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OK guys...I guess I never officially said so; but yes, I got myself a 2500a.
Another member commented to me that I've been suspicious quiet about it so far. Well...the reason is, I think someone needs to hand the seller a dictionary, and turn the page where they define "mint". If I'm using the universally accepted, AG grading scale...this thing is a 5/10 (multiple scratches, including some on the front facia). There are a myriad of scrapes and scratches on the top-plate, chips and cobwebs on and in the heat-sinks, and even the front face-plate has a slight dent, creating a sharp edge in one corner! To make matters worse, someone tried to use...magic-marker, black paint...I don't know what the hell it was...to try and cover some of these marks on the top-plate up; it only served to make them worse. I got lucky...then unlucky; there was another listed on AG, in seemingly MUCH better shape...at around the same price. So I contacted the seller, about a refund; but the guy is a jerk, and the one listed on AG was already spoken for anyway. So...point is, I didn't hook things up right away, while this drama played out. I have at this point, but haven't had a ton of time to devote to listening. Now that it seems I'm "stuck" with it...I guess it's time to get on with the gettin' on. The good news is Ed at C-J (yes, it was he I spoke with before as well...lol) says a top-plate is only $50-some; that'll help with the appearance. Problem is...as I told the a-hole seller...since he misrepresented the appearance, how I can be sure he didn't misrepresent something I can't see so obviously? I think I'd feel better having Ed give it the once over; make sure everything checks out OK. Boy, the seller could have gotten a long way with me, by just offering to pay the $50 for that top-plate...here, a picture is worth a thousand words... but no; he thinks I got the bargain of a lifetime, so I should stop whining (btw, if anybody wants the email of this a-hole...let me know; I would avoid at all costs). Hopefully, after a couple hundred dollars into it, I'll be able to sit back and enjoy some magnificent performance.
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incredible....but how one can manage to make that to equipment of this calibre?
That makes me sick, It is shameful
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It's funny; I'm always very careful, and in like 70-some transactions have never gotten burned. I think you're right Rafale; because it was C-J, I think I let my guard down. I just can't imagine anyone with this caliber of gear, would treat it like that. Que sera, sera; if I fall in love with the sound, I'll make a project out of making it beautiful again. This guy will get his; like the man said...karma's a bitch (or something like that )
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CDLehner....Agon transaction ?
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No...I started talking to this guy a few months back, when he had a 2300a on AG. I passed on that piece, because I really wanted a 2500(or a)...and because of the condition of it (lol). I told him I wanted a 2500 (or a), and he said he had one he'd be selling at some point. His story was he had a 2300a, 2500, and 2500a...and he was going to sell them all, one at a time, leaving the 2500a until last (to keep for himself). He was using the funds toward a Premier 350.
So when the time came, he contacted me directly...not through a listing in AG.
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Don't feel so bad. My MV-60, purchased on Audiogon, was not quite in the shape I was led to believe. After my deal was said and done, another one popped up for sale at the same price in better shape. Oh well.
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I really try to never buy gear from someone I don't know without pics.
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Sometimes pictures can be misleading and the seller can stretch the truth a little. I guess I got caught up in the excitement, which did not help. It still sounds pretty good though.
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I think this guy disarmed me by a) being friendly and talking shop; especially back when we were bartering over his 2300a. I was very tough on that piece of gear, and passed. But when he emailed me back about a 2500a, I kinda let my guard down I guess. And b) as I said before, it was C-J; I guess I gave the guy a little pass. After all...what C-J owner would treat his kit like this? Now matter how shrewd I've been in the past, there's always a lesson to be learned. I just got one.
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Well, judging from the way I've seen some people treat Porsches, I'd have to say nothing surprises me anymore.
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