Alpine F#1 amp x 2 on ebay. no reserve

[poochieone]

these look to be new but pls read the auction first so that you may understand it. started off as $1 but its more than i can afford right now.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170100321209&ssPageName=ADME:L:DBS:US:11

[STI<>GTO]

Man, 775 negatives in the last month alone? I wouldn't spend five bucks with them, but it may end up being a great deal for somebody....

Rick

[bhg41088]

Man, 775 negatives in the last month alone? I wouldn't spend five bucks with them, but it may end up being a great deal for somebody....

Rick

That is only 2.3% of his feedback THIS MONTH. Haha, he sells a ton of stuff. I mean, almost 34,000 feedbacks this month.

[poochieone]

keep in mind that the stuff sells starts with $1.00 and no reserve, and if you overbid and don't get what you expected, 'don't blame the pladypus'!
alot of people still leave feedback when they know what they were bidding on may not work 100%! that could easily be 2% of the bad feedback.

[bobditts]

I dont know about you guys but I sure as hell wouldnt be buying F#1 gear off of egay. Id want it from a local authorized dealer who has gone to alpine classes to learn how to setup the product. For something that highend im willing to spend the extra cash. no if only i had the extra cash ;)

[bhg41088]

4k for 2 amps, haha. Thats about what my car is worth.

[SQ_Bronco]

alot of people still leave feedback when they know what they were bidding on may not work 100%! that could easily be 2% of the bad feedback.

imo that is perfectly acceptable. It is the seller's job to not sell broken merchandise, and "it might not work, i don't have time or expertise to test it" is not an acceptable excuse, esp for an item that ends at $4000. If you buy something that is obviously defective and it is marketed as "I don't know if it works", that is dishonest on the part of the seller and should be reported to other bidders as a warning.

Sellers who leave revenge feedback should also be removed from ebay and fined imho. I had a recent auction in which i recieved an item that was not as described, and in reviewing the seller it was obvious that everyone who left them a negative feedback got one in return; I have near-perfect feedback and wasn't willing to risk it, and I certainly wasn't going to pay $10 and take off work early to mail the darn $60 item back to them, so I was stuck. Ended up leaving a positive feedback worded as a negative.

[poochieone]

imo that is perfectly acceptable. It is the seller's job to not sell broken merchandise, and "it might not work, i don't have time or expertise to test it" is not an acceptable excuse, esp for an item that ends at $4000. If you buy something that is obviously defective and it is marketed as "I don't know if it works", that is dishonest on the part of the seller and should be reported to other bidders as a warning.

Sellers who leave revenge feedback should also be removed from ebay and fined imho. I had a recent auction in which i recieved an item that was not as described, and in reviewing the seller it was obvious that everyone who left them a negative feedback got one in return; I have near-perfect feedback and wasn't willing to risk it, and I certainly wasn't going to pay $10 and take off work early to mail the darn $60 item back to them, so I was stuck. Ended up leaving a positive feedback worded as a negative.



This may be going off topic, but i strongly disagree with your opinion. they clearly state the conditions under which the item is sold. so if some idiot paid $10K for both items it would be the seller's responsibility to not only make sure the amps worked fine but since the end price was $10k they would have to seemingly upgrade the amps as well so that they would be worth it?!? in the reverse situation, if the amps ended at $400, do you think they would not honour their auction? alot of times these auctions can be like gambling, but its the buyer that makes the stakes and decides his perceived payout, not the seller... the bloody thing started at 99 cents with no warranty stated or implied!

[SQ_Bronco]

This may be going off topic, but i strongly disagree with your opinion. they clearly state the conditions under which the item is sold. so if some idiot paid $10K for both items it would be the seller's responsibility to not only make sure the amps worked fine but since the end price was $10k they would have to seemingly upgrade the amps as well so that they would be worth it?!? in the reverse situation, if the amps ended at $400, do you think they would not honour their auction? alot of times these auctions can be like gambling, but its the buyer that makes the stakes and decides his perceived payout, not the seller... the bloody thing started at 99 cents with no warranty stated or implied!

No upgrading necessary. just check to make sure it works; if it doesn't, say it doesn't. Don't lie and say "i don't know" when you know it doesn't, just to make a few extra bucks on the auction.

[BodegaBay]

Gotta agree with Bronco. I use American Express for my PayPal purchases; they protect me unconditionally so I never have to wait for those disputes.

Watch Judge Judy destroys an e-Bay scammer (http://thatvideosite.com/video/3996).

[02bluesuperroo]

Just so you guys know PayPal only covers your ebay purchases 100% if the seller has a 97% or higher feedback rating. If you look around ebay, you will see that this guy's feedback is HORRIBLE.

You will be relying on your credit card company completely except for the $200 that paypal will cover.

[poochieone]

and paypal will only cover to the extent the seller may have fund on his account for non-ebay purchases.

as for his terrible feedback, its been discussed in a previous post.