In Reply to: I just wanted to add this to the conversation posted by airtime on May 9, 2017 at 11:44:39:
But if Dave Gillespie was selling his boards, or Jim McShane were selling tubes on ebay I wouldn't hesitate to buy from either one of them.
You do have to know what you're doing though, and buying these boards in question from a Chinese seller is a risk. As gkargeen found out, there's little to no support offered, and as I speculated in another reply, there's the likely potential for counterfeit components to be installed.
Still, for some who don't have the soldering skills, or are in a rush, the Chinese products prove to be too tempting to resist.
So, where ebay is concerned, you're certainly correct in cautioning, "Caveat Emptor"
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- I agree with you in theory - 1973shovel 13:31:40 05/09/17 (3)
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