[sdiy] How's "vintagemusicgear" (ebay) of "mr. mark's music store" for parts ?

[BrightBoy]

Avoid, Avoid, Aavoid....

I've been to his warehouse in Nashville and it's a just an
explosion of junk.

Search for Mark Hugh in the AH archives (same guy) for some
shady dealings on a Arp Odyssey in the mid 90's.

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
>From: Tony Kalomiris <ic1 at bell.net>
>Sent: Aug 13, 2010 1:54 PM
>To: synth diy <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
>Subject: [sdiy] How's "vintagemusicgear" (ebay) of "mr. mark's music store"	for parts ?
>
>Hey list, don't normally as about sellers but this one has me intrigued.
>
>I'm wondering if anybody has dealt with this outfit before and if they are  a company with integrity.
>The reason I ask is because I want to buy a populated board from a monosynth (for CEM's) 
>at "a reasonable price" but they are not able to confirm the parts are even present let alone working.
>
>
>Btw,they sell parts of cannabilized synths , enclosures, panels, end-cheeks etc. , all in "as is" condition.(translation: stay away !))
>They suggest or even require that you send in your "defective" board in exchange and some cash for the "upgrade".
>Sounds like a great way to acquire CEM's to me, ..very suspicious.
>
>What do you all think ?
>
>I hope my suspicions are wrong and they are a great resource.
>
>Tony K
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