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In Reply to: Beware eBay seller! posted by mark sv on October 07, 2004 at 19:37:54:
Sorry for the problems you have had; hope they get resolved to your satisfaction!In his defense -
I have actually dealt with him -in person-; I drove ~800+ miles R/T from my place in SE Michigan to purchase and pick up a monster 4kv variable power supply (cheaper than shipping and yet another excuse to eat in Chicago).
Went to his home; he seemed to me to be a straight up pleasant guy with the largest personal collection of classic vintage equipment I have EVER seen in my life, including museums (mainly 20's-30' WE stuff - amp racks, car sized horns and the like - stunning).
I could have spent -days- there "exploring", listening and talking with him. As it was, I spent 2-3 hours for a 10 minute pickup.Also note that the majority of his negative feedback (last time I looked) was from Korean eBayer's; I don't want to disparage or appear racist, but as a "group" they don't have the best rep on eBay for successfully completing big ticket eBay transactions!
His email can be flakey as well, so be persistent, and I hope and suspect the situation can be resolved.
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I also would like to add that I know him personally, and he really is a good guy, but communication is sometimes difficult if he is caught up with something at the time. I don't think he would purposely sell bad tubes, and drop off communications, so like mrfixit said, be persistant, and I hope all is resolved.
He knows his electronics too, and really enjoys listening and appreciating classic Western Electric and other vintage professional gear, as well as selling it, which I respect.
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I had very few issues with Asian buyers- perhaps one or two 'no pay'.
As for bad tubes? No brainer here. Either a refund or replacement is in order. That is what I perform, but never had a poor gm tube issue with one exception of I believe tester operator error on the tube tester or simply I got screwed. I did not request the '2-cent' tube to be returned.
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