Uninformed Pawn Shop owners (was: A word of warning!)

[Doug Forbes]

I can attest to the validity of at least one of those stories. How about 5
Neumann KM184's in a bag for free 'cause the thrift store dude couldn't get
anything out of them !!

Doug

> I've heard similar stories about people picking up vintage microphones
> (Neumann) for cheap, because the shop owner didn't even know what Phantom
> Power meant. They thought the mics were broken because they wouldn't put
> out any sound when plugged in. (without Phantom Power)