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Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, Jerry Korb <jkorb@i...> wrote:
>
>
> mellotrongirl wrote:
>
> > I never knew whether the endless saga of the Uriah Heep 'tron
ever
> > finalised as a happily ever after story, but the fact of the
matter is
> > that someone here was stung, and it certainly has made me gunshy
of
> > ever purchasing anything pricey on eBay if it has come to
something as
> > easy as someone doing a cut and paste of any item they can cash
in on.
> >
> >
> > Sheesh.
>
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>
> Greetings All, Once again, Mellotrongirl has brought-forth a
good point.
>
> I'm no expert about eBay, but have been a member almost eight
years.
> ....And witnessed and been a victim of several kinds of eBay
misdeeds
> during that time. It's there in EVERY category of collectible or
item.
>
> I contacted the seller of ClearTron #2 with direct questions
about its
> lineage. And used my years of Tron history and knowledge of Sound
Sales
> and its personnel, as basis for these questions.
> Didn't get one word reply from the seller . .....Now I'm
leery.....
>
> Once again, the "caveat emptor" phrase illuminates atop a
billboard.
>
> Cheers, - JK
> ( a 1953 mint-cond. Corvette is only a mouseclick away....yeah,
right! )
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It's getting down to the wire and the reserve hasn't been met yet.
The seller has a 99.9% positive rating with over 600 auctions. Can
something like that be faked on eBay? I guess I'm lucky...never had
a problem.
Bernie