there isn't much wrong with it and/or he's not taxed for knowledge. Always better to pay more for a refurbished deck that a shop stands behind and is KNOWN in the audio community to do good work. Stories of positive feedback abound online about these places-even here. Often, their customers bag out before they lay down the final payment and there is a fine deck waiting, restored for a very reasonable price-the shop mainly trying to get back what they have into it, plus some reasonable profit margin for their effort. Some of these shops have units they own, waiting for an interested customer to start the restoration process.
I won't bore anyone with my folly and this old Tandberg 9241XD with unobtanium peak meters. It was a real 'deal' alright that eventually is going to cost me about $400 in restoration costs to perform like it should. Oh well, I salute you fleabay for culturing another rube.;-)
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